Paris Syndrome

According to reports from Reuters, the French newspaper Le Journal Du
Dimanche, and Chosun Ilbo, Japanese Tourists to Paris are developing mental
problems in large numbers, and it has been dubbed "Paris Syndrome". Japanese
tourists, who had been led to have unrealistic expectations of Paris
swarming with doll-eyed blonde princes and princesses riding glass
carriages, suffer from disillusionment and trauma. At least 10 Japanese
tourists a year show up at the Japanese embassy in Paris with severe
psychological symptoms, including a woman who believed that microwave ovens
are trying to control her thoughts, or a man who thought he is Louis XIV.

The unfriendly residents of Paris, dirty streets, and poor customer service
at stores cause trauma for Japanese tourists, who are accustomed to having
store clerks kiss up to them. Store clerks typically ignore customers, while
pickpockets victimize many tourists.

One Japanese woman was quoted as saying that she expected Paris to be full
of beautiful and elegant people. But upon arrival, Parisians turned out to
be everything opposite of Japanese.


http://today.reuters.co.jp/news/arti...N-233173-1.xml

http://japanese.chosun.com/site/data...025000043.html