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Americans used to spend more money as tourists in France globally and Americans rarely visit France anymore. Even the France tourism bureau stated quote France misses the sound of Americans visiting France quote. All of Europe will be on their own including France ofcource when project 2025 starts January 2025.

The U S will no longer be a member of NATO under no circumstances will the usa give any military aid to any and all countries throughout Europe nor humanitarian aid as well.

Prepare for your demise to solely defend your own countries throughout Europe prepare to die while Americans enjoy the entertainment throughout Europe. Watch the reality come to pass January 2025.

No immigrants will be accepted under no circumstances globally into the usa remember that.

The figures are wrong it seems like "city center" is "Paris" and "outside of city center" is the suburbs, the average buying price in the real city center is closer to $15k (arrdt averages ranging from $13 to $18k and administrative subdivisions can go up to $20k with extremely expensive outliers) and outside of the city center $10-12k

Same for rent, just look up 1 bedroom in the first 9 arrdt and you'll find there is pretty much nothing under $2000 and most are closer to $2300, with 3 bedrooms ranging from $5500 to ~$12k

Parisians aren't just dikks to Americans; they're like that with EVERYone, including other Frenchmen, esp from the Provinces (not from Paris). The men tend to be more annoying than the women & many can come across as effeminate to Anglo-New World sensibilities. Despite that, it's probably the most "machiste" country in Europe (what Americans innacurately term "chauvunust", which actually means "extremely patriotic" & has nothing to do with men).

It's the opposite of North American easy-goingness. They're exceedingly formal & some colleagues of decades will still use the formal "vous" form for "you" to maintain that distance between them. I've even been treated poorly when they've just not heard me greet them, so make your words deliberate & audible. Always use ALL your BAMS with EVERY PERSON you interact with. Even just to ask for the time, order a coffee, buy a Metro ticket, etc., you need to say "Bonjour/Bonsoir", Query, "s'il vous plait", "merci", "Au revoir".

They already think of Americans as loud & obnoxious (like drunk Germans), so try not to further those stereotypes. Without being aware, Americans tend to slam, bang & boom things a lot. (Be more careful with objects. Don't slam doors, drop things vs placing them down, throw things - keys, bikes, etc.) They're thought to talk very loudly to people standing right next to them & scream into telephones which are actually built with microphones included. They tend to drink more like Anglos, to get drunk, while the French will sit with the same drink for hours & it's about the discussion/ambiance, not the alcohol, esp in Paris where drinks are very expensive for people making 25K/year average French salary, including beginning lawyers & doctors, secretaries, fast-food workers, etc.

Unlike Americans & more so northern Europeans, the French (like the English) were historically very hierarchcally stratified & you still feel vestiges of this in French culture, despite the pre-supposed egalitarianism (Liberte, EGALITE, fraternite). Age is an important factor that lends one respect in itself. You won't see any 20-something managers, regardless of ability & it's all but impossible for most French to start a business without already being well-off. Don't try to namebrand them to death - Harvard, Mercedes, Calvin Klein, Upper East Side are all far less meaningful to them than your appearance, speech & comportment.

There's no mindset of "anyone can make it big" & therefore, anyone could be wealthy/important. If you dress in Armani/Versace/Movado/etc & are well put together, behave with decorum & speak well, they'll assume you're wealthy. If you go out in the evening, expect to be excluded by many bouncers unless you're dressed to the nines (men, included). The way you dress will influence everything about your treatment, probably more than anything else, right up till you open your mouth, at which point, they'll determine your socio-economic status based on your level of politeness & mastery of the French language.

Non-native speakers aren't really given a pass to speak imperfect French, unlike most countries. They believe in the superiority of their language & culture (whether they consciously admit it or not - ask them about native French-speaking Quebecers or Belgian Walloons & they'll laugh at their inferiority & how these other NATIVE francophones are incorrect in any ways they differ from mainland French. The French exaggerate their accent when speaking English, but mostly try to avoid speaking it at all (even though, they study & actually speak it as well as most other Europeans. In the EU, English is the lingua franca among all EU citizens.) They keep silent because, in their French minds, it's preferable to say nothing than to speak English imperfectly.

In Europe generally, comfort is a far second to appearance & adults tend not to wear fitted caps, wifebeaters or trainers (Nikes, sport shoes) in everyday non-sporting life. Even T-shirts are less common & not a "basic top" for adults. Men NEVER go shirtless in town outside of swimming areas. The police WILL oblige you to put on a shirt & French police are usually pretty hands-off. (i.e. An uncle drove in France with only a foreign passport for decades.)
Women don't wear micro-shorts wedged up their crack & the general dress sense is clean, put-together & more formal, esp in Southern Europe & Africa (including Latin France). But, women DO go topless at any beach (not considered nudity, or only for nudist beaches). In certain spas, full nudity is required of all adults (male & female together).

If you wanna come across continentally, wear a polo or button-down plus slacks & comfortable non-sporty shoes (no sneakers/trainers), even for touristing around or a spot of day hiking (not camping), etc. Drink only water with your meals (both sparkling/still ok), not sodas & retain fork & knife in same hands while cutting/eating food, without switching back & forth or cutting everything at once (only for children). Speak at a low volume that only your interlocutors can hear (not the entire cafe/street/metro/etc) & laugh discreetly & not incessantly at every single remark (they don't take this to be politeness, but rather childishness or odd; however, lots of smiling is ok.)

COming home late in the evening presupposes complete silence in France (Paris included) & even shoes on the hardwood floor will result in a visit or broomhandle bangs from your neighbours. It's easier to just remove your shoes upon entering older buildings at night.

I Mark moved my family from the USA for 3 years to the Russian Federation, as it is impossible to live in NY because of the increase in prices for food, heating, fuel and, of course, crowds of brazen migrants who live on welfare and rob and mock local residents, and the authorities only indulge them for votes in elections. Now we have been living in Moscow for 4 years and this city is a thousand times better than NY. No wonder UN experts recognize Moscow best metropolis in terms of quality of life! Moscow has been name the best in the world in terms of infrastructure development and quality of life according to UN-Habitat's City Prosperity Index.. Haters can write anything, but the fact remains anyway!

FYI french citizens despise Americans my wife and I stayed in France two months horrible treatment no reason at all promise.We wouldn't recommend it.
Plus Americans are charged double the price for everything.

Writing from America. I dream of living in france one day.. How difficult is it to get a long-term visa for non-europeans? Hopefully not as complicated as Britain's policies.

ending war in Ukraine necessary to tackle climate crisis, Zelenskiy says
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/08/cop27-climate-summit-volodymyr-zelenskiy-ukraine-president-speech

Zelenskiy was right that not only the Ukraine war but also the corruption of Putin with which everyone in every country is suffering unbearable inflation consequently through Putin's most wicked collusion with either the Mafia OPEC or not so Putin must be disconnected for the salvation of the whole world or else Russia would be disconnected from the rest of the world which means Russia would be banned from selling anything to anyone from all other countries until Putin is stripped off of his power in Russia for good.

work experience, waiter, barista, cashier and hairdresser, experienced in all branches, I am also an associate degree student

I lived in Paris in the 70's and loved it. I worked in a restaurant La Belle Aurora. Wish I had stayed

I see that the salary is now above 2,500 EUR which is fair.
However property prices in city center (1 to 11 districts) are above 13,000 EUR according to the notary monthly report of September 2020 and not 12,000 EUR as I can see now. It should be corrected.
The 6e arrondissement or district average price is 15,000 EUR for example : https://notairesdugrandparis.fr/fr/carte-des-prix