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June 07, 2011
Paris syndrome
Concept builder: It turns out there is an opposite of Stendhal syndrome, viz Paris syndrome describes the crushing disappointment of the Japanese experience when they finally get to Paris.
A dozen or so Japanese tourists a year have to be repatriated from the French capital, after falling prey to what's become known as "Paris syndrome".
That is what some polite Japanese tourists suffer when they discover that Parisians can be rude or the city does not meet their expectations.
The experience can apparently be too stressful for some and they suffer a psychiatric breakdown.
That is what some polite Japanese tourists suffer when they discover that Parisians can be rude or the city does not meet their expectations.
The experience can apparently be too stressful for some and they suffer a psychiatric breakdown.
Think of it as the work of France in the age of mechanical reproduction. It's the Mona Lisa experience over 9000.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at June 7, 2011 07:47 AM