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I can't undestand all the hatred for Paris on MN

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2026IsMyYear · 20/04/2026 21:34

Just that really - i just don't recognise the Paris that people post about on here!

I have been many many times & spent a month there not too long ago

I adore it & would happily consider living there.

So much to see & do, so much history & beauty

I am obsessed with modernism & early 20th century literary history. There are amazing museums, galleries & libraries. Love the flea markets & clothes & shoe shops.

Great food & wine!

I've never found it smelly (certainly no worse than major UK cities) & i have never felt intimidated or been followed etc

I am now in my 50s & a v seasoned savvy traveller & I've been visiting Paris since i was 20.

I adore it but often feel like an outlier here!

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Peony1985 · 20/04/2026 21:45

Agreed.
I think we get sold some idea and are disappointed rather than seeing the lovely bits for what they are.
I’ve never found anyone ruder than the sullen staff roped into doing a Sunday lunch in the Uk.
The city is old interesting and good-humoured if engaged the right way.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 20/04/2026 21:41

ArachneArachne · 20/04/2026 21:40

Oh, the OP’s not inventing that! It shows up weirdly often, often in strangely exaggerated terms, as though it’s some kind of fiesta of violent crime and bad air.

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GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 20/04/2026 21:40

I agree with you OP! It’s always been complained about on MN for some reason.

I must say I didn't like it the first few times I went but then something clicked and I love it now!

I think it was just being there in groups and not feeling “in charge” of what I did that I didn’t like. Went as the sole adult with my kids and adored it!

Londonrach1 · 20/04/2026 21:40

Lady bug is popular with a certain age of child so my dd would love to go but sadly too expensive at the moment. Never seen anything negative about Paris on MN or tbh anywhere. Just sadly too expensive for us at the moment...maybe one day.

ArachneArachne · 20/04/2026 21:40

plims · 20/04/2026 21:38

I have never seen any hatred of Paris on here. Tbh, you sound like you’re trying to advertise it.

Oh, the OP’s not inventing that! It shows up weirdly often, often in strangely exaggerated terms, as though it’s some kind of fiesta of violent crime and bad air.

ffsnewusername · 20/04/2026 21:39

I visited Paris last year, what a dump it has become.

Sad really, I used to visit regularly and it was never so dirty and full of pickpockets.

Zov · 20/04/2026 21:39

plims · 20/04/2026 21:38

I have never seen any hatred of Paris on here. Tbh, you sound like you’re trying to advertise it.

This. ^ What hatred @2026IsMyYear ??? Can you link to a couple of threads?

ArachneArachne · 20/04/2026 21:39

I love it too, and lived there for a while in my 20s before choosing a London job when it came to a London/ Paris choice. I still have friends there and visit often. It’s a great city.

plims · 20/04/2026 21:38

I have never seen any hatred of Paris on here. Tbh, you sound like you’re trying to advertise it.

Confuserr · 20/04/2026 21:36

I'm glad of it. The fewer grumpy moany english tourists clogging up Paris the better for me when I go there 😂