Crossposted from: https://feddit.de/post/10138600

As Deputy Mayor David Belliard of Europe Ecologie-Les Verts (EELV) aptly notes, cycling in Paris has transcended mere trendiness; it’s become a fundamental aspect of the city’s identity. Despite challenges like inclement weather, cyclists continue to flock to the streets, setting new attendance records and reshaping the urban landscape in the process.

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    9 months ago

    It won’t. They’ll still visit in droves and complain about the parking.

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      9 months ago

      Is that really what Americans complain about when visiting Paris? I was too busy complaining about the lack of public bathrooms.

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        9 months ago

        Ones I’ve personally heard:

        • parking (either insuficient or too tight)

        • speed of service in restaurants

        • “why don’t they speak english?!”

        • accessibility for the disabled (this one is actually pretty fair, but it’s also very hard to fix)

        Edit, PS: the lack of public toilets is also a fair complaint. It’s also a pretty common one, even in New York and London. Amsterdam comes to mind as a decent counter-example, at least for men. There are urinals strewn about most everywhere in the city.

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          I think the only place with a good amount of public toilets I’ve been in is Luxemburg.

          Your third bullet point goes both ways. I’ve seen french people trying to speak french in a US national park and getting annoyed nobody understands them.

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            9 months ago

            Absolutely! Shitty, entitled tourists are everywhere and hail from everywhere. It’s part of the reason travelling is such a pain nowadays.

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            Added note: I’m also rarely actively looking for public restrooms. So I could be very mistaken. The public restrooms are usually ( unfortunately) filthy AF. People can be such animals sometime :(

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        Lack of public bathrooms? All of Paris is a public bathroom!