As an English-Speaking American, when reaching out to agencies in France, should I speak French or English? My French is pretty poor but I don’t want to be seen as an arrogant American who’s expecting another culture conform to my language. Thanks!

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Exactly that. Don’t try to make them think you can speak French if you’re French is poor. Better to bet on teams that are looking for international CW, they will hire for your English background and will make the effort to speak English.
But showing that you respect the culture and speak a bit of French is great, you’ll need it for your daily life outside the agency anyway.

The French considering Americans (or people from any other country) arrogant... Funny! Hahaha

French just hate when people don’t make the effort to speak French. They are bad at speaking anything else than French and don’t want to make the effort of speaking English in there own country. American generally think that English is international and don’t make the effort to speak the local language.
That being said, French are arrogant that’s true but mostly in Paris. Paris ain’t the only city in France.

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