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> If you have an accent you'll be treated like a tourist. I had a visa, carte vital, and bank account, but it takes a long, long, long time to make actual french friends. My wife and I made friends with other immigrants, mostly British, Irish, and other Americans. People say on average it takes 3-5 years to become someones friend (if they're french).

That is quite common if you're an ex-pat. You'll make friends in the ex-pat community long before you make good local friends.

> and you'll ruin everything by being flaky.

Maybe it's an American thing (being flaky), but that doesn't mean others have to accept it. Do you value the friendship? Then stop being flaky.

> If you don't you've broken protocol, this activity shall be logged, and the baker shall and will use it against you later.

Sounds like the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld?