Started planning my 50th birthday present today

[Mikey]

Here's just one video --- search Paris pee and you'll find a lot more.

[Hector]

You'll find that here in the States too...especially after sporting events, bars across the country, etc, nothing new, humans acting like humans, lol.

Come take a trip to San Francisco...walk through the Tenderloin, you'll be barfing at the smells left by the homeless there, it's disgusting. Yet overall, San Francisco is a world class city regardless, just like Paris.

As you can see in that video, cops were cracking down on those idiots, and by the looks of it, not native Parisians.

Let me ask you, this, Mikey. Have you gone to Paris yourself?

[Mikey]

^ I didn't, but my nephew and his wife went a few years ago.

It's what made me get interested in Paris

BTW, they had a great time -- did the usual tourist things

This was just before all the sh_t hit the fan with terrorist stuff

[Hector]

This was just before all the sh_t hit the fan with terrorist stuff

This we can agree on, very sad...and infuriating...I wish we could go into more detail discussing this...but it would get political...

[Mikey]

^ same here, i'd wind up putting my foot in my mouth saying stuff that might not be very PC

[Marvelmania]

It's been about 12 years since I was there(was in Paris and the small port city Adge) and while I did enjoy seeing the main sites I did find the city dirty and pretty much run down. I hated the food, traffic and the people. Never smelled any pee though Sorry but that was my 8 day experience.

[Nostalgiabuff]

well all I can say is, the culture is awesome in Paris, and it is a beautiful city, but the people are asshats for the most part. I have been there twice and most of the Parisians we encountered were rude, obnoxious and went out of their way to make you feel unwelcome. Before you say New Yorkers are the same, I live and have lived in NY my whole life and most people are not like that at all. if you can just ignore the people, go and enjoy the culture. but if you need to ask for anything, you better speak French or they won't even give you the time of day

[Hector]

I'd drop both Paris and Rome...and go to London and Barcelona instead...

[Mikey]

Being big into WW2 first place i'd go is Normany - second would be the Maginot Line

[Hector]

Normandy, Maginot Line...both in France...that means you have to fly to Paris anyway...

[Mikey]

To be totally 100% honest for just one split second, I heard Paris is loaded with Arabs

It's because this i'd be scared of going there

There, I said it , guess i'm a bigot

[Nostalgiabuff]

I went to Normandy, I believe we went to Caen. Beautiful place

[Marvelmania]

Do you mean Muslims or just Arabs because there is a difference? Very small minded Mikey. I always thought better of you than to judge people because of something like that.

[Nostalgiabuff]

he was just being honest. there have been a few attacks recently in France so it is a valid concern.

[Marvelmania]

Not really, it's called "Racial Profiling". I wasn't trying to be mean or condescending but being just as honest as he was. Without getting political is sounds like something that was said about Mexicans and sorry but that just doesn't fly. I think the world of Mikey and was shocked to see him post that. Would you call it a valid concern to not send your kid to school because all of the school shootings that BTW were not done by foreigners? Sorry if I crossed a line here.

Edited to add, it's just MHO and I'll make no further comment in this thread about this. Sorry to have hijacked your thread Chris.