I’m french and I didn’t even realise how often i say no before saying yes until now. I legit need to stop hahhaha

There is actually a law in France forbidding doors that you push to the street. Long story but basically people walkig on the street got hurt with sudden door openning, so they made it illegal.

Tipping; if the person was mean, don't tip. If the person was acceptably nice, tip if you're in a good mood. If the person was super cool, tip.

He came to Paris with a talent visa and then he used the talent to make a video about him hating Paris while he is in Paris . Do I need to explain why I love this man ?

I experienced the “saying no before saying yes” when I was a student in Nice. I went to the pharmacy one day with a mouth ulcer and asked if they had any bonjela, the pharmacist brought out a different product and said “that will be 30€”, which was way too expensive. I asked if there was anything cheaper and she brought out a tube of bonjela and said “this is 5€” 🤦🏻‍♂️

what would happen if you looked at one of the line cutting grannies and said "insupportable!"

I was stuck in this massive cue in lyon and this one guy with his kid walks past saying "Excuse-moi, excuse-moi, excuse-moi...." and everyone moved out of the way, assuming he had a reason, but no, he'd just cut the line

french people having a know-it-all attitude is sooo relatable. I remember going to a sushi shop an asking if they had vegetarian sushi. the guy told me "everyhting" was vegetarian when there was basically fish everywhere. when I pointed it out, he told me fish was vegetarian, and REFUSED to admit it wasn't, even after I explained vegetarianism means *no animals*.

omg please make a video of all the things you hate about the states I'm really curious to see that one and I wanna see the US be roasted

I rented 2 student apartments in Paris, you know the kind of "résidence étudiante" where all the flats are the same and "cheaper" for students. They told me that they put the shower curtain in the trash everytime a new tenant is coming for hygiene reasons. So you need to buy your own.

Oh dear, one time when I was in France someone called me insupportable and I almost cried because that shit hurts.

Stereotypical French here! I guess I'll talk about your points. -The doors in the streets could be for architecture purposes, especially in Haussmannien's buildings. The ones you find in big avenues in Paris. Basically by opening on the inside it doesn't attain to the beauty of the street, the huge avenue remains the same, untainted. I think that was the idea behind it. -For tipping, I have worked as a waiter before, and trust me, 1€ is already really cool. Just imagine 1€ x XXX number of clients. It's nice, and 2€ or more starts to be a lot, especially if it's just drinks. -No shower curtains, I have seen it before. In some old school appartment. This sucks balls, I love me a curtain not to splash everywhere, I agree with you this is dumb. -Queue. We don't have the culture of the queue like England. Let's say that we do not like it. And yes, old people are the worst. You have to put them back IN LINE. -Cheating the system is actually one huge issue we have today, and a topic for a huge video all to itself. I love the american system which seems to be rewarding work and dedication. The truth is that in France, you have incentive to cheat the system, and people who do are way more rewarded than people who don't. This goes for the metro, the "sécurité sociale"; and a lot of advantages with pensions, insurance etc... This truly sucks. -I don't drink coffee so no idea about this one. -The sense of superiority is true haha! Especially in the paris "bourgeois". A lot of dudes and girls just love to pretend they know everything, this is super French behavior! -People walking with guns actually helps a lot with safety. We have had pretty bad cases of terrorism hitting the streets in the past few years; which has been traumatizing for a lot of Parisian people. So, for me who has been really close to terrorism strikes, I really enjoy having them around. But I get that it can be weird if you come from another country. -Completely true about songs, we dance to anything, which is also quite weird. -Now that you talk about it... We do do that! Go figure, "no" is just the normal response for us. Last time I bought shoes, it took every fiber of the seller's being to go get me my size. I guess it's just that people really do not want to work. Not everyone is like that! Just 95% -Also very true. I love how thanks to you I realize the horrible things we do. I have probably used it too much and put people down, and I have suffered from it also a lot, until not being able to express myself at all, just because I was "insupportable". So... This one is on us, sorry to be like that Hope this helps!

Damon is saving lives, now I know if im stuck in a fire in Paris I have to press the button

Dans ma tête : "Il a raison ces gens qui disent non puis oui, c'est vraiment insupportable !" Damon : this word insupportable Moi : ah....

Here in France, when you see the military in the streets, it's not the "gendarmes" : it's the actual army, so the same people who go to Afghanistan etc... It's been put in place after the terrorist attacks in November 2015 (opération Sentinelle). The gendarmerie is the law enforcement branch of the military (similar to the carabinieri in Italy), and they work mostly in the countryside, outside of the big cities (In urban areas, it's the regular police). :-)

The shower curtain situation: In most old Parisian apartment, the showers/bathtubs are "d"époque" so kind of old style. So basically, they don't have the structure to add a shower curtain. Therefore you need to pierce holes through walls to install the curtains, and when you rent an apartment you're not allowed to do that. The landlord is allowed but often too lazy, so as a result, people who rent in old style don't have shower curtains, people who rent in new buildings have, and people who own an apparment usually do have it as well. kind of weird I know.

Wtf I would have died in a fire I didn't know about those buttons lol

Literally so true about the automatic fire hazard knowledge us Americans have 😂 for me and everyone I know, we ALWAYS point out things that are fire hazards when we see them

Turn this into a series with multiple cities/countries you have things you hate!!!!

"Insupportable" is really an insult for Parisians. People in the Provinces don't use it that much. It's a bit of an elitist word. I'm from the South and I only use "insupportable" when talking about children, and they really have to be unsuffurable for me to call them that

the way you say "monsieur" is so cute/funny ahahah

damon you are such a good storyteller. editing is bomb as well. so complimentary

So for military people with the HUGE machine guns in the streets, airports and other public spaces, it is because of the "Plan Vigipirate" which is an enforced national security measure due to the attacks that happened in the past few years. But, yeah, it does scares me too

Merci Damon ! Super vidéo comme toujours !!!! 👏👏👏 Mais oui, nous UTILISONS des rideaux de douche 🛁🛁🛁 ;-)

Actually, military walking with huge machine guns aren't ''gendarmes'', they are from the ''armée de terre'' (ground forces) and usually we don't see them walking down the street, but since the ''Etat d'urgence'' (emergency state), well the government says that it avoid terrorist attacks...

please make more Paris videos absolutely love love love them

I'm a French living in the UK and the first two are also applicable here. The grandmas cutting in line is because they must rush : they don't have much to live 😌

Damon: insupportable Me: *gasps* oh non

The uneven tile backsplash is driving me insane

Omg yes about the buttons to leave! The first time I tried to leave my Airbnb I was stuck until a resident came downstairs- about 10 minutes 😂

I have been living here for a few years and you hit the nail on the head!!! For me it's not just the old people that cut the line, everybody does then they act like they don't see you! I still can trap my head around it.

Damon i absolutelty love the vibe of your videos, they all have something similar that i love

I laughed so many times during this...so true lol.

Your frustration is funny but I can relate😂

On your first video I couldn't understand a lot, but here, I understood everything 😍 my English is getting better

the super rapid saying “no” and full stop to everythinggg. totally correct!!!

Can I just say that i freaking LOVE the fact that both you and Jo have PERSONALITY 🙌🏾You two are hilarious together and apart 😂great video

The jumping in line, is a New York thing too. I use my elbow to block.

During this time of quarantine in Paris, watching this makes me feel better. So many ‘insupportable’ stuff I don’t have to deal with anymore :D

"maybe yoU need to learn something new everyday" sjzkjskjsjdkdjksj

Button & the key issue = avoiding thieves. French logic ahahah Tipping is really about the customer mood and if we have coins or not Rideau de douche : I don't know that was the fist thing I bought when I moved in my appartment For the jean : Sellers are lazy and don't wanna looking for you French people is kinda arrogant that's why we say No before Yes

What do you love to hate about Paris?

I looooooove this! Please make more of these ♥️ - your sense of humor/sarcasm is hilarious

just came back from 5 months of study abroad in southern france and absolutely LOVED it but have been thinking about all these things as well. I miss france dearly and am already looking at ways to go back

I missed your french videos I'm so happy you posted

People treating you like an idiot when you ask a question. "Does this line take me near X?" ::rolling eyes, chuckles to co-worker, huffs and puffs, expression falls into a jowl-y pout:: "Yes, of course. Don't you see? It's right there." No, I didn't. Because I don't have a map and have hardly enough time to get on this train. That's why I'm asking the question. Yes or No, man. That's all I need.

LOL! That quiet music thing is so real in France! Even when watching the TV, the sound is at a very low volume.

Love this video. Soooooooo true! Totally relate to these things you mention. There is always the French way / interactions and to my understanding it must not be easy or simple. Lived here for some 15 years and have seen some improvements but most of the time these things you have mentioned never cease to amaze me.

I have lived in France and now I live in Belgium, and I believe that grandmas cutting in line is sooooooooo incredibly frustrating 😂🤦‍♀️

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE IS ON POINT!

This was so funny 😆 Great video Damon!

loved it! hahaha talking about "functioning" metro, please talk about the greve and ALL greves going on like everyday!

Hi Damon! Just wanna say have a great day❤

I hope everything is okay with you two. We are feeling like abandoned kids here lol. We love and miss you 🥺😘.

I was born and raised in Paris and loved every minute of this !

You are great at monologue. I love monologue conversations.

Quand une vidéo en Français??? 😭❤️❤️❤️

tes vidéos en français me manquent tellement! also yeah the lack of shower curtains made me seriously reconsider if I had been showering wrong all my life, but no, they're the problem

God I could listen to you talk all day! So funny love these little sit downs :)

I LOVE THIS VIDEO 👌so relatable

The shower curtain thing is so true! I literally almost flooded my host mom’s bathroom the first day 😭 And the button thing, too! The first time I tried leaving the apartment, I had a meeting and had to call my program coordinator because I couldn’t figure out how to get out lol

About the turnstiles thing: I think that there's so much crap going on in general in Paris (and in everyone's lives) that we just can't be bothered to scold people who sneak in. There's many control patrols anyway, so they're taking a risk. Most crucial of all, I've sometimes helped people get in-those types that stand around the turnstiles but are afraid to barge in and don't always dare to ask for help: well they might just be tight on money. And I believe most Parisians have been there at some point, maybe as teenagers or when inbetween jobs, riding the bus or metro without paying can save you quite some bucks. The fear of being caught and fined is a pricetag in itself. Often you'll meet people asking politely to go through with you-since the enabler can be subjected to a penalty as well, it's smart to do it only very discreetly, or use the double doors (normally for people with bulky items) where there are some. Then again there's the types that don't bother to ask beforehand and just squeeze themselves in with you from behind, those I've learned to push back before I go through. No pity there. And those that jump the machine, often making a loud noise, they're the young'uns who won't listen (actually nobody listens in Paris, have you noticed? like, occupe-toi de tes oignons), so save your breath; they'll probably grown up someday, and lose some of that agility and cockiness. XD

Loveeeee me some Damon. He’s hilarious 😩

I love your energy damon 💕

Oh my the no before yes thing is the truest thing. I’ve been in France for just over 2 years and I’ve learnt that NO ONE WILL HELP YOU and most of the time it’s so much faster to do things yourself. 99% of the time you’re correct even if you’ve guessed what to do

how do you travel so much and keep your skin PERFECT drop the routine

Lol I can’t relate to anything but I just love the way you tell stories/explain things! I’m a fan

I could listen to you for hours!

First of all I laughed my ass off, loved your vid 👌 As for the shower curtains : I'd say that we have them in bathrooms that are fit for that, most of the time. But then sometimes the place of the bathtub would require a super long "tringle à rideau" because the distance between the walls is greater than usual, and it's hard to find so I feel like we don't even bother here. Also yes some of us do shower on our knees like a dumbass just because we don't have a shower curtain & we're too lazy to go and buy one 😆 Now regarding the metro, I'd say people tend not to give a shit because very few people cheat & maybe they don't have enough money. Also it's a subway ticket, not a year's worth of taxes, so it's really no big deal. + Public transportation should be free anyway, paying for it hinders spatial mobility (especially if you're working class and broke or homeless)

The grandma's part is sooo true in italy too

Loving to hear all these COM-PARIS-ONS

We also have those door buttons in Budapest. I think it's an old building thing in Europe, lol. Awesome video, really loved it! :))

Hello Damon ! Pour l’histoire du pourboire, c’est toujours plus poli si tu laisse 1 ou 2 euro au serveur 😊 Continue tes vidéos, tu es super !😘

I am parisian and I approve this message ;) (you have very good french btw)

omg, ri tando assistindo esse vídeo !!! lov you

Ooooh that cutting in line! Experienced this so much in Italy 😆 I really had to breath and count to 10. Lmao

Damon, I went to Martinique, a french-caribbean island and experienced the same thing of asking for something, being told "no", and then figuring out on my own that they were wrong, lol.

OmG the french grandma thing 😭😭😭 And the military dudes patrolling the streets had me shook too the first time I saw that

also pls make a video about “things i wish i knew before coming to paris/france” i think that would be super helpful! x

I love that statement you made towards the end of the video...If you are not thinking of something from both sides you may not be thinking at all.❤️😁😁

"...and café Richard is burnt as fooohk" ☕️ TEA!

It worries me that you haven’t posted in a whole month 😬❤️

I lived in France for two years and that was on point!

I have always wanted to come to Paris! It’s been number one on my bucket list!! Ironically I’m watching this video in paris! I finally shut up and went!!! I can’t believe it’s been two years since the first video of things you hate about Paris! Crazy how I’m finally here!!!!!! You really do just have to shut up and go!!!

Can you make a video with dating/coming out advise ? ❣️

Damon these are so accurate I can't stop laughing. Finally someone who understands!! Haha

I love that fridge

Damon this whole video is making me laugh so hard. I’m Canadian but dated a Parisian man here, and so started reading French culture books to try to understand why he would do certain things. Literally EVERYTHING you mentioned is a major complaint of people who start to live in France and are baffled at the things. It’s so funny because it’s all so true. 😂

Je suis française et je suis tellement d'accord pour les petites mamies, c'est tellement énervant lol ! J'adore les mamies, mais c'est relou mdr

I had to pause and comment: Jesus Christ, I am really struggling with their cappuccino ! On top of the fact that they don't make it right, they also love to think that coffee is their property and not Italian (?) p.s. I am not from Italy, but I have a feeling French are born with the need to compete with Italians. Be it the pasta, wine or coffee. Fun fact: A year ago friend told me about this cute cafe in her neighbourhood where coffee is about 1e - after few times of going there I figured out that the video you made about getting a coffee in Paris for 1e was in that cafe! Peres Pop! Btw I am a girl from Serbia that watched your video 3 years ago about pros and cons about living in Paris (just when I was about to move here) and your videos are still so relatable, especially cause I lived in Nyc for a while and got caught up a bit in the American philosophy of life (push instead of pull).

Your accent at 6:59 had me laughing so much😂😂😂ps: love from Belgium ❤️

I am always amazed at the inefficiency of the checkout at the grocery store. It is surely a test of patience.

always had a shower curtain in every appartment I lived in france...About the door button I didn't notice it is only in France... I think it is also in Germany...and sweden? but you're right they should be automatic. In France I hate administration and how everything is closed on sunday // In Paris I hate the subway, the traffic and lack of consideration for the cyclist, the fact that you really have to remember how some arrondissements are so much more expensive than others ( I live in the 11th and last time was in the 9th and paid almost double for my beers ...haha...)

Where are u guys?? I've been waiting for a new video for so long! 😭

Been here in Oz for nearly 9 years and that was the hardest to get used to, no tipping. Still tough and even harder for my parents when they come, lol. Only place you tip is valet or extremely high-end restaurants. Great videos!

the aesthetic of this video !!

I never tip at restaurants idk at cafes i sometimes leave the change

Paris is beautiful and amazing, but the people can be a little cold and super upthight about the rules... But then again they read books everywhere and that's charming as hell. Also the saying no before yes thing is so true also from a Dutch perspective

This idea of dancing because it's something you feel like doing, and not necessarily linked to whether there's a good song on is super interesting. Never even thought about separating the two concepts like that before!

Safety first! Excellent