PARIS VS NEW YORK CITY | An American's Point of View!

Americans seem to have as much of an infatuation with the city of Paris as the French do with the city of New York! I got a chance to sit down with an American currently living in Paris, but who spent 6 years in New York, to ask some of my burning questions. What is her favorite thing about Paris compared to New York? How is fashion, work life and night scene different? Are the metro and subway comparable? And of course, who is ruder, the Parisians or the New Yorkers? Catch the end of the video where we do my favorite rapid fire questions all about Paris vs New York!
#LivingInParis #LivingInNewYork #ExpatsAbroad #RudeFrench #RudeAmericans

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VIDEO GUIDE:
1. 1st year in Paris vs 1st year in New York "1:58"
2. Work Life Balance "2:29"
3. Party Life "3:45"
4. Fashion "4:38"
5. Metro/Subway "5:29"
6. Terrace "6:33"
7. Rude French vs Rude New Yorkers "7:01"
8. Work Life " 8:08"
9. What would you miss if you moved back to New York "9:19"
10. Rapid Fire Questions "9:51"
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[UnintentionallyFrenchified]

Hey guys! I really enjoyed chatting with Sara about all things Paris vs New York. There seems to be such interest in these two big cities and I'm the first to admit that living in the Big Apple sounds pretty impressive to me! Have any of you out there lived in both Paris and New York? What are your impressions? Would love to hear any comments below! <3

[StuntrockConfusion]

What a charming video! Two things, though :

- Living in NY for 6 years vs living in foreign Paris for 1, there's no way you can find the same level of familiarity with parisian food and restaurant culture. Paris has such an incredible and wide range of food culture from all around the world, but you have to know the city very well, know the specific "ethnic" areas, where you can eat somalian, chinese or vietnamese food, get the best quality for less than 10 euros and not able to eat anything more. Paris keeps being surprising on that level, decades after you moved in there, even for natives. Lots of places just grow in size, they arejust family businesses. Also, if you want real quality french food, you can find real good and fine ones, where an entré-plat-dessert plus wine won't cost you more than 35-40€, sometimes even less. Where you are probably right, though, is timetable : even if Paris lives by night much more than most other european cities, NY, has much more places open real late.

- Rudeness, I really don't necessarly agree, and I would think that if the cliché holds some truth about parisians, it has changed for the best, majorely in hte past 20 years : it used to be most waiters and such professions wouldn't speak any english, when nowadays, it's the opposite. I would say that Schengen has resulted in a whole new type of generation in France, people who have travelled and worked way more abroad than any generation before. How often will you find waiters speaking french in NY? But I conceed being cheeky here. What's to be considered though, is that indeed, you are not french, and come from another culture and language. So of course you're bound to encounter miscommunication and misunderstandings way more than in your mother tongue. Lastly, I would also think that as french people, it's not difficult to feel the american culture and social ways as a sort of "agression". It's not exactly that either, but I hope you kind of understand what I'm talking about. Anyhoo, thanks for that, and cheers.

[akabinder]

Loved this! My two favorite cities; I have lived in both as well. Right now I live in NYC on the UWS across from Central Park and it’s magical, a great neighborhood to raise my daughter in but I do miss Paris so much. I think Paris is prettier with better architecture and also cleaner overall. I remember they used to clean the streets nightly there and here it’s like once a week or every two weeks, lol. I also did miss cupcakes while living in Paris! Here we can get both cupcakes and macarons easily which is a big win in my book.❤️

[HappyPlaceParis]

I lived 1 year in NY and found it so much more fast-pace than Paris. I only saw a couple of kids throughout my stay and no elderly persons. Where are they ? Only young executives or models, always running around from work to the gym and then restaurant and bar, everyday ! So much energy !

[alexwyler]

most people i know get 3 weeks vacation after working 5 years at a company. if you work minimum wage, you get 1 week ish not paid.

[davidsmith]

Such a funny video. Rosie said her favourite videos were the ones she did with you. You have a great sense of humour. It shines through.

[martinasandoval]

I agree with your assessments of both places. I am glad you clarified the whole vacation thing. I used to work at a bank and had around 5 weeks of vacations, then I moved to a higher paying job at company that gave me only 3 weeks of vacation and will only get an extra week after 10 years( I am halfway through) . My husband has been working for the same company for 20+ years and he has 6 weeks. I am so jelly. I've always said that these two cities are sisters and both her their charm and their not so charming sides. I lived in NYC when younger and have visited Paris multiple times over the years, , as I have friends and a God daughter to see. I love to visit both cities but as I have grown older, I prefer smaller towns, larges spaces and less people.

[abenm]

I have been living in New York City for already almost three decades. And I had visited Paris twice. Both times I had expected to see a bustling NY-like city and was very surprised by the relatively laid-back atmosphere even in the center of the town. But after a few hours I wasn’t even noticing this difference. First time I arrived from London by bus at Gallieni around 8pm on a Sunday, so I would somewhat attribute the almost empty metro and quietness of the streets to the time of the day and the week (though NYC is still somewhat livelier even on Sunday evenings). But the second time around I arrived in town on the Eurostar on a Friday around noon and expected to see the area around Gare du Nord as busy as the area around Penn Station in New York (or around any of the main railway terminals in London or Moscow for that matter). But the quietness of the central Paris on midday Friday surprised me again. But, again, after a few hours I wasn’t even noticing it.

[a.s]

I'm the only one to only see there smiles, it's shinning.

[veraciteabsolue]

You are a little short on the weather difference. NY compares to Scandinavia in the winter and to Africa in the summer.

[laureguillemin]

I am still using my kindness from the US to use it to french administration!! They probably judge me as a crazy person!! ahaha

[PazuVaucluse]

I visited Manhattan in April, warm enough, loved it but I was a bit disappointed by the lack of terraces. Otherwise cool city!

[JUDALATION]

in the USA MOST people work all year around...

[markschattefor]

Just stumbled over your channel. You're the first US expat that I see who lives in France.
I'm from the Netherlands and I'm following US expats in Germany and the Netherlands for some time now.
And the funny thing is that you all agree over 3 things; Healthcare, working to live and not the other way around, and US Americans are loud.

[haleylapetitesirene]

We’re not rude, we’re just not « friendly » with strangers because we don’t know them. It’s just respect. We mostly think american are fake, just different culture.

[jackiec]

Love Sara! So down-to-earth and kind! Love from NYC~♡♡

[Emmanuelle-rqfo]

I would feel the same way on some of those questions. What to choose!! I will take both specially cupcake n macaroon or doughnut versus pain au chocolat. Both cities have their perks and downside. You just have to make the most of it. Love this video

[abenm]

I’m lucky to have five weeks of vacation per year in New York, but I understand that it’s way above average.

[Rinatir]

Thanx guys, very informative. In few months I will finish my master studies and in autumn I will apply for a PhD both in Paris and New York City. I'm Southeastern European and I really love France but I'm not afraid to start a new adventure across the ocean.
If anyone has any advice for me is more than welcome to reply.

[melonellen]

what kind of jobs do you guys have? moving to paris after uni is my goal!