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Being a former Parisian, I can object here you can be a medal fields winner and not having a clue about economic problem. Paris is facing quite sensible issues

Being a former Parisian, I can object here you can be a medal fields winner and not having a clue about economic problem. Paris is facing quite sensible issues right now ( higher debt, untidy streets, insecurity,etc...) and for now all he's proposing here is very similar to what any others politician would offer to get elected. Parisians need some radical changements and for now I haven't heard anything from him tackling the right issues but just big promises and gifts for all ( please note that this also applies to the others candidates as well).

gabaix 7y ago
What radical changes would you like to see? I don't live in Paris but I may be living there in the years to come.
- flashyfaffe2 7y ago
  Not radical changes but just expect some common sense being applied. Over the last decade housing prices has doubled and the city receives a small percentage for each transactions. However this money did benefit only for the whole community but rather for clientlism. Debt has been getting higher and so the taxes. Driving has been made impossible and restaurants are too expensing for the similar service and quality you can get in London ( where I live now). Even the nightlife has been restricted Paris is becoming a big sleepy museum where only real Parisians do appreciate the lifestyle. Again I more disappointed here by the lack original idea And innovation promised by the candidate not by the mathematician. If you look at what the current mayor propose and you will find nothing that different. However I'm sure you will enjoy your Parisian experience, despite all the inconvenience, Paris is still a beautiful city.
  - koalaman 7y ago
    Couldn't help to respond to this just to provide a contradictory opinion on Parisian restaurants and nightlife. I personally am a big fan of the quality of food, service, and fun to be had in Parisian establishments and I find them to be significantly better value than London and New York (where I live).
    - flashyfaffe2 7y ago
      Funny to hear different contradictory views I might be bias like everyone. No misunderstanding, I do love Paris and restaurants are great there but I chose them cautiously now. Traffic are awful mainly to restrictions put in place. Last point to be challenged ( or everyone agrees): no one has contest the cleanest of the streets yet:)
  - yardie 7y ago
    Maybe it has changed since I was last there. But while living there I watched the nightlife scene explode in Paris. I'm from the 18eme which has had an interesting history as far as the nightlife. Since moving there I watched the bar scene grow in Bastille, Pigalle, Belleville, and Montmartre. Maybe this is super local and it was just the areas I frequented. > Paris is becoming a big sleepy museum where only real Parisians do appreciate the lifestyle. Funny they were saying this 10 years ago as well. Commerce has increased as companies exit the UK due to Brexit.
    - account73466 7y ago
      >> I'm from the 18eme which has had an interesting history as far as the nightlife. Probably he lived in the South, we don't go that far North :-)
  - Tuxer 7y ago
    > Driving has been made impossible Sorry you can't drive a 2-ton vehicle through one of the most dense cities in the world, that also has a very extensive public transportation system.
    - flashyfaffe2 7y ago
      Now you can't even drive a simple scooter :)
  - yodsanklai 7y ago
    > Driving has been made impossible Maybe this is a good thing. > restaurants are too expensing for the similar service and quality you can get in London Is this something that a mayor can control? there are things such as minimal wages that can interfere with service prices on which a mayor has not influence. That being said, I don't know if Villani will be a good mayor or not. But there are a few things I appreciate. He is (as expected) very knowledgable in scientific and technological matters, and this is refreshing compared to other politicians who are clueless. He had an international career. Most French politicians don't even speak English and have never worked in a foreign country. I listened to him in an interview where he talked about ecology, energy and so on, and he was well-aware of the challenges we're facing. Overall, he sounds like a reasonable, practical, person to me. Not overly ideological.
agumonkey 7y ago
I think the dude lacks a ton of human centric skills, and his political ethos is yet to be determined.. he's running out of spite of a former colleague in a way. The odds that he can compensate by high grade mathematics are not good enough to me. I think he's gonna go depth first into tech/ideal solutions that nobody really want.
tasogare 7y ago
> Paris is facing quite sensible issues right now ( higher debt, untidy streets, insecurity,etc...) Most of these problems stem from national-level irresponsible policies such as uncontrolled immigration. They won't be fixed by the mayor alone, and they plague most big and even medium cities in the country.
- crocal 7y ago
  As far as I can judge, the problem of untidy streets and insecurity in Paris have nothing to do with "uncontrolled immigration". Do you have some evidence supporting your statement?
- mortrevere 7y ago
  Marine Le Pen, sors de ce corps !

gabaix 7y ago

What radical changes would you like to see? I don't live in Paris but I may be living there in the years to come.

flashyfaffe2 7y ago
Not radical changes but just expect some common sense being applied. Over the last decade housing prices has doubled and the city receives a small percentage for each transactions. However this money did benefit only for the whole community but rather for clientlism. Debt has been getting higher and so the taxes. Driving has been made impossible and restaurants are too expensing for the similar service and quality you can get in London ( where I live now). Even the nightlife has been restricted Paris is becoming a big sleepy museum where only real Parisians do appreciate the lifestyle. Again I more disappointed here by the lack original idea And innovation promised by the candidate not by the mathematician. If you look at what the current mayor propose and you will find nothing that different. However I'm sure you will enjoy your Parisian experience, despite all the inconvenience, Paris is still a beautiful city.
- koalaman 7y ago
  Couldn't help to respond to this just to provide a contradictory opinion on Parisian restaurants and nightlife. I personally am a big fan of the quality of food, service, and fun to be had in Parisian establishments and I find them to be significantly better value than London and New York (where I live).
  - flashyfaffe2 7y ago
    Funny to hear different contradictory views I might be bias like everyone. No misunderstanding, I do love Paris and restaurants are great there but I chose them cautiously now. Traffic are awful mainly to restrictions put in place. Last point to be challenged ( or everyone agrees): no one has contest the cleanest of the streets yet:)
- yardie 7y ago
  Maybe it has changed since I was last there. But while living there I watched the nightlife scene explode in Paris. I'm from the 18eme which has had an interesting history as far as the nightlife. Since moving there I watched the bar scene grow in Bastille, Pigalle, Belleville, and Montmartre. Maybe this is super local and it was just the areas I frequented. > Paris is becoming a big sleepy museum where only real Parisians do appreciate the lifestyle. Funny they were saying this 10 years ago as well. Commerce has increased as companies exit the UK due to Brexit.
  - account73466 7y ago
    >> I'm from the 18eme which has had an interesting history as far as the nightlife. Probably he lived in the South, we don't go that far North :-)
- Tuxer 7y ago
  > Driving has been made impossible Sorry you can't drive a 2-ton vehicle through one of the most dense cities in the world, that also has a very extensive public transportation system.
  - flashyfaffe2 7y ago
    Now you can't even drive a simple scooter :)
- yodsanklai 7y ago
  > Driving has been made impossible Maybe this is a good thing. > restaurants are too expensing for the similar service and quality you can get in London Is this something that a mayor can control? there are things such as minimal wages that can interfere with service prices on which a mayor has not influence. That being said, I don't know if Villani will be a good mayor or not. But there are a few things I appreciate. He is (as expected) very knowledgable in scientific and technological matters, and this is refreshing compared to other politicians who are clueless. He had an international career. Most French politicians don't even speak English and have never worked in a foreign country. I listened to him in an interview where he talked about ecology, energy and so on, and he was well-aware of the challenges we're facing. Overall, he sounds like a reasonable, practical, person to me. Not overly ideological.

agumonkey 7y ago

I think the dude lacks a ton of human centric skills, and his political ethos is yet to be determined.. he's running out of spite of a former colleague in a way. The odds that he can compensate by high grade mathematics are not good enough to me. I think he's gonna go depth first into tech/ideal solutions that nobody really want.

tasogare 7y ago

> Paris is facing quite sensible issues right now ( higher debt, untidy streets, insecurity,etc...) Most of these problems stem from national-level irresponsible policies such as uncontrolled immigration. They won't be fixed by the mayor alone, and they plague most big and even medium cities in the country.

crocal 7y ago
As far as I can judge, the problem of untidy streets and insecurity in Paris have nothing to do with "uncontrolled immigration". Do you have some evidence supporting your statement?
mortrevere 7y ago
Marine Le Pen, sors de ce corps !