Why I Love Paris So Much... - Scott James Reeves

- February 21, 2026

I just feel like the city is the perfect representation of everything I (and most humans, I presume, love):

There's art, there's music, there's fashion, there's architecture, there's food, there's nature, there's people…Paris has a little bit of everything, for everyone.

And even if you're not really a fan of any of those things I've listed, you'll still likely find out something to fall in love with within the city.

I’ve always found the “rude French” or even “rude Parisian” stereotypes to be bullshit. Never had problems more than any other big city.

My theory is that a lot of Americans are from smaller towns and don’t know how to behave in a city, whether in the Americas or Europe. But Europe is a once-in-a-lifetime thing for them and they usually want to go to Paris because they’ve always heard about how great it is. And then they get disillusioned because they do something stupid and someone scolds them and they take it personally, and they think “Dang, those French are rude”

Case in point: I was just there a few weeks ago with my sister, and she was complaining about someone who was rude to her. The “rude” person yelled at them when my sister stepped out into the bike lane and the cyclist had to put the brakes on. I tried explaining to my sister that she was in the wrong but she just wouldn’t accept it. Thus the stereotype persists 🤷‍♂️

FYI, If you go see the Moulin Rouge, it’s surrounded by sex shops, movie house and strip clubs. I didn’t know that my first time, and didn’t care but some might haha.

Monoprix is a major grocery store chain and they have Franprix which was like a mini market. Only with cheese and alcohol. Loved it.

Bring a daily tote bag. You’ll need it.