Coffee, Cigarettes & Boredom - ÇA, C'EST PARIS !

Paris is one of those few cities that are part of a global fantasy, almost everyone dreams to visit it, some actually do, and very few are not slightly disappointed when done. Of course, there's the quality of life, the Cafes and their terrace where one can sit for hours, looking around and trying to catch a waiter, there are the restaurants, the food and wines, and there are the many museums and monuments. yes, all that is here in Paris,but that's about it really. If ever you dare going out for fun, beware ! as that mostly won't happen, La Ville Lumiere is actually shutting down pretty early and unless you fancy standing around drunken people who desperately try to have conversations on politics and other irrelevant subjects for the dance floor of a night club past 3am, you'd rather stay home. That's what most Parisians do anyway, it's all about wine fueled dinners for the locals, at home or in restaurants. But 2am seems to be the deadline for fun, afterward you'll get dragged into either sordid or ridiculously hip clubs, where nobody would ever enjoy themselves but for checking out who is with who, who wears what, and further on who does who ! There are some exceptions, and some Parisians actually enjoy it the way it is, even without drug use (though that really lowers the number), so when in Paris, keep it nice and early, and whenever you end up on a club's red velvet sofa in the late hours, just fit in with the crowd, avoid heavy conversations (easier said than done) and on top of all, don't ever look like you're enjoying it too much, that might attract suspicions...