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Would You Take a Free Trip to Paris?

Would You Take a Free Trip to Paris?


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There are regular tour trips to NK, and it seems rare that Americans actually run into trouble there while on official tours. Newman wasn't exactly intelligent going there as an ex-army officer who was active in the Korean war.

Not that it justifies what the North has done to him, but seems like a situation where you're guaranteed to run into trouble

Well, in any case it's certainly grounds for bragging rights.
 
Exactly. There are huge Muslim populations in every big city, including American cities. I was surprised at the number of Muslims I saw in Milwaukee. You don't necessarily equate Milwaukee with Muslims, but there was a huge community there.

I don't equate Milwaukee with huge populations of any group....so...cold...must...move...south...ASAP.
Lots of beer and brats in the summer, though.
 
I suspect he's one of those tourists who take their arrogance and attitudes with them when they go to a different country

Lot's of people do that, with many of them being European, as well. Ironically, such attitudes can also be thrown in a variety of directions.

r
 
"The rest of my tour group was fed to starving dogs and all I got was this lousy t-shirt."
 
I don't equate Milwaukee with huge populations of any group....so...cold...must...move...south...ASAP.
Lots of beer and brats in the summer, though.

Detroit and minnesota have pretty large arab/muslim populations, as well. I think Maine has a sizable African refugee population that tends to be predominately islamic.

Immigrants congregate. Nothing wrong with pointing that out
 
I don't equate Milwaukee with huge populations of any group....so...cold...must...move...south...ASAP.
Lots of beer and brats in the summer, though.

They have huge populations of Yoopers.

Or maybe a population of huge Yoopers.

Depends on what you mean.
 
Just a simple poll to see how many of you would take a free trip to Paris for a week if it were given to you tomorrow, to be redeemed sometime in the near future.


What's your answer, and why?

Paris isn't on the top of my list of places I want to travel to, but if it was free? As long as there wasn't a catch hell yeah I'd go.
 
I voted yes, but Paris, France honestly doesn't excite me much. I know there is the Louve and the Eiffel Tower, but for some reason, it doesn't get me that excited. I think the Eiffel Tower seems like a lame tourist destination. I would be more interested in exploring the Paris Underground Catacombs and The Castle Versailles.

I would like to go outside of Paris… go to Niece… see some villages… see Marie Antoinette's country cottage… go to Normandy…
 
I voted yes, but Paris, France honestly doesn't excite me much. I know there is the Louve and the Eiffel Tower, but for some reason, it doesn't get me that excited. I think the Eiffel Tower seems like a lame tourist destination. I would be more interested in exploring the Paris Underground Catacombs and The Castle Versailles.

I would like to go outside of Paris… go to Niece… see some villages… see Marie Antoinette's country cottage… go to Normandy…

Seconded. Just about everyone I know who's been to Paris describes the city as being "overrated." The countryside is what I'd really like to see if I got the chance.

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Just a simple poll to see how many of you would take a free trip to Paris for a week if it were given to you tomorrow, to be redeemed sometime in the near future.


What's your answer, and why?

Never been there and have no desire to go there. Now give me a free trip to Bangkok and I would be on the next plane out. To me Europe is way too much like the United States.
 
I was there during the millennium new years (you want to talk about inflated prices?), so maybe they were maintaining it better, but I didn't notice any issues with trash

It wasn't like there were trash bins overflowing with refuse all over the place or anything. There was just an unusual (for me, anyway) amount of litter on the sidewalks and roads. The entire city had kind of a vaguely "grimey" feeling about it as well (as I said earlier, a bit like New Orleans). I walked four blocks to get from the Eiffel Tower to my hotel, and looked down after I arrived to find that I had a good half centimeter of dirt and dust coating my shoes for the effort.

I'm sure there are cities far worse, but it was still kind of a jarring thing to witness after having spent the last week and a half in Germany, where pretty much everything is well ordered and pristine 24/7. :lol:

That's not the Paris I've been to... I'm aware of the muslim communities, but they don't consume the city as you've described.

I wouldn't call it a "dirty muslim city" per se, but I definitely can see where he's coming from.

One of the most striking things I noticed about Paris when I visited was that actual "French people" tended to be something of a minority. I ran across loads of skeezy looking middle eastern guys selling cheap souvenirs, and I saw more than a few gorgeous Asian women running around, but very few people that I could definitely peg down as being "French."

Again, in comparison to Germany, that was a bit jarring.
 
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One of the most striking things I noticed about Paris when I visited was that actual "French people" tended to be something of a minority. I ran across loads of skeezy looking middle eastern guys selling cheap souvenirs, and I saw more than a few gorgeous Asian women running around, but very few people that I could definitely peg down as being "French."

Again, in comparison to Germany, that was a bit jarring.

well, if it's any consolation, Montreal is full of ridiculously hot euro-women that speak french
 
I voted yes, because I'm not a moron. If you don't like Paris, visit another city in France. Heck, you can visit any of a number of countries, very nearby.

However, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Why do I feel like this is one of those, "Well if you did take a free trip to Paris, it'd cost every American family $75.98 cents, so you SUCK! THANKS OBAMA!" kinds of threads.

Not at all. Just interested to see who would go, and who wouldn't.

I heard somewhere that something like 72% of Americans don't have passports, which surprised me. I'm interested to find out if that's because there's no interest in going to other places, or if it's more because of financial reasons, time reasons, etc.

So I decided I'd ask who would go to a really famous place outside the US, and the most famous city in the world is probably Paris by my reckoning, though I could be wrong.

A pretty harmless poll!
 
I guess the OP didn't get the response he was looking for and abandoned the thread.

Not at all -- I just didn't have the time to pop online.

Actually, this is the answer I was hoping for -- I'm pleased to see so much interest and adventuring spirit amongst the Debate Politics community.
 
I voted no. I have no real interest in Paris or any of it's neighboring area's. With the exception of Ireland there is not much in that region I care to see. If i am taking the time off to travel I'm going someplace it's warm whether I am paying for it or not.

This is a fascinating response -- please tell me more. To be honest, I can't imagine someone not being interested in history, especially European history -- if you could, could you tell me why it doesn't appeal to you?
 
Not at all -- I just didn't have the time to pop online.

Actually, this is the answer I was hoping for -- I'm pleased to see so much interest and adventuring spirit amongst the Debate Politics community.

I assume this is a natural human condition


I'm actually kind of sad and distressed to see the negative responses here. It's like some people are stuck in middle school for their whole lives...awful.
 
Lot's of people do that, with many of them being European, as well. Ironically, such attitudes can also be thrown in a variety of directions.

r

Actually, I really agree. I think American tourists get a bad rap, when really they're some of the better ones out there. Americans, at least coming to Europe, are always appreciative and interested in the history and culture -- because there's really nothing like Edinburgh Castle or the Houses of Parliament in the US.

Some Europeans, though, travel out to the wide world, and they say "Hah, colony. Hah, we have a better one. Hah, infantile culture." They're total arrogant dicks about it. Obviously, not all of us -- I love history, I love culture, and I wouldn't dream of being a rude, brash loudmouth wherever I go. But there are some.

The worst you'll get from Americans is a comical inability to speak other languages, and occasional surprise at the lack of free refills.
 
Not at all. Just interested to see who would go, and who wouldn't.

I heard somewhere that something like 72% of Americans don't have passports, which surprised me. I'm interested to find out if that's because there's no interest in going to other places, or if it's more because of financial reasons, time reasons, etc.

So I decided I'd ask who would go to a really famous place outside the US, and the most famous city in the world is probably Paris by my reckoning, though I could be wrong.

A pretty harmless poll!


America is just a huge country, that offers a wide range of travel opportunities, so Americans naturally have less use for a passport. In europe you can cross national borders in 2-3 hours in some cases
 
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