Nope - remis drivers in Paris are no problem and often outstanding. They're fine in BA too from my experience.
But having taken dozens of hailed/called taxi rides in BA, and plenty in Paris, I'll take the former 99 times out of 100.
Universally, I've had lousy taxi experiences in Paris every time I've visited, years apart. Hailing a cab is very hard, the taxi stands are rarely occupied, most drivers have no idea where anything but the most major sites are, many refuse fares for inexplicable reasons, and getting the run-around/long road rip-off seems to be more common than anywhere else I've personally been. It never helps that I've usually come there from London a few days prior - especially when the cost is pretty comparable as I recall.
In comparison, I've had all of two bad taxi rides in BA. One misheard an intersection and dropped us a few blocks away, and one grouch.
I'm glad that at least someone has had positive experiences with taxis in Paris, because my own experience and that of colleagues I've talked to about it has been universally negative. Wonderful city in so many other ways, but yikes.
