 France's oldest city has been a melting pot of culture since it was founded by the Greeks 2,500 years ago. Spadiani says it has none of the arrogance of Paris or the neighboring Côte d'Azur. You don't have to be in Marseille for generations to call yourself a Marseillais. Coming from somewhere else, it's common. Everybody comes from somewhere else. Everybody is Marseillais within five minutes. The moment you arrive here and you like it here, you are Marseillais.