If you basically want to interact with French people and you don't speak French, you're out of luck, due to the fact that French don't speak English or any other foreign language. I had to learn French for eight years in school here in Romania and I can only describe every class as pure torture. Me and my classmates hated French and would constantly make plans to skip the classes. The fact that French people expect everyone learn this nightmare of a language just because they can't be bothered to learn anything is just cruel. Needless to say, I won't be able to talk to any French person unless they speak English and those don't exist so that kinda sucks I guess.