Visit Paris - 10 Things That Will SHOCK You About Paris, France

Travel to Paris - 10 Things That Will SHOCK Tourists and Travelers about Visiting Paris, France.
If you are heading on vacation to Paris or France in General or you just want to know about the city of lights, we have our list of 10 things that might shock visitors or people in general about Paris.
1. The Parisiens are actually really nice
2. Except they can be really not nice when it comes to service
3. How much people in Paris smoke
4. The amount of doggie doodoo on the streets of Paris
5. How many amazing sights are in Paris that you have heard of like the Eiffel Tower and Louvre and how many museums and sights you have not heard of.
6. You don't have to spend a lot of money to enjoy Paris
7. How small the hotels in Paris can be
8. How Paris is such a huge city but you can find neighborhoods around the city that make you feel like you are in a different town.
9. The metro goes everywhere and is everywhere
10. The amount of beggars and child beggars in Paris
11. how many tourists are in Paris all the time
12. That with all those beautiful parks, many you can't walk on
Filmed in Paris, France
Copyright Mark Wolters 2016

10 Things That Will SHOCK You About France

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[mogadishusneeze]

How in the name of God, do you not have more subscribers? Don't people know you're insanely awesome at what you do?

[usablefiber]

Most important skill in french: Mastering the art of

"Je to item on the menu::.... sil vout plais".

[angela]

I just love how you're talking about Paris because this is so much true! I am French and I hate when I hear people saying "French people is mean, impolite... This is always negative and it is so cool to find an American saying I like French, they are nice... This is so damn rare!

[HereBeBarr]

I love your energy. Keeps the viewers engaged. I hit subscribe.

[sandiandgregh]

It's been a while since I visited Paris (I will return one day) and had the most amazing week. We didn't actually go to the Eiffel Tower (admired from a distance) or the Louvre (Musée de l'Orangerie was #1 on my list instead) but the other sites we took in were incredible. Everyone was friendly. We even encountered friendly service staff in restaurants and received complimentary drinks and desserts. Even had a TV star encounter that was a lot of fun and good conversation. It was a magical holiday. We walked, and walked, and walked...and ate, and ate, and ate. LOL. Perfection.

[edschermer]

#1 was spot on! I had the opportunity to spend one day there earlier this year (my first time in the city) and YES! Parisians are so much more friendly than they are reported to be! It is a huge contrast to “The City of Brotherly Love” here in the States (Philadelphia) where rudeness takes on an entirely new level!

[taufiqueworld]

French actually don't expect you to speak French but at the same time they also don't expect you to assume that they already know English. So before starting any conversation just simply ask if they know English, Parlez vous Français?

Bonjour, Merci, S'il vous plaît are basic etiquettes, that you should say even if you are not French or don't live in France. And they don't expect you to greet in French, you can say in English as well, but greet! Not only for France, if you are going to any country, its always good to do some research, understand basic dos/don't before visiting.

Its very simple, give respect, get respect. Personally I had very good experience in Paris, people were very very helpful. They used to walk till map to explain me route, a guy going by cycle, stopped and explained me, seeing me struggling in my broken French, he actually tried hard to explain me in English. So its totally on you!

[MojoPenguin]

To be fair as a French I'll tell you that Parisians are often viewed as rude and snobbish. But the same goes for Newyorkers, Torontonians, Romans etc... I guess it's that Big City attitude so to speak. So guys please visit other areas in France like Lorraine or Normandy. You'll thank me 😁👍

[psychoredhot]

About French service, what many foreigners don't understand about service an waiters in France is that they're supposed to let you drink/eat in peace (not like in America where the waiter is always on your back ^^) it's really impolite in France to bother people while they're eating. But of course you can also meet bad waiters, it does exist here and all around the world.

French people do smoke a a lot in general, I have no idea why so...About dogpoop in the streets I agree with you it's really gross, many French people own a dog and we should do something about it.

Now about the beggars, some of us give them money, but the thing is that there are many beggars everywhere in Paris, we can't give money to all of them. Plus, many of these beggars are a part of big organisations where the kids are mistreated, young girls are forced to sell their bodies...so just try not to "help" these organisations by giving them money.

Anyway, I'm glad to hear many compliments about my city, my country and French people in general that's very cool, we are not used to that aha

[PWBERRETT]

One of the things that shocked/surprised me about visiting Paris was just the general ambiance. Your hear a lot about this attraction or that attraction, or various nuisances but I went to the Trocadero on a nice September day and then wandered down to the fountains below the went for a boat ride on the Seine. People and kids were playing in the fountains, there were icecream stands and a merry go round. Everyone was just having a good time and it was the perfect day for a river cruise. It was just that general relaxed ambiance that surprised me.

Oh, and a quick recommendation. The duck at Les Spectacles in Bercy is quite nice.

[brianbarcus]

I dream of living in Paris, or anywhere in France. Such fabulous food and culture, gorgeous parks and architecture, I could go on and on. I love France!

[emiliogp]

In a little bistro at the gardens of the Versailles Palace I met the most amazing waiter. He took the whole order (drinks and food) for our party of 8 (a group of very young Brazilian, Mexican, American, and Argentinean students) without scribling a thing and got it 100% right... and fast! He got a nice tip and a little ovation :)

[yolandacroes]

I just returned from an 8 day trip to Paris/ Normandie (first time ever) and I fully agree that 98% of the people I met were friendly, polite and helpful. As soon as I started using my rusty high school french on them, they took pity on me and started speaking in English. And then we had friendly, interesting conversations that totally changed my mind about the French.

[AnnaEwing]

I love how genuinely excited you are when you talk about Paris, I'm heading there next summer and I can't wait!

[tosht]

Of all your excellent videos, this is one of your best. Nailed it. There's "high" season and there's "oh my God high" season. So funny and so true. I visited in the winter thinking slightly less travelers...nope. Packed, but it didn't bother me. Love Paris.

[maraclark]

I LOVE the public transit in Paris! Such a cool way to get out of the city and see more French countryside!! Just the ride to Disney Paris and Versailles was just gorgeous.

[audreyfrasier]

I just got back from Paris, My favorite place that I went was the Paris sewer museum. It was so fascinating it was 4 euros and took about 30 minutes. No crowds and really nice to get a break from all the paintings.

[JulieWallis]

Just back from Paris. I agree with most of what you're saying, apart from the waiters, every waiter who served us was so lovely. Paris is super beautiful, everyone who travels should visit.

[debbiejohnson]

You have a beautiful family. You are very nice, helpful and energetic. Thank you for all your travel videos!

[bencux]

Been watching your videos for hours, they’re all so brilliant and informative! Plus you’re so positive! Bravo!