12 of the worst moments on season 2 of 'Emily in Paris,' according to a real French person

The first episode of season two is centered around the trope of "la dame pipi" after Mindy gets the job at a drag club. Historically the term refers to a woman who cleans public toilets and sits in front of them with a plate for tips.

It's not the most glamorous title or position, especially when you're used to a life of luxury like Mindy. But unlike what's portrayed on the episode, most real toilet attendants get a regular salary in addition to their tips.

The job is also really not that common, and it feels like the writers overused a now pretty irrelevant term.

Also on the first episode, Emily's boss Sylvie yells "garçon" at a waiter to ask for an ashtray.

Perhaps she could've gotten away with that in the 1990s, but now any server would be incredibly offended if you addressed them like that.

Surely a French woman like Sylvie would be fully aware of this dated language.

The French characters tell Emily several times that it's illegal to work, or deal with work-related matters, on the weekends.

It's not actually illegal. But there is a law (article 3132 of the Code du Travail, if you're interested) that states that employees can't work more than six days a week. And they must have a minimum of a 24-hour break every week, which usually happens on Sundays.

Emily can therefore work as much as she wants on Saturday if it makes her happy, as long as she doesn't bother others with it. But I would recommend that she tries to relax and enjoy work-free weekends like Luc — he seems to be much happier.

After Camille confronts Emily about sleeping with her boyfriend, Mindy tells Emily that although most girls would forgive her for what she did, a French girl won't.

I find it quite amusing that the writers decided that sleeping with your friend's significant other is only a friendship deal-breaker for French women.

I have a feeling this is a pretty universal thing to be pissed off about.

Hallelujah, Emily has finally decided that living in Paris could be an opportunity to actually learn French — especially since she's working for a French marketing firm.

But it's soon clear that she's still not too fussed about getting better since she fails to progress to the next level and then spends her class time flirting with a dashingly handsome English man.

At this rate, she won't be fluent before season 20.

When we asked the show to stop bashing French culture after season one, we didn't want a different culture to be bashed instead.

Emily sits next to a Ukrainian woman named Petra in French class who seemingly loves fashion just as much as she does. But after less than 10 minutes of screen time, the character tricks Emily into stealing clothes and accessories from a store.

I'm not sure how Ukrainians feel about this short and pretty rude portrayal of their people, but I wouldn't be too pleased.

Emily's French boss Sylvie is seen smoking inside the office multiple times. She even makes a point of smoking in Emily's face just to be mean.

There's no denying that French people are still big smokers, but they genuinely don't smoke inside anymore. In fact, it's illegal.

Interestingly the law that prohibits smoking indoors in France was put in place in February 2007. In Chicago, Illinois (where Emily is from), the same law didn't go into effect until January 2008.

Emily falls hard for Paris-hating Alfie on season two. He makes Emily look like a fantastically open-minded and well-assimilated Francophile.

My favorite thing he complains about in Paris is that it's full of "tourist traps" and "overpriced restaurants." That's pretty ironic coming from someone who previously lived in London.

When Emily picks up Alfie on a scooter to prove that she's fun, Alfie hops on the back without a helmet.

But it's super dangerous to be weaving in and out of Paris traffic without a helmet. It just adds to Alfie's annoying, too-cool attitude.

Gabriel cheating on Camille with Emily has been a central plot point since season one, and the French are still being portrayed as serial cheaters on season two.

Sylvie is at the epicenter of this stereotype. She's the known mistress of Antoine Lambert, but we also learn that she's been married for years. Then she promptly proceeds to openly start a relationship with a young Dutchman.

It just seems unrealistic that everyone is so open about their cheating. I'd think, at the very least, they'd be a tad more secretive about it.

Back on season one, Emily unknowingly sleeps with Camille's 17-year-old brother, Timothée.

But it really didn't seem to bother anyone — Gabriel pokes fun at her, the family just laughs it off after a few cheeky remarks, and Camille finds it utterly amusing.

On season two, poor Timothée seems to still be starstruck by Emily. He even brings his friends over so he can show Emily off to them.

I'd like to clarify, on behalf of my nation, that we don't find it particularly amusing when adults sleep with teenagers. The writers also clearly played on gender roles as I'm sure everyone would've reacted quite differently had an older man slept with an underage girl.

At the end of the season, a very pregnant Madeline Wheeler, Emily's American boss, shows up in Paris to check in on the French office.

She, like Emily on season one, completely lacks any understanding of cultural nuances. She essentially drives the entire French office away by being both completely oblivious and a generally rude manager.

She constantly emphasizes how Savoir is "part of an American conglomerate," believes the French market can be controlled according to her American model, and completely dismisses Sylvie as the driver behind the success of Savoir.

After her visit, Emily looks like an angel in comparison.