French Inundation

August 30, 2007 - 7:30 AM by Stephanie

During the past week I’ve noticed that whenever I’m in Tel Aviv shopping, walking, or generally going about daily business I hear French being spoken.

An influx of French immigration to Israel over the past few years would definitely contribute to this phenomenon.

But, says things.co.il, so does a sharp increase in numbers of French tourists frequenting Israel.

This summer, and especially in August, there’s a feeling that there is a larger amount of tourists around. In past years I’ve heard mostly English (Americans). This year, French is spoken everywhere. Unfortunately, I don’t speak French. I only understand a few simple words.

There are so many French tourists, that some places, not those that are near the sea, adapt themselves to tourists. I was quite surprised to sit for a few hours in a restaurant and to hear only French songs. I was especially surprised hearing a blues song in French. That sounded quite strange.

Well, last summer there were hardly any tourists, and I was writing mostly about anti-war demonstrations in Tel Aviv , so I can’t really complain about blues songs in French…

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