Is Paris a dirty city? • FRANCE 24 English
When you picture the #French capital, you probably think of beautiful monuments, romantic cafés and pretty parks. But for many tourists in #Paris, the city is just too dirty. Whether it’s the urine-soaked streets, ubiquitous dog poop or countless cigarette butts, the reality of everyday Paris is often at odds with the postcard version. Paris authorities pump a lot of money and manpower into keeping the city clean. So what's the problem? Could it be #Parisians themselves? In this episode of French Connections Plus, Florence Villeminot and Genie Godula investigate the capital's filthy reputation.
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France in general has never come across to me as clean
Maybe should go there than haha, paris and other big cities are exceptions, the rest of france villages, towns and countryside are extremely well maintained
But why is Paris so overrated?
I was just there and I felt it was a boring place unless you're a history fanatic
Expectations are quite high, mainly because of what Paris was until the 90s
My first time in Paris I arrived by train, the doors of the train opened up and there was a man shitting on the platform! Ah Paris!
I bet it was a so called "refuge".
@@professionalgambling6783 no, he looked Ethnically Western European but... I was ripped off shortly there after by a taxi driver of Middle Eastern decent and accosted by Gypsy's through out my stay. a diverse group of annoying Parisiennes
@@dodgeewanker2179 Messed up, they really have to start to repent from this path, cause it's a shame.
Sounds like New York City
@@redarrowhead2 another overrated dump
Paris is becoming 3rd world :(
India is far better than France. Even in Economy
Import the 3rd World and become the 3rd World! Feminist ideology is also responsible for this. The modern woman does not want to have a family. She just wants to focus on her career.
Maybe too many migrants there
@@keangwooichoo6138 « maybe »
They deserve it.
I have never been to Paris or anywhere in France for that matter. But let me say I do appreciate the fact that France 24 is very open and candid about the country's issues and problems. Most other national broadcasters would probably take great pains to camouflage their problems and present their country in a whitewashed light. The French, it seems, are very open about the challenges their country faces.
I think part of the reason is that the problem has grown so big that they cannot hide it
Nobody can deny or censor the problem any longer
It's a Parisian problem they consider that they pay lots of taxes so why should they clean up after themselves that's the council's job. Also rules are for others, not for themselves. They also have zero respect for other people's property particularly cars. In short the streets of Lagos are broadly similar from the cleanliness point or view.
Yeah... I think we all know what those """""Parisians"""""" look like.
I think immigrants as well
African countries are much cleaner...
@@sana-if7rb lmao
I was thinking that something should be mandatory for students in high school to teach them not to litter. Like, every year, a group of students in the last grade of each educational stage go out and clean the streets of whatever city they live in, or work at a dumpster. Whatever city, because this could prevent people from moving out just to avoid this national mandate. It could possibly teach students not to take cleanliness for granted, not to trash the streets, and to respect public service cleaners.
I might unintentionally drop something but I never litter. I never understand why someone wants to pollute the environment.
Kids don't listen. The anti drug education did f-all. What we need is accountability
I don't understand the point of having two presenters in this video.
I love Paris so much!I visited so many times!But the only bad thing you can say is that there is a smell in some places.I don't find so weird coming from Greece,we aren't clean either,but is that we have this impression about Paris,but It's a city not Disneyland! It's the only downside, otherwise it's the most beautiful city in the world!🇫🇷❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm in my 70s and have travelled extensively for most of my life. I was shocked at how filthy Paris now is when I visited 3 years ago, especially so in the Montmartre precinct where walking the streets has to be done in gumboots. I first visited Paris in 1973 and it was much cleaner back then. The city is a national disgrace and the French people should be ashamed of it.
I wouldn’t go because of the french , not the rubbish
@@FulhamboyH what the french have to do with it?
@@professionalgambling6783 err Paris is in France 🤷♂️
@@FulhamboyH SO?? I know that it's in france, but what the french have to do with you not going to france?
I’m 28 but I assumed Paris was better in the 70s based on videos from the time period. Also culturally it was better back then, since popular music back then wasn’t so Americanized, now French music is just a derivative of American music. So culturally France has changed but that is to be expected, too bad it’s for the worse.
with or without, what does Paris do with the waste ?
I have visited France on a number of occasions and yes...you would consider it dirty. I went to Athens, Greece and I have more respect for France 🇫🇷. Athens is a dump on every level. I have no desire to visit it again or even fly over it.
Atleast they are trying to fix it unlike other countries who don't even bother
Even the restaurants are dirty inside
Yes
1:21 I didn’t think it would be squeaky clean , I just wasn’t expecting to smell that bad
Lol I was expecting the truth, or at least some nonbias information, but clearly they're tryna do some damage control. All you have to do is ask anyone that been there and they will tell you. The deterioration of the city from 2010 to now is insane. They've even managed let the area around their biggest landmark become completely unaccomodating.
it is crazy that it only happens in paris but other coties are nice and clean and pleasant.
Does it have something to do with immigrants as well?
It's because of the N'rs
3:30 Everywhere in Budapest, it is obligatory for the dog's owner to collect the poo in a specially designed nylon bag and throw it into a box with a pictogram.
ask all those culturally enriched homeless people
i was about to say that.
I mean logically speaking you have a huge tourist population combined with a high immigrant population. New York City is similar and is disgusting.
If I’m paying almost 1k to see one of the most popular tourist sites, I better be able to at least say it looks clean. Paris is indeed overrated. Not sorry.
Thanks to Hidalgo.
This explains why many travelers suffer from Paris depression when returning from it
Pity the sanitation workers
in paris of your vehicle or wall is white it would be of different colors the next day.
we need to start a team gratitude, I have so much love in my heart for Amadou Meité, a true force for good!
Salute to street cleaners. They don't get enough credit.
My God who decided to have a million camera shots and to have these two people switching off between lines over and over again like that's actually working? Super awkward
Well, Singapore is even more densely populated than Paris, but yet has none of the problems. And just 68 Euros fine from littering? Come on! Learn from Singapore. Try 1000 Euros.
Like anyone, my opinions are limited by my experience, which is by no means exhaustive. That said, I’ve been to Paris upwards of half a dozen times over the years - with experience in both tourist and non-tourist areas alike - and I admit to being baffled by its reputation as a “dirty” city. I’m not saying it’s squeaky clean … far from it. But any city in the world with a population above a few hundred thousand is going to have constant challenges when it comes to sanitation. Some places handle it far better than others, but in my experience - which, again, is fairly limited - Paris ranks nowhere near the bottom of any list I’d compile…. Anyone here ever been to Detroit?
How can you compare a struggling industrial city that is not even it's state's capital to a national capital like Paris that for all intents and purposes has all the resources it needs to keep it clean?
Compare it to Tokyo, gold standard imo
We can’t expect for cleanliness because each countries are not perfect, and it’s inevitable to see garbage on streets even in my country Japan. Although France maybe not that perfectly clean, it’s still clean compare to poor countries.
Oh man. You are way off. Japan is nothing like Paris cleanliness wise
My grandad had a nice time in Paris , he was in the German army 😂
Bro 🤣
Based and natsocpilled
I think Paris' still way waaay much cleaner that other 3rd world country's cities. This is sparkly clean comparing to the cities of The Phillippines, Thailand, India or Hong Kong.
Paris’ cleanliness was on par with NYC in my experience. No better, no worse. Both are amazing cities.
Amazingly dirty
So, It's just really filthy then. Because NY is just a big rat filled dump.
NYC has MILLIONS more people.
How come London isn’t dirty like either yet has more people??
@@lindsaymays7206 nyc is 2 times less dense
It’s spelled, in English, tons, NOT tonnes!
2:34 😂😂😂 than your standard is really low
Paris and Beijing are 2 cities that smells similar.
To Parisians ; Is it a good idea to immigrate to this City from abroad ? Am in love 😢
I should have known when I seen ratatouille
It is amazing how low is their education
The graffiti is disgusting. The paint manufacturers are making a fortune!
enjoy your refugees !
stop comparing with other EU cities, compare to Asian cities like Tokyo or Singapore lol
This would not fly in gothenburg, youll get fined huge amounts
Be honest your city París Is so dirty
I just visited Paris and found it to be relatively clean for a big city. I’m from NYC so by comparison the city is cleaner.
a barrage of fake hair blobs everywhere in certain areas!
Oh really.
but how.
I would agree Luxembourg and vienna are cleaner than Paris. But, then i would say most American cities are not very clean. I have gone to Paris many times, and i have stayed in many area most would never stay on the Périphérique, some were immigrant areas with cheap hotels. or hotels with communal showers. a cheap hotel was the goal many times. Its not the image of Paris anyone has of Paris, But that this the real life of Many people in non tourist areas. I also believe Paris is a beautiful city in many areas, and im lucky to have seen all sides of Paris. anyhow, i will go back after a few times visiting Paris. my last visit was 2009, first trip 1994.
2019
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