I have been lucky to travel across the globe. Haven't even sniffed 90% of the world but I have a good sample.
Paris is the only place I ever went where I firmly decided never to return. Couldnt even get off the train platform before being accosted by a gypsy scam and I wasn't allowed to bring my bag up to my room in the hostel I booked. City smelled like piss, Parisians lived up to their reputation, too.
I ended up going to the airport a day early and just hanging out.
God, FUCK Paris.
(The rest of France was nothing but enjoyable, for the record. The folks down in Bayonne were particularly friendly and hospitable)
You forgot to mention all the graffiti everywhere. People also let their dogs shit on the sidewalk and don’t pick it up. They let the sweepers do that.
I assume because of the rampant crime. I had to leave my bag in a room full of bags behind the desk.
There were no cameras in there, so thieves could theoretically go through anyone's bags, but at least the hostel wouldn't have their bargain bin shit stolen? Idk to be honest, Paris was comically bad from beginning to end.
I still don't understand how a major tourist city like Paris can have a subway system that is entirely and exclusively in French. I had just come from Seoul and Tokyo and couldn't fathom how Paris's transport system was.
I have been lucky to travel across the globe. Haven't even sniffed 90% of the world but I have a good sample.
Paris is the only place I ever went where I firmly decided never to return. Couldnt even get off the train platform before being accosted by a gypsy scam and I wasn't allowed to bring my bag up to my room in the hostel I booked. City smelled like piss, Parisians lived up to their reputation, too.
I ended up going to the airport a day early and just hanging out.
God, FUCK Paris.
(The rest of France was nothing but enjoyable, for the record. The folks down in Bayonne were particularly friendly and hospitable)
You forgot to mention all the graffiti everywhere. People also let their dogs shit on the sidewalk and don’t pick it up. They let the sweepers do that.
Why not?
I assume because of the rampant crime. I had to leave my bag in a room full of bags behind the desk.
There were no cameras in there, so thieves could theoretically go through anyone's bags, but at least the hostel wouldn't have their bargain bin shit stolen? Idk to be honest, Paris was comically bad from beginning to end.
I still don't understand how a major tourist city like Paris can have a subway system that is entirely and exclusively in French. I had just come from Seoul and Tokyo and couldn't fathom how Paris's transport system was.
A Frenchman would ask why Seoul's subway system isn't in French.