Paris: Still the World's Most Beautiful City? Trash Overload in Paris (Documentary)

The famed City of Lights doesn’t shine quite so brightly these days. Locals complain of dirty streets, poorly maintained roads, scruffy street furniture, horrendous traffic jams, and growing uncertainty.
For some people, Paris will always be the most beautiful city in the world. There are plans to make the city more welcoming and pleasant to live in, by redeveloping the riverbanks, and creating new cycle paths and walking routes.
The Olympics of 2024 are not far away - so how ready is the City of Lights? To find out, we talked to both officials and ordinary Parisians. Many tourists and residents complain of a lack of cleanliness, citing overflowing trash cans, graffiti, fly-tipping, and an infestation of rats. In response, the town hall has created a service called “La Fonctionnelle” including emergency teams.
But not all of the workers are so motivated. A garbage collector tells us about the high levels of absenteeism, and various strategies that his team use to avoid work. It also takes several months for potholes to be mended by the highway maintenance teams, due to budget and staff cuts.
Several thousand people a year move out of central Paris. These are mainly families, driven out by soaring rents and family apartments being instead used as AirBnBs. Many Parisians deplore the changes in the city.
The number of bars in the 2nd arrondissement has doubled, squeezing pavement and parking spaces for residents. The noise levels make it impossible to sleep at night. We speak to André, who has soundproofed his apartment. We also speak to Loïc and Jacques who denounce the “urban walk” in the 18th arrondissement. Two years after it opened, after an eleven million euro investment, the urban orchard is abandoned, the skate-park deserted and local residents are still just as afraid to walk there in the evenings.
Beyond the picture-postcard images - is Paris still the most beautiful city in the world?
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[@kookoo6128]

I was in Paris in November of 2023. It is still the worlds most beautiful city. I was fortunate enough to be staying in Montparnasse, which made the city look very very functional and just so great. I am contemplating immigrating there. Great Place. Happy People. Healthy, confident and independent little kids.

[@chrisapperley2616]

Same as London and we all know the reason 🤔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@braulindisla-elburrodelaba5361]

I know the reason

[@josehenrique6733]

Homeless people?

[@bakielh229]

The jews?

[@bakielh229]

British people?

[@chrisapperley2616]

@@bakielh229 Try again 🤣

[@Gingercat224]

Pakistan is somewhere in Asia, NOT Europe

[@muhammadmohsinfarooq2891]

What has it to do with the video

[@riccardodececco4404]

@@muhammadmohsinfarooq2891 you really didn´t get the message?

[@LyndonWilliams-gu8vy]

The timing was right for me. I went there in September of 1979 from a tour the recreation center sponsored while stationed at RAF Upper Heyford England. Loved crossing the English channel and riding the train from Bologne into Paris.

[@runwiththerunners8152]

I love Paris but in places the smell of urine is unbearable. Too many men use the streets as urinals.

[@climate-civilizations]

It's the dogs.

[@bakielh229]

Some of us are turned on by the ammoniac stench.

A money lined ghetto for the rich. I used to love Paris. I lived there years ago. What I see now disgusts me. An ultra Capitalist nightmare.

[@mark8544]

Dirty & waaay way to many angry mus lims...

[@kingstonstreet3726]

Bedbug capital

[@user-yt8hm4oc5r]

love Paris, yes, Paris is the most beautiful city in the world. minus of some people that reside there

[@koelazer737]

I was in Paris in 2019, expecting a beautiful and romantic city but ended up disappointed. The metro station stinks smells and dirtiest. The park around the Eifel Tower has a lot of trash, and so many thieves (pickpockets) that make me feel unsafe as a solo traveler, For 3 of 5 days of my stay there I’ve been encountered with demonstration. At least I manage to get so many good photos because the architecture of Paris is beautiful.

[@juicyfruit4378]

Paris to visit yes; to live yes as well, it’s a personal decision

[@Sir_Typesalot]

Having studied in Paris for three years, I can attest that the city had been dirty and congested in 2008. It’s not a new problem. Of the seven countries and ten cities I lived in, the only place worse than Paris, was New York City. I recently visited San Francisco though, and there are far worse places than Paris.

[@CEAZETHEFUTURE]

San Francisco is a much more beautiful city than Paris imo minus the tenderloin. still love paris tho

[@ButterflyG673]

Don’t compare NY and SF to dirty Paris 🙄

[@friedasorber1653]

New York and Paris were both dirty in many areas in the mid 70's and early 80's when I first visited. They still are in different ways. Nothing new in cities being dirty.

[@sagefields]

SF has to be probably the dirtiest city I've ever visited. And I've travelled extensively through the Third World.

[@sodbuster7776]

Paris was known as the city for lovers in the old days. 😊

[@needmoreramsay]

There was a heck of a lot more than just 21 tonnes of rubbish on the streets for the pride march !!

[@barbarahalkyard1901]

I visited Paris in the 60s it was a dump then .Been a few times since my last being in the late 90s. Never understood the attraction. Each to their own.

[@g-man4744]

If you can't find something you like in Paris you must be the pickiest tourist ever! So much to see and do, unless you have no interest in food, architecture, art or history etc...but then why travel at all in this case ...

[@tylercalvet5532]

God bless them..have many more days and years to celebrate..wish them all in the world

[@ksrawat88]

No paris is not beautiful anymore. So many arabs and africans that you can’t walk on streets without fear getting robbed. Its good to visit one time but not much .. living there is nightmare

[@jrcreator2257]

Love how “asking Persians” turned into “asking a bunch of immigrants”.

[@Katsnacks]

Why don’t you ask France why they colonize so many countries then racist

[@jrcreator2257]

@@Katsnacks In 2023, no one cares. It’s not on current generations to deconstruct an incredibly successful system of societies in an attempt to appease those who are 2,000 years behind. Idgaf about being called racist. It’s a badge of honor at this point. 🤣🤡

[@riccardodececco4404]

@@Katsnacks the French built nice infrastructure there, brought public education and some modern sciency stuff.

[@cblake786]

Uh there’s a certain demographic there that’s having a direct effect on Paris’ beauty. If I wanted to vacation in Lagos, Nigeria I would have booked a trip there

[@pills_n_bills]

its an open air giant trash yard!

[@needmoreramsay]

I wonder what the native Parisians think of the entire neighborhoods converted into immigrant slums ??

[@dali_hemingway2197]

what native Parisians? 🧐

[@yoveeditors5502]

​@dali_hemingway2197 the French created the problem. The created it and that brought the immigrants deal with it mate.

[@jrcreator2257]

Love how they wanted to “asked Persians how they felt” - and they ended up asking a bunch of immigrants. 😂

[@jrcreator2257]

@@dali_hemingway2197right? They’ve all left.

[@Katsnacks]

Didn’t France help colonize most of the world, so what natives are you gonna have left? I love your racist thinking. But then again, you’re not really thinking you’re just being racist.

[@cal9112]

Americans also forget that the center of the city is for tourists( not my words but theirs) and everbody plans retire n smaller gorgeous cities( Toulose, Barcelona south, Girona or Mediterranean gorgeous islands Corsica, Sardinia Majorca... gorgeous pla es, l highly recommended, worth a visit

[@jamaismail2024]

I was thinking Paris was a good and comfortable city. Now I realize it is a slum.

[@g-man4744]

It's good and comfortable if you have money and live in the affluent areas.

[@truetimor]

@@g-man4744🤣

[@apt62]

@@g-man4744pretty much like everywhere else. Surprisingly the cleanest country I’ve ever visited is Singapore, Switzerland and china.

[@JustMrFox]

I visited 3 weeks ago (December 2023). I cannot say that it’s THAT much polluted as described. Parisians simply haven’t seen how some of the other capitals look like.. But it’s great that they demand to raise the bar! Btw, ALL trash that I’ve seen was only/mostly from tourists. And I’m not trying to insult anyone but Asians were littering the most! There was an Asian family of 4 approaching Arc De Triomphe in front of me and they were unwrapping some candies/chocolates and literally walking and throwing it on the ground!!! Who does that?!??!? Also in all cafes/restaurants/bench areas under them there was the most trash compared to other tables/benches. And yeah, regarding trees and bushes - Paris is literally bold😢 I was feeling so sorry for those dogs being walked on those streets and knowing nothing but concrete😢

[@bastion3026]

Paris is too small now, there is too much people, buildings, cars, etc.. density kills quality. I was born and raised in the city, I have left it .

[@LaercioMetzner]

Yes it is!

[@christianmendoza3330]

I still love Paris.. ❤

[@got_glintsp963]

It’s been turned into a third world country because of immigration. DEI does not make countries better especially when many of the immigrants refuse to acclimate to the customs and culture of their host country.

[@sharpasacueball]

There have been reports of the city smelling like piss decades ago. It's always had issues

[@1Sahra]

DEI is an American thing and mostly used in the workplace lol immigration in europe has nothing to do with it

[@calaf1816]

I never thought Paris is beautiful. Venice, Moscow, St.Petersburg are the beautiful cities. and Lisbon and Paris has a new name "Musris "

[@riccardodececco4404]

I thought it was "Afris"?

[@ilovesuisse1]

@@riccardodececco4404it’s actualky Afrimusris.

[@ilandgrl]

I was just in Paris a couple of months ago. It truly is beautiful. I t really enjoyed sitting outside at the cafés but some areas need to keep in mind that by blocking the entire sidewalk forces people to walk in the road which is quite dangerous. I didn't come across any garbage in the street but the bicyclists and mopeds are just downright dangerous. They really don't listen to any of the road laws so pedestrians and auto drivers are constantly in danger. They cut cars off by flying right in from of them with no fear of getting hit. It truly is anarchy on the roads. It did give me insight into what the New York city council tried to do here with bike lanes which was an epic failure. People drive into the city from distances to far to bike from.

[@sharpasacueball]

Oh yeah the poor auto drivers 😂

[@eliseolopez6504]

YES

[@cristinavelasco9818]

👍SI, OUI, YES,💯 PARIS, tojuours Paris, mon amor J'etaime‼️🌿🥀

[@SabrinaTOSHIRO]

The most beautiful city in the world is the city of RIO DE JANEIRO! it's incredible! nature makes the spectacle of the Brazilian city

[@sergpie]

The nature and landscape, yes; the urban and social aspect, absolutely no.

[@Aky_7]

not at all. Galapagos Islands are way better.

[@mikes.8120]

I’m in Paris right now and I really don’t get the hype about trash. It’s been pretty clean from what I’ve seen. Then again, I’ve been to Naples and I plan on going to Cairo in February.

[@aryamanbhadauria1584]

Lotta muslims in paris?

[@arzeilabou9erda74]

@@aryamanbhadauria1584too much

[@bakielh229]

People will always find something to complain about.

[@Thewonderingminds]

Please keep aplenty plain clothed police in the subways it's life saving, muggers appear from nowhere there .

[@monikakrajewska2191]

I live in the city which area is 102 square kilometeters , where Paris is 105 square kilometers; in my city lives 70 000 people where in Paris over 2 milion , i can imagine how crowded , noisy it can be

[@user-cy3ce1gy7o]

Amidst the trash and rudeness a rose sticks out from a pile of shit

[@riccardodececco4404]

Really a good documentary - and it is becoming obvious that many problems are the same for cities all over Europe - the mismanagement of traffic and road policies by the "new elites", with their green washing and bad taste. The same litter architecture of city furniture you can find in Berlin and other places. To make the city somehow inhospitable while caring only for scooters and "electro"-mobility, but even pedestrians are shunned aside, residents anyway while whoeing the tourists. Attracting in the end a trash audience for a trash culture.

[@pauliejojo8241]

its good their garbages are clean compared to other countries. that's pretty normal for a very touristry country.

[@jcs3330]

Been to Paris three times (not by choice - once on business/ ex insisted had never been, and again in a group). Nice architecture , like many other cities have also, but just do not like the city and it's vibe. There has been many european cities I have been to, and have returned to on many occasions - paris not being one of them after the 3rd visit.

[@ilovesuisse1]

Don’t they have recycling centres in Paris?

[@needmoreramsay]

That's beaucoup étrange they leave their shoes outside the front door !! You can't do that in North America.

[@johnwarner8569]

Love Paris! Its beautiful but the food is not that great ! Its a bit dirty but not as bad as Rome snd its become quite pricey oh yes the Metro is GREAT

[@eliseolopez6504]

Even though wealth has been stripped in the past when wealth returns to the french their beauty will resume

[@princessmarlena1359]

I visited Paris back in 2007. It definitely looks different from how I remember it, but I haven’t been back since I got deported. 🥾💥

[@ge7sur3nka34]

Paristan is the most beautiful city in Europe, much much better than Londonistan

[@artSFCA]

Yes and No, too many tourists.

[@danielcallum8015]

I can’t agree

[@Truckngirl]

15k bicyclists out of 2.1 million Parisians. That sounds about right.

[@lamjay5189]

So inefficient, the rules needs to be changed. How can let people go on medical leave without doctor visits. Too much freedom and you have a bunch of lazy bums, therefore nothing is done. Human still needs rules.

[@dianavenega3230]

Es bastante claro que solo se estan aprovechando de beneficiarse del gobiernos y no de crear un verdadero impacto para la ciudad. MADRID is a very good example. Is a very familiar city, it has very clean streets and business respect the sidewalk. Paris needs politician that cares for this beautiful city bcs they it seems that they are there just for the money. BYFAR

[@rayesgoga280]

4:34

[@johnappleby405]

Certainly an expensive one

[@stephman02]

Was there a few months back and Paris was beautiful. The architecture, history, food. There are evident problems but the idea is to concentrate on what one wants to get out of the experience.

[@ruger3431]

paris is literally overrated and overhyped as hell. i hate it, the people, the rubbish everywhere. homeless every too

[@danielcallum8015]

Wait for him to leave won’t change my mind

[@planker]

Was it ever? Post cards and screen shots don't tell the truth about this shit hole.

[@danielcallum8015]

No cartel I have researched Mexico

[@eliseolopez6504]

I AM

[@braulindisla-elburrodelaba5361]

Islamic Republic of France that is

[@vajdazoltan9929]

2026??????

[@ilovesuisse1]

I would ban those stupid e-scooters in a city.

[@notanaive]

Old documentary. 😢

[@derekdalton5658]

Never seen so much dog poo in the streets as I did in Paris.

[@areguapiri]

I stopped watching as soon as I saw them wearing the cult masks.

[@RajSharma-mm9ou]

Dirty city saw a diaper on street 300 meter away from Eifel tower with my naked eyes

[@user-bo1ux2pv1l]

Why do they “want” tourists and strangers? What were the reasons?

[@MrHmjg]

paris was dirty in the late 70's

[@svintiu55]

I was las month , little bit beautiful , but it's look like a black colonie , in 20 years will be worst.

[@user-iz6sp6pe1r]

Paris is crap now haha

[@MicheleDamato-co7vh]

I'm selling postcards of all the cities in the world. My pictures are of the disgusting part of the city.

[@BaronEvola123]

It's turned into a cartoon.

[@FC-hj9ub]

People live in the past. Paris hasn't been a great city of tje world since the 1930s

[@augustus21th58]

What?? The most beautiful is ROME!!! That it

[@user-xl2nd3nv9m]

yeah paris is a garbage dump

[@henrikgustav2294]

Saudi’s the Line is sounding more and more desirable

[@sorantheman1]

nope

[@francousmiani1234]

don't waste you time on this video. The answer is NO

[@UQRXD]

Waste of time.

[@DrunkenXiGinPing]

It was never beautiful ! The city is dirty and messy! Very disgusting !

[@The1ByTheSea]

Paris is till beautiful,but immigrants have ruined it

[@pablov1532]

Even with the problems... it is still the MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY IN THE WORLD...

[@user-xl2nd3nv9m]

LOL no

[@Seekingsophia00]

Each to their own!

[@Aihiospace]

The visual illustration (by the city council?) at 31:35 is rather troubling. Everyone knows this area is very multicultural and consists mostly of immigrants, yet the rendering here only shows wealthier white people occupying the space. What are the planners possibly implying? This kind of design proposal borders on criminality (a crime against humanity).

[@riccardodececco4404]

they just want to trick the tourists and outsiders....