Unjust French airport complaints

French get a rude French awakening (via Rand Simberg)

Paris' main airport, Charles de Gaulle/Roissy, which handles almost 50 million passengers a year, was singled out for criticism.

Surly staff, slow baggage handlers, a lack of 'Welcome to France' signs, confusing directions, poor transportation connections, slow and dirty trains, and taxi drivers who do not speak English were among the complaints.

The report also attacks immigration officers for giving a bad impression of the country.

'Instead of behaving like ambassadors for France, they don't even respond to 'hello' or a smile,' it says.

OK, surly staff is fair, but who honestly cares about a "Welcome" sign? The directions could be improved a little, but transportation connections are excellent, at least compared to most airports I'm familiar with, and the trains are fairly fast, as long as you get on an express. As for the rudeness of immigration officers, I think that's a problem world wide. Now the collapsing airport is a problem...