Plus, it kicks off a storyline in which Lily Collins’ Emily waltzes into her new job and attempts to show her French colleagues and employers how to better their situation, despite not speaking French or having any grand insights into their way of life.
Granted, Darren Star’s “through Emily’s eyes” answer doesn’t logistically extend out to explain ALL of Emily in Paris’ international tropes.
In its first episode alone, Emily in Paris features such well-established (though not necessarily current) stereotypes such as “French people can’t get enough cigarettes” and “French people are rude to English speakers.”