American reacts to Paris, France

[@imo...]

Paris has more than the eifel tower and france has more than paris

[@prouvencau6343]

Well said !

[@MedusaLegend]

I personally recommend to start the Santiago pilgrimage from Le-Puy-en-Velay, wonderful walk with gorgeous landscapes, old and famous buildings, good traditional food and the inhabitants are nice.

[@stanned5375]

Absolutely ❤ The Provence is just breathtaking 😍

[@Trissana281]

I hope so, I went to Paris few years back and architecture beautiful, but people...like I never met more unfriendly people in Europe, than in Paris. Will maybe try in few years some more rural parts, one just doesnt want to spend money where it is not welcomed. This year I went to Malta and some historical sights were too old to really see something, but people were great. And Valletta was beautiful.

[@micade2518]

@@Trissana281 What exactly is your definition of "friendly" or "unfriendly"? I am a Parisian and I generally gladly help/advise foreign visitors. The professional staff in hotels, restaurants, ... are professionals, and they are not paid to bend over backwards to not hurt your feelings. But you must understand that our city is swarmed with almost 50 MILLION TOURISTS PER YEAR! Those who don't seem to realize that the locals have to just get on with their ordinary - working! - lives among throngs of leisurly visitors. So, yes, when clusters of tourists block the entrance of the metro (I despise these idiots who "visit" a city from its underground, dark tunnels!) when I'm rushing to work, then, yes, I feel like kicking them out of my way! Most tourists consider the places they travel to as DisneyWorld, with no consideration for the locals! And if you consider that "one just doesnt want to spend money where it is not welcomed", you should ask yourself how much the locals' quality of life is worth. Europe is, alas, victim of its success and the travel industry has made what should be a pleasant experience into hell, by promoting MASS tourism, that's killing what the visitors came to see. Many Europeans living in the popular spots and destinations are getting totally fed up with being invaded, and their culture being destroyed by these hundreds of thousands uninvited guests. We feel EXCLUDED from our own cities! Would you believe that I too, as a Parisian, would like to go to the Eiffel Tower from time to time? I'd have to queue for hours behind coach loads of tourists to have a chance to enjoy my own city's landmark! Some of our restaurants and department stores are now "for tourists only"! And, before you complain further about some "unfriendly" reactions from the locals, watch this: "10 European Cities Destroyed by Overtourism" - Amazing Europe, and this: "Tourists Beware: 10 Rudest European Cities" - Amazing Europe

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

For comparison, the Washington Obelisk is 175 years old. The Luxor Obelisk in Paris is 3200 years old.

[@laurentloop5573]

Neither did the French... It was offered by Egypt... Try not to be so... ... Never mind... 😅 ​@@Pidalin

[@mailen7341]

BOTH louxor obelisks were offered to the french. Only one of them was transportable.....

[@SwissLinsky]

@@Pidalin France didnt steal it lmao, nor did they steal the mona lisa, but ignorance isnt a sin so go on I suppose

[@xenotypos]

@@Pidalin You missed a good occasion to avoid looking silly. It was a gift. On Washington's monument defense though it's way bigger, it was the highest human-made structure for a year (until the eiffel tower was completed). Even though technically it's not really an obelisk, as it's made with masonry (not carved from a single rock). I think it remains to this day (probably) the highest structure not reinforced by steel.

[@mariannelebris1424]

Sorry but no. Egypt vice-roy Mehmet Ali gave it to France in the 19th, along with the ​other one. The second obelisk was eventually left in Luxor and France officially gave it back to Egypt in the 80s. @@Pidalin

[@CROM-on1bz]

Paris, I was born there, I grew up there, I got married there, I worked there and I left for the countryside. Too many people, too much noise, but sometimes I go back there as if on a pilgrimage and just to admire its most beautiful monuments and its fantastic museums... There are so many.

[@stirlingmoss4621]

it was still nice in the 2000s

[@M.E2429]

So much to do and see... just waking around! Musee d' Orsey favourite museum!

[@CROM-on1bz]

@@M.E2429 Personally, it's the Middle Ages museum on Rue de Cluny, right next to the Roman baths of the same name, 2000 years of history in a few dozen meters.

[@PiotrKurnat]

Don't forget about dirty streets, trash floating in the river and immigrants. And smell of urine, that is only Paris

[@guzy1971]

Je n’ai pas grandi à Paris mais j’y travaille et je partirai des que je pourrai 😅

[@LB-my1ej]

OMG what Americans don’t know is frightening. France is a beautiful country. 🇬🇧

[@laclase1854]

we Europeans don't know that much about America neither. Do you know stuff about each state f USA? I don't.

[@LB-my1ej]

@ no I don’t know about the majority of US states but I do have some inkling about other countries in the world other than my own.

[@bjornh4664]

@@LB-my1ej If you have followed Ryan's channel, you ought to know by know that his humor can be very dry.

[@gerardmanvussa1071]

@@laclase1854 Il y a qd mm des Américains qui ne savent même pas nommer les pays qui bordent les USA !

[@annaesposito541]

Oh yes,It Is a beatiful country! The problem are the french.They hate all the rest of the world,especially us.

[@yas92]

Digital bilboards aren’t allowed in Paris except in the metro.

[@Belokhann]

It's all paper in the metro ! If you're lucky enough, you can witness the workers gluing them on

[@magnusalexander2965]

People can complain about government regulations all they want, but when you look at Paris compared to almost anywhere else in the world it's a tough case to make

[@burninhell107]

Les affiches papiers oui dans les stations mais il y des écrans de pub dans les couloirs​@@Belokhann

[@alexandrelarsac9115]

France has a law to prevent cities from being disfigured, which prohibits mobile neon signs. The only stores in France allowed to have mobile neon signs are pharmacies.

[@DenshinIshin]

@@alexandrelarsac9115 I guess the Moulin Rouge is a pharmacy. Next time I need some paracetamol I know where I'm going.

[@BurnCorpoStuff]

"how much is all that art worth" - it's priceless is what it is lol

[@almamater9566]

l’économiste et historien Patrice de Moncan et Gilles Ricour de Bourgies, président de la FNAIM Paris - Île-de-France, dans un ouvrage paru en 2013, “Que vaut Paris ?”. Et les deux hommes ont abouti à une estimation pour le moins hors-norme : Paris vaudrait autour de 707 milliards d’euros. Pour arriver à cette estimation, Patrice de Moncan et Gilles Ricour de Bourgies ont additionné la valeur des 1,3 millions de logements, des 16 millions de mètres carres de bureaux et des 84 000 boutiques que compte la seule ville de Paris. Ils n’ont pas pris en compte la valeur commerciale des sociétés implantées dans la ville ni celle du patrimoine architectural de la capitale, dont l’évaluation est très difficile, voire quasiment impossible. S’ils avaient pris en compte ce dernier facteur, la facture serait encore plus salée puisque la Tour Eiffel était estimée en 2012 à… 434 milliards d’euros à elle seule !

[@raskzak3313]

@@almamater9566 c'est surprenant si je trouve ça peu?

[@almamater9566]

@@raskzak3313 non je suis d'accord. Ça m'a surpris aussi. Mais c'est vrai que géographiquement parlant Paris est assez petite. Et ça ne prend pas en compte les monuments historiques ou les œuvres d'art etc

[@davidmalarkey1302]

Very American reaction only thinking about money everything has to have a value.

[@Marieclaire-yk1ug]

Sordid. Evaluate everything...and how much do you value human stupidity?

[@alevalleys]

Ryan come to Europe. You're craving it. Your heart and soul are screaming at you to come here almost everyday!!! Follow you heart, follow your passions, follow your path no matter what.

[@Dr_KAP]

lol the same could be said for Australia or Germany as he has 3 channels and absolutely loves all 3 places 😂

[@futurefox128]

@@Dr_KAP Germany is in Europe.

[@voyance4elle]

I think he has a two year old son :) His money probably has other priorities at this moment.

[@melanielife769]

@@voyance4elle and pregnant wife, he mentioned that in a video a few days ago

[@joriskemper5392]

A child and pregnant wife. All the more reason to move to a more hospitable environment such as Europe wouldn't you say? 😂​@@melanielife769

[@Naomi-qw7es]

In France we have many streets only for pedestrians. In Europe walking is quite normal, many streets were built before cars

[@Dutch1961]

Most of Europe, and especially the historic city centers, are by law protected from ad polution.

[@Pidalin]

Here in Czechia, I think we also have such laws, but Vietnamese sellers and Thai massages don't respect it and nobody cares + in last years explosion of kebab shops, they also have a lot of ad smog + our eastern brothers bring their 90s design with them, so we already almost got rid of ad polution, but now it's back.

[@evanpereira3555]

The obelisk in Paris is part of a pair from Louxor in Egypt, both were gifted to France but the transportation of the first was such a nightmare that the second stays in place (while technically owned by France until 50 ago).

[@marieadriansen2925]

France has officially said that it is renouncing the second obelisk

[@CitronCassis]

I think it was Sarkozy who signed the official letter to give back the 2nd to Egypt. (If I am correct).

[@alexandreleveque8394]

I think it's Mitterrand in the 1980s

[@clementgeoffroy5747]

Paris has so much more than just the Eiffel tower. Just as France has so much more than just Paris 😊

[@khaelamensha3624]

As a Parisian I completely agree.... Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Toulouse, Marseille, Strasbourg, Rennes And all others médium towns...

[@dolo4423]

@@khaelamensha3624 La France a plus que les métropoles aussi... J'irais plus jamais vivre en métropole, c'est juste insupportable l'insécurité a explosé c'est plus vivable. J'habitais à Nantes c'est devenu le tiermonde

[@IRACEMABABU]

About 30/40 000 castels, luxury old houses, gardens, sites of everykind, bridges,etc... in 38000 cities or villages all around the country

[@nolaj114]

Sees the Louvre, asks what the art work is worth. Tell me you're an American... etc 😅

[@gautierhelen1650]

i think he was playing with us a bit. Like with the digital billoboards thing.

[@Jeni10]

Ryan, you’ve never seen Notre Dame Cathedral? Did you miss the massive fire that broke out in the roof and was all over the news in 2019? After the devastating fire, the Paris landmark is scheduled to start welcoming visitors once again on December 8, 2024, which is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady, a very appropriate day for the reopening of the Cathedral of Our Lady, literally Notre Dame. Just to clarify, the Immaculate Conception refers to Mary’s Conception, not Jesus’ Conception. Hollywood always gets that wrong!

[@dorisschneider-coutandin9965]

Also, the most famous novel of Victor Hugo "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". I mean, there's even a Disney version of it. One should think that people in the USA must have heard of/seen at least the latter one.

[@davidmalarkey1302]

Americans learn nothing at school because their curriculum carries a narrative only.

[@MrAronymous]

Maybe the video should have pronounced it "Noter Dayme" so he would have recognized it lol

[@trevorcook4439]

Was it even reported in America?

[@Jeni10]

@ Yes, definitely.

[@zeisselgaertner3212]

Frankfurt - Paris by ICE or TGV is less than four hours 😊 These trains run six times every day back and forth. And when you book right in advance it's only € 39 per single trip or € 78 the whole trip. So yes. You hopp on the train at 06:00 in the morning at Frankfurt main station and enjoy your first French croissant before 10:00 somewhere arround Gare de l'Est in Paris. Then you stroll through the streets of Paris and come back at 17:00 to the station. At like 21:00 you're back home 😊

[@Jean-Jacques-f9x]

If they are not on strike, which happens about once in a blue moon.

[@gabilax2745]

​@@Jean-Jacques-f9x Meh, if you think the sncf is bad because they strike you probably have never met the Deutsche Bahn 😅

[@userhessenone1469]

@@gabilax2745 The problem: If the DB people are on strike, the SCNF can´t come to Frankfurt in the first place

[@LeSarthois]

@@gabilax2745 Reminds me I did that exact trip (Paris-Berlin-Paris). The first part was uneventful, the second was the occasion for a German friend to teach me the joke "Only 5 things can stop the DB : winter , spring, summer, fall, and customers" I was supposed to be in an ICE train from Berlin to Paris, and I ended up doing the Frankfurt-Paris part of the trip in a TGV (as instructed by the DB). So yeah. I won't say which is worse, but the DB definitively has issues ike the SNCF.

[@gabilax2745]

@@LeSarthois That one time when I went from Geneva to Köln 💀 Everything was perfect with the SBB CFF SSF and the moment we arrived in Germany every train were sudently canceled, very fun moment tho, trying to find another way to end the trip, it's part of the charm.

[@lanamack1558]

I was in Paris with my family (good heavens) 30 years ago (can't believe it's that long ago!) for 2 weeks. Yes, we did visit everything in the video and more. We bought a visitors pass for the metro and walked from there. People were very friendly and helpful. Admittedly, i did make an effort to speak French. It was date from perfect, but i was able to make myself understood.

[@pheedsmith3684]

As a Parisian, if you go here and make the smallest effort to learn the basics of french, we'll be so more welcoming. Frenchs are really attentive to be polite, and expect the same from others.

[@trishloughman5998]

Berlin to paris 58 euro on the night train tomorrow. The sensible way to travel.

[@bognagruba7653]

'A distinct lack of digital billboards' LOL

[@CROM-on1bz]

Same, I burst out laughing when he said that. What a prankster that boy is.

[@gerardmanvussa1071]

oh oui, c'est tellement beau Je verrais bien un grand panneau Coca Cola sur l'Arc de Triomphe et un Gros M Mac Do clignotant au sommet de la Tour Eiffel

[@MrJeremie60]

@@gerardmanvussa1071il ajoute derrière que d’un point de vue américain c’est « rafraîchissant », c’était ironique

[@soldierblack5032]

@@gerardmanvussa1071 😂😂😂😂

[@Haldarys]

@@gerardmanvussa1071 Regarde l'opéra garnier la moitié de l'année, c'est pas un écran mais ça s'en rapproche

[@j.vanderson6239]

3 hours from Amsterdam to Paris by high speed train Very comfortable

[@weaselbusters]

with a change in brussels

[@saladspinner3200]

Compared to that, it's about 1h40 from both Brussels & Amsterdam and 2h to London St. Pancreas. Added to that 3h to Frankfurt a.M. Compared to Amsterdam, Brussels is one of the most convenient HST-hubs in Western-Europe.

[@aapje180]

or 4,5 hours by car, door-to-door. The roads are very good, if you stay in the outskirts of Paris near a high frequent local train ("RER") station you'll stay muy cheaper (and cleaner facilities) than in Paris city. Only bottlenecks are Antwerp and Lille. I recommend it if you appreciate hygiene, like shopping (much stuff to bring home) and know the area a bit.

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

I wouldn't go to Amsterdam at the moment!

[@aapje180]

@@jonathanlandau-litewski7405 I don't like Amsterdam anymore for decades, it was an interesting city till the 2000s began. For a pleasant urban vibe I drive to Paris or Antwerp, more my type of cities.

[@Herzschreiber]

Hahaha, Ryan's face while watching (with a subtle smile like he was just about falling in love with a beautiful lady) and then suddenly a serious frowning, accompanied by "There's a distinct lack of digital billboards!" Today this kind of humour knocked me off my socks. Still laughing.

[@black4pienus]

I've been to Paris with my family when I was 12. We've visited all the places shown in this video. And yes, it really was that charming and magical.

[@julienm.6902]

The video doesn’t even mention the crown jewel that is the Sainte-Chapelle !

[@pesjaner1]

American!: 'How much it's worth?' It's NOT about money, this is called art and culture!

[@B-A-L]

Of course an American would ask how much it's worth because they are obsessed with money!

[@Jpifr]

Versailles was alone and without the commodity and art inside estimated to be inestimable... after that we can stop counting.

[@bda6000]

She is wrong.. There are 2 million in Paris. 12 million is the population of Ile-de-France, the Paris region. Hello from Paris.

[@mironmizrah381]

2 million - that’s just the 20 central arrondissements and Paris is way bigger than that.

[@ani-rf4my]

No Paris is the part inside the Péripherique. All the cities outside isn't Paris. They are independent cities near Paris with their own townhalls and political issues​@@mironmizrah381

[@CROM-on1bz]

@@mironmizrah381 No, Paris is 20 districts, not one more, beyond the ring road it is no longer Paris, it is other municipalities.

[@mironmizrah381]

@ Lol, Paris does have very weird administrative limits, that’s the problem. It’s like the City of London having only 7 000 residents. 😂 However, Paris and all those surrounding municipalities form one unite urbaine which is basically one city.

[@CROM-on1bz]

@@mironmizrah381 Well no, it's different even at the architectural level and having known the city and its suburbs for 60 years or so, I can assure you that I know the area relatively well.

[@marieadriansen2925]

I am French. If you go to Paris, I advise you to take a guided boat trip on the Seine. Many of the buildings in Paris (not all) were built on the banks of the Seine and you can really see them up close and discover their architecture. It's very pleasant from my point of view. The video doesn't show everything. In Paris, there are many other very different museums and monuments. There is also the Musée d'Orsay which is very nice and contains a lot of Impressionist and Post Impressionist paintings. The Louvre is huge. I advise you before going, to choose the part you want to see to enjoy it because you won't be able to see everything (it takes at least two days). There is a youtube channel that gives good advice on Paris and France, it's "The Frenchies"

[@marieadriansen2925]

The Seine is the river that runs through Paris

[@bognagruba7653]

I totally agree. Musée d'Orsay is a must see. And a boat trip. Ryan probably expects it to be expensive to do all those things, but how expensive can it be, if I was able to do them on a school trip?

[@marieadriansen2925]

@@bognagruba7653 Yes, Paris is not that expensive. There are a lot of bundles for museums that are not expensive at all. I heard a lot of tourists say that they were pleasantly surprised by the prices.

[@katiekarakondis3348]

Love the Rodin museum❤

[@marieadriansen2925]

Opéra Garnier is also very beautiful ! You can visit it !

[@der_cringe_physiker]

6:31 Who would ever think that the worth of art can be expressed in money? If a unique ancient piece is destroyed, you can’t replace it, no matter how much money you would spent. Hence, something like Mona Lisa is just priceless. If we are talking about how much a museum (or a group of museums, or states, since no person or museum would have nearly enough money) would pay for the exhibits in the Louvre, this amount is probably several trillion euros. Keep in mind, that many of the exhibits are state property.

[@LeSarthois]

That comment made me smile because I've read years ago a book written by an American journalist living in France for the past 20 years (Ted Stanger) and in one, he commented about USA and France difference that "American museums display the value of art they acquired, because an American may not know who Monet is, but he sure know what a million dollar is" (paraphrasing, but that was the idea and tone). So yeah, seems it's a valid stereotype.

[@yetcha]

The "strength" of France is to offer on a small area very different landscapes (volcanoes, mountains, plains, forests, seas, oceans, marshes), different climates (continental, alpine, Mediterranean, oceanic), a historical wealth (churches, castles, prehistoric sites, artists ...) and all of these are connected by a big highway and rail networks. All these things offers great ease of travel for tourists. And if we add the richness and gastronomic diversity, we are very good destination. It's not just because I'm French that I say that, it's a fact observation given to France a great value and make the most visited country in the world.

[@BigglesAboutTown]

The history of the obelisk in Place de la Concorde is quite fascinating. It was chosen as a gift from the King of Egypt to the French King when there was a brief return to royalty, after the defeat of Emperor Napoleon. It was chosen by two egyptologists, one of them being Mr Champollion who is the archeologist who deciphered the hieroglyphic writing system. The obelisk was installed in the square in 1836, without a gold top, and in 1998, Pierre Bergé who was an important art benefactor (and the husband of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent) donated the money for it to be reinstalled.

[@cranberrybe]

some obelisks indeed had in anciant times a metal like bronze tip to catch sunlight

[@signefurax933]

Next to Pierre Bergé, Puff Diddy is an angel if you know what I mean...he was unfortunately overpowered like the untouchable Jack Lang.

[@A909GA]

My sister studied at the Sorbonne (also worth seeing) and I visited her at least once a month for several years and I still feel like there is a lot to discover there 😅

[@MewDenise]

Phantom of the opera! Catacombs!

[@EnzoRossi-g4v]

As a italian l love Rome but for me Paris is the most beautiful city in the World

[@isabelleaupetit7059]

C'est gentil 😊

[@Haazheelt]

Rome and italian cities are great too !

[@lalalili4197]

Rome motto "only paris is as worth as rome" Paris motto "only rome is as worth as paris"

[@CyrilleParis]

Paris and Rome are sister cities. They are the only great cities that are sister of no other city. There is a quote : "Only Paris deserves Rome, only Rome deserves Paris".

[@The99x99]

i'm french and i love rome too!

[@PINKH0RNET]

Some details I feel needed are that the Centre Pompidou is not just pointless industrial architecture, it is actually a very clever and utilitarian design. Each of the colored pipes you can see on one of the façades serve a specific purpose (green is water, yellow is electricity, blue is air conditioning, the big white vents you see in the video are ventilation for the underground parts and the elevator shafts are in red) and the building was built so it can be as modulable and spacious as possible so the possibilities of interior design are enormous... for exemple the logistic parts are kept "out of the building" so a maximum amount of space in the interior can be dedicated to the exhibitions. Anyway, could talk about it all day long but that's enough. I also recommend visiting the Orsay museum, which is a repurposed train station originally built in 1900.

[@almamater9566]

Paris is the most visited city worldwide for a reason. 50 million tourists ! Almost 100 millions all combined in France

[@esthermimart3935]

well, France is on the way to Spain, Portugal and North Africa. The 100M tourists include people just driving to other countries beaches/home of family...

[@sc3pt1c4L]

I have traveled the world, and Paris is by far the most beautiful city.

[@to_loww]

But have you ever been to Chișinău?

[@sc3pt1c4L]

@@to_loww no, but I meant of the places I have been. I shall check it out.

[@sc3pt1c4L]

@@to_loww I looked at google pictures...some beautiful buildings, but interspersed with a lot of grotty high rise flats. In paris, I saw no ugliness at all, beauty in every direction: the iron works of railings and lamp posts, the stone masonry or building's facades, everything.

[@to_loww]

@@sc3pt1c4L I just asked because there is virtually no tourism in Moldova. And Chișinău has a reputation for being run-down and ugly. Not as bad as Charleroi though.

[@sc3pt1c4L]

@@to_loww Hmmm, I have been to a lot of France, but not Charleroi, so I can't comment on that.

[@Belokhann]

Bear in mind that many cities across France have beautiful scenery and architecture ! (I can't express enough how beautiful the South of France is) Cities in the South haven't experienced as much destruction as the North during WW2, meaning a lot more ancien and historical buildings are still standing. I would recommend ANY tourist to visit other regions / smaller cities across the country. You can still enjoy the classical art and architecture away from the hustle-bustle of Paris, with the addition of super good local food and specialities wherever you go.

[@leseize26]

Not so many cities were almost complitly destroyed during WW2 : Dunkerque, Brest, Le Havre, Lorient, Saint-Nazaire (all ports)

[@leseize26]

@@DrKub007 I know i went several times to Quimper. I have family living in Vannes which is beautiful as well

[@buddhistgentleman2640]

The American monument thing is a real two+ ish thousand years old obelisk given by Egypt to France a couple hundred years ago after Napoleonic wars I think (around that time). It took a while to move this granit monster from one side of the Mediterranean Sea to the other .

[@marieadriansen2925]

Egypt gave the obelisk but it has nothing to do with the Napoleonic wars, it was much later. France gave a gift in return

[@almamater9566]

Charles X, 1830. Nothing to do with Napoleon

[@lexywackess]

@@almamater9566 so 15 years after the napoleonic wars, isn't that, after the napoleon wars as he said ? You have such a strong urge and need to feel superior to others ? By the way, it was 1836.

[@almamater9566]

@lexywackess so anything that happened after the napoleonic wars relates to them ? Nonit doesn't. Correlation and cassation are 2 very different things. And no. It was gifted to France in 1830. It arrived in Paris 6 years later. Do yourself a favor. Don't try to correct people if you don't factcheck first

[@frgv4060]

I am no expert but it seems to me that it still was spoliation. No matter it was a political gift from a Ottoman viceroy gone rebellious. The 3300 year old monument should have stayed where it was built.

[@Ace-Of-Spades---]

The average American doesn't seem to be aware of what's going on outside his country's borders. He said he've never seen Notre-Dame - I assume he must have seen some film version of "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame", even if it was just the Disney version 😉 Notre-Dame burned badly in 2019. The damage was terrible, the wooden roof truss and one of the towers collapsed. Thanks to worldwide donations from horrified people who saw the fire on TV and the promised help from experts and cathedral construction workshops from all over the world, this world heritage site has been largely restored. Just a few days ago, a restored statue of the Virgin Mary was brought back. The cathedral is due to reopen to the public next month.

[@sanguinarium1614]

American people have such a positive attitude, it's refreshing

[@jean-edouardahmedozzi6120]

it's all fake, deep down they dont give a shit and once you start actually spending time around them you start noticing it and it's hella hurtful

[@DanyDanielle2]

Hello Ryan ! Maybe the monument on the Place de la Concorde (5:15) looks like the Washington Monument, but it's an Egyptian monument and if it's (only) 23 m high, it's about three thousand years old. (Look at Luxor Obelisks) 👋🙂

[@der_cringe_physiker]

It really hurted to hear he compairs it to a modern copy instead the other way round. No offense though. One day I’d like to visit Paris and see all these places in reality.

[@DanyDanielle2]

No, it's normal : we can only compare things to things we know.

[@margaridagaspar9172]

Dear Ryan: borrow from loan sharks, sell your mother, rent your kids off...and GO TO PARIS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bastiennietveld7128]

About the obelsk ; No; we didn't steal it from Egypt! It was bought and payed for. Maybe one day we could give it back ?

[@CROM-on1bz]

@@bastiennietveld7128 Neither bought nor paid for, it was a diplomatic gift from the Khedive to the King of the French. Charles X perhaps? I'm not sure.

[@isabellebesancon]

"How much is that worth in that museum?" is such an american way of thinking. Your true wealth is your knowledge and education and nobody can steal it

[@saraleva284]

Un grand bonjour à vous tous de Paris ❤

[@thierrybidault5837]

As a Parisian, I don't understand the huge attraction to Mona Lisa (La Joconde) while the Louvre shelters dozens of more magnificent pieces of art, including by Da Vinci. Regarding the Pompidou Modern Art Center, I gave it the nickname of "Washing Machine" installed in one of the most romantic and ancient area. I knew the area before; why they didn't put it at La Defense?? By the way, my favorite museum is Orsay. Anyway, Paris sera toujours Paris - Paris will always be Paris!

[@bAtErEk]

You said you'd never seen Notre-Dame Cathedral. Didn't you watch Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame when you were a kid? :D

[@valeriedjabri2222]

I thought about that too.

[@PokemonNerd265]

I've never seen the Notre-Dame either, or seen that movie.

[@valeriedjabri2222]

@@PokemonNerd265 The Disney is getting old now (1996 - Damned, I'm so old).

[@B-A-L]

Can't have played Assassin's Creed Unity either.

[@francoisevassy6614]

The graveyard of Père Lachaise must not be reduced to Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison … maybe lesser (?) known persons can be found in it, for example Chopin and Rossini !

[@fredhuisman8216]

Paris is more than the Eiffeltower like New York is more than the Empire State building 😀

[@ray3691]

Paris est est une ville magnifique, et toutes les autres villes de France aussi. Les français vivent dans dans un immense musée à ciel ouvert. Je peux le dire, car je ne suis pas français !

[@CyrilleParis]

I'm a Parisian. Sometimes I take all of this for granted and sometimes I grumble because, guess what, not everything is rosy in Paris. And then, suddenly, every now and then, I feel this powerful sense I'm living in the most beautiful city in the world. And not only for it's monuments. I love my home city so much!

[@alexv5349]

Paris is absolutely magnificient, probably the most beautiful City i’ve seen in my life in term of architecture and i’m a pissed off parisian who’s fed up with Paris. But I have to admit that in term of beauty, of vibe, even with everything bad you can hear about the city and on the other hand how overly romanticized it is (this vidéo is a good example and btw they basically showed nothing of the city), it really is a masterpiece. It’s hard to beat such a level of beauty, apart from rome maybe i’ve never seen a comparable level of beauty in a city. But yeah it’s overcrowded full of shit etc it’s a big capital city comparable with new york or london so obviously it gonna have the same kind of negative aspects. But to me it’s even more amazing to have such a big city, a worldwide city, managing to be so f*cking beautiful at the same Time.

[@mattbentley9270]

Paris, as a uk person, been 4 times, once just for lunch on the train

[@ian.r5261]

0:12 false. actually it's a beach in indonesia.

[@JulieStewart-et5qr]

I've been there and saw all those things. And yes the Mona Lisa is a LOT smaller than expected but no less brilliant for it's diminutive size.

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

I must disagree. I so it in 1979, and I was totally underwhelmed. I was much more impressed with seeing statue of David in Florence.

[@leohickey4953]

Yes, indeed, but don't forget to spin round and spend a little time with Veronese's _The Wedding at Cana_ on the opposite wall. The Louvre collection is magnificent and the building itself kind of overwhelming, so you must plan your visit in advance to minimise queuing, and if time is tight it might be worth visiting the nearby Musée d'Orsay instead.

[@aimmethod]

Most over-rated painting.

[@CROM-on1bz]

@@aimmethod But surely the most expensive in the world...

[@morphilou]

@@aimmethod no it is because you don't know

[@bessonnet]

The obélisque in place de la concorde is a real one, from ancient egypt

[@gaybondboy]

And by the way the oldest monument in Paris more of 3000 years.

[@vacilica7100]

My home city! Thank you! I love your videos. And I'm really really love that you're staying out of politics. Just happy to watch a funny nice non controversial dude discover Europe 👍🏻 And I'm learning stuff through you too, don't shy away from the more educational videos, I love when you do those!

[@bognagruba7653]

Finally something from Ryan about Europe outside of the UK!

[@_Diamond-Dog]

Where did the uk touch you , Poor thing …

[@bognagruba7653]

@@_Diamond-Dog You are rude. My comment is my opinion. I like Ryan, I already know enough about the UK, and so does Ryan, so it has become boring.

[@DanyDanielle2]

And Germany.

[@_Diamond-Dog]

@@bognagruba7653 entitled much , you do you …

[@Searover749]

@@bognagruba7653 uk , rude ? what a surprise ! they're a "bit" (dis)stressed, since their "glorious" exit... "Titanic 2 : oops, I sunk the ship again ! "

[@helenecamberlein5607]

C est agaçant d entendre dire ou lire que les parisiens ne sont pas sympas . Il y en a beaucoup de tres chaleureux qui aident les touristes . Et évidemment il n y a pas que la tour Eiffel à Paris : rien que les rives de la Seine , c est très beau . Et toute la France est belle ! Paysages ,villes etc.

[@Cocoquelicot856]

Jamais eu de soucis avec les parisiens. D'ailleurs j'ai pu remarquer que les moins agreables dentre eux ne sont pas natifs, c'est surtout des gens d'autres regions venus a paris pour bosser qui pètent plus haut que leur cul aha

[@allegeay5181]

Je viens assez régulièrement à Paris (de Nantes), et je trouve les parisiens plutôt sympathiques. Dans les boutiques, les transports en communs, les restaurants...il suffit d'un sourire c'est aussi simple que ça. Discuter avec un bouquiniste des quais ( un vrai), déconner avec un serveur, saluer un chauffeur ou une chauffeuse, en entrant dans le bus...non, je trouve les parisiens plutôt cool, les bourges n'y sont pas plus imbuvables qu'à Nantes...il faut faire avec. Je pense même qu'ils sont plutôt tolérants avec le flot de touristes dont beaucoup sont arrogants et mal élevés...

[@Snakejaguar.]

Lol i get recommend this video an hour after it goes live and I've been thinking about going to Paris next year😂

[@fande...Angelina]

the obelisk is authentic it was offered by Egypt to the king of France in 1829

[@superCTB]

I visited Paris many years ago, and think I saw digital billboards in La Défense, but mostly for public information. Not for advertising. La Défense was, and probably is, very modern. Some love it, others hate it. Absolutely a place to visit. I don't like malls, but Les Halles is something different. The Metro itself is also worth a visit. Stations are very different, and some are attractions on their own. The original Statue of Liberty. Just like The Mona Lisa it is not that big. There is so much more. Two weeks is just scratching the surface. You could stay a month and still not see all there is to see.

[@valeriedjabri2222]

Technically, La Défense isn't in Paris (It's Courbevoie and Puteaux). We start to have more digital billboards, also for advertising, but mostly for the shows, the fairs, the plays, and also for public informations. There are many rules on it. Some stations in the metro keep some secrets, like the remaining wall of the Bastille, or some other historical walls from the city. On the Louvre, you can also find replica of statues.

[@Clery75019]

@@valeriedjabri2222 Saying that La Défense isn't in Paris is like saying that the Golden Gate bridge isn't in San Francisco.

[@to_loww]

​@@Clery75019 It's more like saying that the Statue of Liberty isn't in New York City (technically it's New Jersey).

[@Clery75019]

@@to_loww Liberty Island belongs to NYC. Situation is weirder for Ellis Island with a building in NYC and the rest in NJ. However, the Golden Gate is not part of San Francisco, it's on the territorial waters shared by San Francisco and the Marin County. Anyway Americans don't care about those details but apparently it's very important to French people.

[@cammie90]

when you saw Notre-Dame and said you have never seen it, have you not heard about Quasimodo and Esmeralda? famous book characters from a book The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ?

[@rivenoak]

there is a disney version of it, so it is highly unlikley he never heard of it. pass for Victor Hugo's original novel or the other movies about it

[@ani-rf4my]

@@cammie90 There is an old movie with Antony Quinn and Gina Lolobrigida

[@cammie90]

@@ani-rf4my oh yeah, i think i have seen it even on tv

[@quoniam426]

Night trains between Paris and Berlin were reinstated these last few days. The pylon at the center of the spiral staircase in the Louvre pyramid is just an elevator to link the courtyard to the massive underground complex that forms the welcoming area of the museum. There are other entrances throughout the palace as well that lead to the same concourse. Centre Pompidou is what we call Functionnalist architecture, all the space inside and all the functions to make it work (power, air conditionning, water supply, fire extinguishing system...) placed outside. It was trendy in the 70s but people find it quite ugly. Digital billboards can be found in other areas such as Montparnasse or La Défense but it's quite subdued compared to London, New York or Tokyo...

[@moniquehuynhtan4821]

I live near Versailles and I love Paris 😍 I go to Paris almost once a month to visit museums, there are so many of them and some of them are free (either all the time or the first sunday in the month). The documentary didn't mention the Musée d'Orsay, that's a pity cos' it has so many famous impressionist paintings. I personnally don't have any problem with the Parisians.

[@dargaard93]

Something just like Waashington monument XD For culture, it's an egyptian obelisk offered to France by the Egypt Ruler in 1830 and erected in Paris in 1836. It's an Obelisk from the temple of Louxor and has gold on top of it as most egyptian obelisks had during the Pharaoh periods of Egypt old.

[@lorahmoua7781]

Aaaaaand that is why tourists get the "Paris syndrom". This is absolutely, tourist bait. Paris is NOT a postcard. It's a city with every city problems that come with it. Sure, we have amazing monuments and museums, but we also have parisians....

[@jean-edouardahmedozzi6120]

Plus de 80% des soi-disant """"""Parisiens"""""" sont des provinciaux montés à Paris. Il faut en finir avec ce stéréotype idiot du Parisien, nous sommes une communauté diverse et très sympa

[@dimitristsekeris1821]

As a Greek who has visited Paris twice, I found parisians pretty likeable. Come to Greece to enjoy some attitude.

[@janvanleeuwen2535]

You'll get there one day, Ryan. Even when we'll have to set up a donation account. #helpryantoparis

[@pourquoi1-d2g]

Et puis quoi encore ?

[@rolandcassar75]

The Obelisk in Paris is much smaller than the one in Washington DC. It is also technically the oldest monument in Paris. But not really since it was given to France in 1830 by Mehmet-Ali, vice-roy of Egypt, in thanks for all the work carried out by French archeologists in Egypt. It has been standing in the Place de la Concorde since 1836. That's why it is the oldest monument IN Paris but not OF Paris. We were given a second one, its counterpart from Louxor (where you can still see it today), but it was too fragile to move and the French Republic renounced ownership of it in 1983. Egypt gave away a whole lot of them, there are THIRTEEN in Rome for example.

[@jgsheehan8810]

Visited Paris for the first time in September. Loved walking around the city, and having a baguette for lunch. 😊 The Luxembourg Garden is a beautiful treasure of a park.

[@aceathor]

In Louvre musé, you can walk there all day and not see everything

[@marieadriansen2925]

You have to prepare your visit beforehand and choose what you want to see because the museum is very large

[@aspexpl]

I live in Paris and it's a daily nightmare. Also, this Expedia vid is quite old, the Virgin Megastore is long gone, the cathedral is closed and under repair and you can't put your padlocks to the Pont des Arts anymore.

[@xtophgerard1169]

Not a bad video. Many things missing of course… and the rest of France has also a lot to offer, Strasbourg, la Rochelle, tours with the castles around, Carcassonne, bordeaux, Metz, Verdun, mont saint Michel, and many more… don’t forget Avoriaz to go skiing in the alps with over 300 miles of slopes going all the way to Switzerland.., chamonix, Annecy…

[@wendigo6782]

Strasbourg is half French, half German

[@userhessenone1469]

@@wendigo6782 It´s french. But just like Salzburg/Austria it´s directly on the boarder

[@wendigo6782]

@@userhessenone1469 I was referring to the architecture and culture

[@daviddelaval6630]

@@wendigo6782Strasbourg is French, that's all

[@xtophgerard1169]

@ you must be a German extremist. If you’re not, just open a map from google and you can see it is 100% on the left bank 100% in France. On the right bank you have a much smaller Kehl which is called Kehl. Before Schengen, I had to cross the German border with customs officers to leave Strasbourg and go to Kehl. Maybe next time you can verify your incorrect thought’s before contradicting others. Also if you’re know your French history, and you don’t, strasbourg dropped having a special independent status in France at the time of the revolution in 1789. If you’re know your refer to their local dialect, much of France has local dialects so with that idea that the local dialect makes a country, France would be pretty much inexistant, Belgium cut in half, Switzerland in three, holland in some amount of pieces… have uou ever been there? I have. I also visited the Strasbourg history museum. Have you ? Strasbourg is 100% French. End of story by any measure. They pay taxes to the French state, used Francs before the euros, not Deutch marks.., but maybe you should write your own history book according to your imagination if it pleases you. LOL. Otherwise with your logic, I could claim parts of Germany are half French looking at the 1812 map of France with Strasbourg well within the French borders, not at the edge like now… but I would be a nitwits to make such a claim.

[@UneMeiMei]

they'd almost make me want to like paris. But as a french person, well... it's not as glamour as sold here haha

[@maureenmolleron747]

The locks have been banned because they damaged the railings! A stupid American movie started it. I am American and moved to Paris over 35 years ago. I love the city and culture (except I miss Texas BBQ and Philly Cheesesteaks). My husband was born in the Sorbonne! His mother was doing her studies in the University and a med student delivered my husband in the hallway. I have lived here for years, but he knows the streets to get us out of traffic jams. When my father first visited, he wanted to find bars he went to in WW2. They went off looking. Dad was happy to traverse Paris, not as a soldier, but with a proper guide. My husband KNOWS French History very well. So, when family visit, I let him take them on a tour that goes back before LOUIS the 14th. Back to Charlemagne and even farther back. I'm not a historian at all. When he first took me and our children, when we moved to France, to the Catacombs, he was explaining in English, because the girls and I hadn't learned French yet, and many signs in the Catacombs were in ancient Latin that he could read from his school years. We ended up having a ton of people following us to hear the true history of the Catacombs. You should save your money and visit! Paris has a lot of history!

[@marieadriansen2925]

incredible!

[@ShadowandFlamme]

11 years old video, Paris has changed a lot since 😉 For exemple Notre-Dame burn in 2019 and the Centre Pompidou is close since 2022 for renovation until 2032. But the rest is still here.

[@Clery75019]

La Défense developped quite a lot as well, renovating most of its public spaces. It's a much better place now than then.

[@rudyantheus8171]

all american citizen must know ,if you are here today ,like american , is because french army helped you against uk for your independance !!

[@stjepan4444]

I was born and raised in Zagreb, Croatia,and Paris is my second home...well...at least in my heart ❤️ You MUST visit Paris at least once in your life!

[@Ling-h6j]

Ce mec est mignon. Il a du charme.

[@danielgabzdyl9894]

It's great how you acknowledge the beauty of things that seem perfectly normal to us Europeans (e.g. peoplecentric streets, outdoor seating, historic buildings, etc.). Your sincere enthusiasm makes me proud of where I live. I send my regards from the Czech Republic.

[@mammothas]

Watching this while being in Paris (:

[@mairaguarabyra7630]

And thinking: do not promote the locks!!! :D

[@Capitala-București]

This guy is never gonna run out of content

[@conallmclaughlin4545]

6:26 narrator says, this priceless collection 6:32 Ryan says... How much is it worth 🤦

[@DuncanYoung-j9x]

Please just go. From America not that far. I fly from Australia takes 24 hours travel time. I think you would enjoy. Stay very central. Maybe more expensive but worth it.

[@kerouac2]

I could tell how old the original video is just from all of the shops and other features that have changed over the years, but one thing that was accurate was how crowded everything is. Oh, to return to the joys of lockdown!

[@bastyaya]

Paris is doing a very well job regarding transforming the city into a more pedestrian and less car centered city, by less parking spots for cars, higher prices, reduced speed, restrictions in certian streets and areas, more bicycle lanes etc. Very good example that these changes are possible, even in major urban metropolis. If you just want and do it.

[@valeriedjabri2222]

2:18 : The video is old... Virgin disapear ages ago.

[@dimitristsekeris1821]

The Centre Pompidou is one of the most controversial works of architecture of the past 50 years. Similarly to the Eiffel Tower, it was unpopular when originally built but now it's kind of a protected monument. The guys who built this, Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, are among the most famous architects of the last 50 years. In general, Europe may have plenty of old architecture, but it has also put out some of the biggest and most daring brains of contemporary architecture globally.

[@Dreyno]

You have to remember it’s a huge city and has areas that are less ornate and old. There’s plenty of grey apartment buildings and office blocks where people grind away in tedious lives like everywhere else. But you still find great bakeries and restaurants etc. and the glamorous centre of Paris is always only a short metro trip away.

[@blakpurl14]

I think this is the case for the whole Europe , countries always have more than just what is in 1 city. Paris have more than the Eifel Tower , also France have more than Paris too. But also Europe in general have more than just the 4-5 countries tourists always visit.

[@jcdg6288]

I lived in Paris for 10 years. If you don’t take public transport, you’ll be walking a lot. And you’ll love walking a lot. You’ll never get tired of seeing the architecture. You’ll always want to go out. Considering how small the apartments are, you’ll always want to go out.

[@lauraotw]

To you people planning to visit Paris: keep in mind that it’s *_very_* densely populated (53 000/sq mi or 20 000-ish/km2 for my fellow metric system users) - for example Marseille is more than twice the size of Paris, yet has fewer than half the inhabitants (9400/sq mi or 3600/km2) - and we’re not even counting people who commute from the outskirts. So if you feel unwelcome or underwhelmed upon arrival, please try to be patient and understanding (and I’m asking you even though if I’m not fond of Parisians myself, that’s saying something).

[@FatZebra]

Paris is whow. I can't compete... but I get bit jealous, honestly, for Vienna is real competition, you would agree, I'm sure. I saw you loved the cemetery? Just google for "Zentralfriedhof Wien" or "central cemetery Vienna" - you wouldn't be disappointed. And Vienna can't provide just one single hill to climb up to to find a white church, in Vienna you'll find about 7 hills to climb and each one of them has something to find for you and your family. But I know, I saw you dreaming about walking down the Champ de Elysees with your wife and kids, but just consider Vienna as well, okay? ;-) And don't forget the dangers of Paris, I just say "Moulin Rouge" - but actually, Vienna isn't better in that regards ^^ Have a nice day!

[@Lolo20062]

You can't compare both city... I prefer from far Vienna but Paris have something more on some aspect.. It's a bigger city with a lot more to see, don't take me wrong Vienna offer a lot and i will go again;) and i realy love this city and it's safer than Paris. But they are totaly different.

[@FatZebra]

@@Lolo20062 Yes, I would not dare to disagree - of course. Still, I had to express my jealousy ;-) Btw. I myself have never been to Paris, only to Cannes and Rome and Instanbul. I guess, Paris would have been too much for me - I am glad, you could see us both and compare. Thank's for your answer, Lolo

[@Lolo20062]

@@FatZebra you did some nice places too ;) ... If you like smaller and beautiful capital cities , Baltics countries are realy nice places to visite. Vilnius, Riga , and my favorite Tallinn.. and if it's not enough 2h of ferry and you're in Helsinki.

[@desperadox7565]

Paris, Rome, London, Amsterdam, Venice, Salzburg, Athens. All places you have to visit at least once in your lifetime. (But not all in 1 week like Americans do🙄)

[@amedeosartorio1524]

I live in a small town (15'000) in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland. Paris is the biggest town I ever visited, so many people!

[@Searover749]

not the biggest EUR capital, but the most visited.

[@annafrolova7891]

I live in a city 6 times bigger than Paris, but not feel so crowded. The number of tourists in Paris is off the charts! The same problem with Rome, Barcelona, ​​Amsterdam.

[@Clery75019]

@@annafrolova7891 The areas in Paris which are dominated by tourists are very narrow, basically a few spots around the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre and the Louvre. That represents absolutely nothing compared to the crowds in the metro and RER at rush hour. There are 12 million people living in the Paris area.

[@ded-pihto]

Eiffel Tower is 1 football field wide, 3 football fields height and weight like 10,000 buses

[@Clery75019]

The Eiffel Tower is actually the weight of 10,000 small cars (10,100 tons exactly). It is very light weight. As a comparison, the Chrysler Building in NYC, which is about the same height, is 20 times heavier.

[@mchess6141]

American ... football field ? 😉

[@annmoir7111]

Funny search for the rides from Berlin to Paris. We used to have a sleeper train from Berlin to Paris. I got on the train at about 10pm in Hanover and slept through the night and arrived in Paris at 9am. Brillant!

[@johnfinbarr1160]

It makes me laugh to think what the French would make of you Ryan. You’re so American and they’re so French. The chemistry is so wrong as to be very funny. Be interesting to hear you saying some of the French names too. You say Pary very well. 😂😂😂😂

[@Misterjingle]

Yoy might be surprised! The chemistry is very good between Americans and people from south of France! We both like enjoying life. We are just normal people you know lol

[@christophedu6735]

Less than 11 hours with train. With the TGV ( High Speed Train) you need less than 2 hours from Strasbourg to Paris (~550kms at 320km/h). It's only longer in germany where train is slower.

[@niceguy3954]

Paris has a population of 2 millions. 12 is when you count all the cities that surround it. But Paris itself is just 2 millions.

[@Feeber2]

to be fair the official borders of the city of Paris only include the most inner part of the city. Generally, comparing cities on their inhabitants doesn't make any sense since some include even the tiny villages on the outskirts while others only include the center. One should compare cities by the metropolitan area and there, Paris has roughly 9-12 million inhabitants (depending on the exact definition)

[@niceguy3954]

@Feeber2 no. Paris is paris. The city borders include all part of the city. Why would you include other cities? Clichy is Clichy, neuilly is neuilly. Different cities are... different cities. Boulogne or charenton are not paris arrondissements, they're cities.

[@CyrilleParis]

The inner boundaries of the Paris metropolitan area are either a relic of long gone past or had been put there artificially. The urban Aera of Paris is now around 15 million inhabitants. Saying that Inner Paris is 2 million Inhabitants would be like saying London is The City or New-York is Manhattan or that Los Angeles is Downtown LA (40 thousand inhabitants...).

[@niceguy3954]

@@CyrilleParis there is no such thing as "inner Paris" there is Paris. It's not because 2 cities are touching that they are now one city. Cities that surround Paris exists since middle ages. They are city on their own. If you are in charenton you're not in Paris. You're not far but not in Paris. Your internal organs are touching each other, they're not one single organ. Same with Ile de France. Cities are all touching each other but they are all separate entities.

[@CyrilleParis]

@@niceguy3954 With your reasoning (which doesn't make sense), Belleville, Grenelle, Vaugirard, La Villette, Auteuil, Batignolles, Bercy, La Chapelle-Saint-Denis, Charonne, Montmartre and Passy are not in Paris. They were cities incorporated in Paris only in 1860. The boulevards des maréchaux and around, and the Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de vincenne have been inclued in Paris only in 1919. The departements numbered from 91 to 95 don't exist : they were artificially created in 1958. And the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Montmartre Basilica, the Louvres are not in Paris : these parts were not in the confines of Paris in the Middle Ages.

[@mmb2004]

Brussels to Paris in less than 2 hours with high speed train

[@JonnyPenny]

7:12 'Notre Dame Cathedral was completed in 1345.' That is 147 years before America was discovered

[@CROM-on1bz]

And it was started in 1163, just 64 years after the capture of Jerusalem by the French.

[@Mr.S65]

America was NEVER discovered. It had inhabitants for thousands of years.

[@userhessenone1469]

@@Mr.S65 Well, it was (re)dicovered by the europeans twice (Vikings and Columbus) , it of course was already inhabited

[@wired_toast]

Im here waiting for you to remember than France is not just Paris ;)

[@wasstl2153]

Paris proper ("intra-muros") has 2,5 M inhabitants. The 12 M mentioned are those living in the Region of Paris ("ïle-de-France"), meaning : Paris as such plus the surrounding counties.

[@MsTtilly]

I love it that you guessed that the Eiffel Tower was just shy of a kilometre wide! 🤣🤣