- They all wear scarves. Every single one of them. We tried to find a Parisian NOT wearing a scarf but couldn't do it. Parisians love scarves. That is a fact.
- They wear uber-fashionable coats. While riding the subway and walking the streets I noticed that no one was wearing a 'basic' coat. Everyone's coat was stylish, detailed, almost unique. I didn't see a single person wearing a coat that looked like it came from a chain retail store.
- They have embraced the skinny-leg pant. Everyone under the age of 60 was wearing skinny-leg jeans or pants. Straight and gay; man and woman.
- Men shave once every 10-14 days. While some men had full-on beards and a few were clean-shaven, the vast majority of Parisian men had scruffy facial hair that appeared to be several days' worth of growth.
- They like good leather shoes. As much as Parisians walk, I was surprised at how few people I saw wearing sneakers/athletic shoes. The majority of men and women were wearing nice-looking leather shoes, even with jeans. Many of these had an exaggerated pointy toe which I liked.
- They're not mean to Americans. We were treated nicely by everyone we can into contact with in Paris. At one point early in the trip I thought the waitress might not like us because she wouldn't bring us our check. After finishing our meal we waited and waited for her to drop off our check. But I later learned that was because we hadn't asked for the check.
- Parisian men look like metrosexuals, at least to Americans. Several times I saw good-looking, well-groomed, stylishly-dressed men and perceived them to be gay, only to then witness their girlfriend/wife sit on their lap, lean over and kiss them, or hold their hand.
- They are weight/height appropriate. We did not see many overweight people at all. 99% of the Parisians we saw appeared to be healthy, perhaps due to all the walking and/or the smaller size of the meals.
'Tales of the Sissy' is a play on words related to Armistead Maupin's novel 'Tales of the City' which chronicles the daily lives of several seemingly unrelated people. Since my blog chronicles my daily life and I am gay (hence the stereotype 'sissy'), I decided to call my blog 'Tales of the Sissy'.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Paris observations
Spouse & I enjoyed our trip to Paris very much. In addition to seeing/visiting so many beautiful places, I also did quite a bit of people-watching. Below are my observations about Parisians:
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I noticed much of this in Spain as well. Makes you wanna try to bring some of that European sensibility here, doesn't it? Well, maybe after I finish these chili dogs... :)
paris IS a fashion capital.
I am convinced that if you do not act like an ugly American, folks will treat you right. I saw a (presumably) German family who hadn't bothered to learn the customs in England get all steamed up because they weren't getting table service in a pub. But that's not how it works. I ordered at the bar, found a table, and got my food while they sat and fumed (and watched me). Finally they got up and ordered, and viola`! Their food arrived!
Peace <3
Jay
Uh, New York's a fashion capital too and look at some of the people there :P
I am all for #4
They are not fat at all the only hefty folks I ever saw in Paris were Americans. Also, they walk very fast and walk a lot! And no they do not wear trainers hardly ever unless partaking in physical activity!
If you are there long enough you find yourself adopting their ways and styles! I loved it!!
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