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In case you haven't heard, there's "Paris syndrome" for Japanese, which is: "a condition exhibited by some individuals when visiting or going on vacation to Pa
by drivebycomment 7y ago
In case you haven't heard, there's "Paris syndrome" for Japanese, which is:
"a condition exhibited by some individuals when visiting or going on vacation to Paris, as a result of extreme shock at discovering that Paris is different from their expectations."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndrome
Basically, Paris is so dirty that it is a shock to many Japanese. And it's not surprising that's the case, given how clean and tidy Japanese cities are.
- ekianjo 7y agoExpectations about Paris are created by fantasy driven marketing about foreign places by the tourism industry as well as local representatives of said countries. Note that mass media is also guilty in Japan for propagating the illusion of a perfect Paris.
- geomark 7y agoNot only Japanese. I had a rude awakening as a younger backpacker walking through one of those underground sidewalks in Paris. The strongest and foulest smell of urine imaginable.
- tarsinge 7y agoThe joke is that you are not in a true Parisian coffee if the waiter is not rude. With that said there are a lot of nice and clean places in Paris. But the tourists area are mostly in the worst neighborhoods. To compare with American cities Moulin Rouge would be a strip club in Skid Row. It’s madness sending tourists in the north/ north center of Paris, travel agencies don’t do their jobs.