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Paris syndrome is fairly over-hyped. From wiki: "Although the BBC reported in 2006 that the Japanese embassy in Paris had a "24-hour hotline for those sufferin
by 93po 3y ago
Paris syndrome is fairly over-hyped. From wiki:
"Although the BBC reported in 2006 that the Japanese embassy in Paris had a "24-hour hotline for those suffering from severe culture shock",[4] the Japanese embassy states[clarification needed] no such hotline exists[clarification needed].[9][10] Also in 2006, Miyuki Kusama, of the Japanese embassy in Paris, told The Guardian "There are around 20 cases a year of the syndrome and it has been happening for several years", and that the embassy had repatriated at least four Japanese citizens that year.[11]"
Out of a million people who are Japanese that visit Paris every year, a dozen of them having shock at the reality of the city isn't that noteworthy honestly, and I imagine there are more Americans that do this than Japanese people.
- kelipso 3y agoA dozen of them having shock at the reality of the city and call the Japanese embassy. Don't know about you but it would take me way more than culture shock to call my embassy when I'm traveling.
- jimbokun 3y ago> Out of a million people who are Japanese that visit Paris every year That's a staggering number of people! Almost 1% of all Japanese people visit Paris every year?
- Jensson 3y agoLooks about right, if you look at pre-covid numbers. Post covid Germany still had 60k visitors per month from Japan, and covid slashed tourism by around 80%. https://www.tourism.jp/en/tourism-database/stats/outbound/ https://www.tourism.jp/en/tourism-database/stats/outbound/