SummitPlanningAssembly/participantguide/Paris
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Public Transportation
Taxi Service
- Taxi G7 Tel.: 0147394739 T
- Taxi 7000 Tel.: 0142700042
- Alpha Taxi: Tel.: 0145858585
- Taxis Bleus: Tel.: 0149361010
- Artaxi: Tel.: 0142035050
Power Outlets
Electrical voltage is the same in all European countries (230 Volt/50 Hz) and the electrical outlets are of type C and E, like in most continental European countries.
Mobile Phones
Making Calls
Country Code: + 33
Money and Tipping
The currency in France is the Euro. A currency converter can be found here.
Tipping
When dining in France, you should consider that a 15% tip is already included in the grand total of the check (“l’addition”), as is the value-added tax (“TVA” = “taxe sur la valeur ajoutée”). There is usually a separate line item before the total indicating the tax, but not one indicating le service. At the bottom of the check you might find written “service compris” or “service inclus” – highlighting that the service is included, but even if this phrase does not appear it’s in there.
Language
The official language of France is French.
Common French Phrases
- Hello. (literally: good day) - Bonjour - bohn-zhoor
- My name is... (literally: I call myself) - Je m'appelle... - zhuh mah-pehl
- Please speak slowly - Parlez lentement - par-lay lehn-ta-mohn
- I don't understand - Je ne comprends pas - zhuh nuh kohn-prahn pah
- Thank you - Merci - mehr-see
- Excuse me - Excusez-moi - ehk-kew-zay mwah
- I don't understand - Je ne comprends pas - jhuhn kom-prohn pah
- Do you speak English? - Parlez-vous anglais? - pahr-lay voo ahn-leh
- Goodbye - Au revoir - oh-reh-vwar
Weather
The forecast for the Assembly can be found here
Places of interest
Nearby
Emergency Numbers
- Police: 17
- Fire Brigade: 18
- Emergency Ambulance Cell Phone: 112
- SOS Médecins (Medicine 24H) 0147 077 777
- Foreign Mission One Call Center:
- Lost & Found Service: 0821 00 25 25 (Bureaudes ObjetsTrouvés), 36 rue desMorillons, (15. Arr.)
- Airport:
-Airport ORLY: (01) 49 75 15 15
-Charles de Gaulle: (01) 48 62 22 80 12 12
- SOS Médecins (doctors): 01 47 07 77 77
- SOS Dentaire (dentists): 01 43 37 51 00
- SOS burns (Hôpital Cochin): 01 58 41 41 41
