Too much pollution too much noise too much pollution, too much noise, too much stress: Parisians’ disenchantment with the capital is a subject that comes up all too often. But beyond preconceptions, what do residents really think of their city? On the subreddit r/paris a forum dedicated to life in the capital, one user threw a spanner in the works with his question: “as Parisians, what do you consider to be the worst thing about living here”?
Why don’t Parisians like Paris?
ifyoulive in Paris, you’re bound to have heard something like this:“I can’t stand this city any more anyway”, “the traffic is impossible“, or“the hustle and bustle of Paris is tiring in the long run“. Yes, saying you don’t like Paris is perhaps one of the most characteristic traits of the average Parisian. In any case, for something a little more concrete and serious, a Reddit user asked forum subscribers what bothered them most about the City of Light, and the responses were swift, as evidenced by the dozens of comments under the publication.
Among the most popular answers, the price of rents is an argument that seems to unite people, in addition to“looking for an apartment in Paris“. Other users also complain that cars still play too important a role in the city, while others deplorethe “constant smell of cigarettes” in its streets. Otherwise, we had fun reading a few unusual answers that made us smile, including the very simple“les Parisiens”, “la tour Montparnasse” and“le fait que les touristes pensent que Paris est une sorte de Disneyland et non un endroit réel où de vraies personnes travaillent“.
All in all, a flurry of reviews on a wide variety of themes. We’ll let you be the judge of what’s admissible and what isn’t.
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