I hate Paris
I spent the last 4 days there, but I also lived there for around 2 years in total, so this is not a tourist opinion
Every time I go back, I have the same question:
Why do so many people accept living like this?
No air conditioning, too much insecurity, public transport that sucks, tiny overpriced apartments, noise, stress, dirt, and the feeling that the city is slowly eating your nervous system
Also, the two usual excuses don’t hold
1. If you are an entrepreneur, you say: “I need to be close to the ecosystem”
Nah, if you want a real global tech ecosystem, go to San Francisco or Shenzhen
Don’t stick to the BPI-subsidized environment
If you want to build in France with a better life, go to Nice: sea, mountains, airport, security, food, light, Italy next door, Monaco nearby
2. If you are an employee, you say: “Salaries and jobs are better in Paris”
Sometimes, yes
But €2,500 net per month in Paris is not a good salary
It is survival with a dedicated path to becoming the kind of guy who runs during the week and takes drugs in techno clubs on weekends to escape his 9 to 5
You pay insane rent, sweat in the metro, sleep badly, queue for everything, and live surrounded by communists and wokists
I don’t buy it
Please explain to me