# Pros and cons of the city you live in? **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [November 7, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-the-city-you-live-in/315924 "2010-11-07T23:40:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ditt0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@ditt0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ditt0)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-the-city-you-live-in/315924/1 "2010-11-07T23:40:49Z")
I took the hint from Kirupa and, well, here it is. Mostly because I want to find the best place ever:) I’ll start with Paris. Love Paris for : [LIST=1] [_]the museums [_]the architecture [_]the parks - there’s nothing as beautiful as Jardins de Luxembourg or Tuilleries [_]the chocolate [_]the pastries [_]the bread [_]Paris come shine - it shines bright as the sun [_]you find time to smell the roses [_]best ice cream with real fruits (Berthillon) [_]no hormone food [_]from here you can fly anywhere in Europe in a couple of hours [_]no matter what, everything stops at lunch; after that it may continue [_]you can get deals for pretty much everything; just over the internet only [_]beauty products Mecca [_]never waited more than 7 min for a metro train [/LIST] Hate Paris for: [LIST=1] [_]Azerty keyboards [_]shops closing at 8 , closed on Sundays [_]no 24 hour anything [_]cigarettes only at Tabac shops, which close at 8 [_]public services [_]very few speak English, very few care to learn it [_]Paris come rain - it’s depressing [_]everything moves like in slow motion [_]well done meat is still bloody [_]dubbed movies in cinemas [_]no matter what, everything stops at lunch; after that it may continue [_]bureaucracy [_]you have sales only 2 times a year [_]the French rarely say what they mean [_]having the rest of your food packed to go is frowned upon [_]really tiny and unsavory apartments for a huge rent [_]getting a bank account and a Visa is a huge effort [_]getting a rent is a huge effort [_]Metro trains stop around midnight weekdays, 2-ish weekends [\*]shaking hands is a must, even if you’re busy or your hands are otherwise occupied [/LIST]