Haveyou ever experienced Paris Syndrome while traveling?

[wolfcat87]

Paris syndrome is a sense of extreme disappointment exhibited by some individuals when visiting Paris, who feel that the city was not what they had expected. The term is also used when visiting any other place and having the same feeling of disappointment.

Much like the Instagram vs Reality video trends people create while traveling to popular destinations.

Yes

No

[KostasKouvalis]

Yeah, not in Paris, but I have in other places.

I've had Valparaiso Syndrome. Rome Syndrome. Vatican Syndrome. Barcelona Syndrome. Copenhagen Syndrome. St. Augustine Syndrome.

Damn. I'm starting to sense a theme going on with European cities.

[wolfcat87]

🤣🤣🤣

[Jamie05rhs]

Yeah. Chicago was boring a f. Totally lame city. Probably the most useless city in America.

[Jamie05rhs]

Thanks for the MHO.

[exitseven]

I was disappointed with New Orleans. I thought the French Quarter was a slum. Maybe if I was there during Mardi Gras it would have been differenrt.

[wolfcat87]

Agreed. Drunken people on the ground, puke puddles, crowded, and even the food was meh. I wouldn't go back.

[exitseven]

Okay, I scratch that off the list

[AviatorTom]

I recently visited Athens Greece, looking forward to seeing all the history. What I found was historical sites crammed with noisy tourists and a dirty city... very disappointed.

[exitseven]

My father used to say that anyplace in the world that you can go , there is a better place to visit in the USA

[love_conquers_lust]

Disillusionment? You can blame dopamine for that. Make use of other H & N neurotransmitters to counteract that.

This is where the phrase happiness is where you find it is useful. Or you’ll be disappointed everywhere you go. In the eyes of the beholder.

[love_conquers_lust]

Put another way, the dopamine gets you to come. The H&N gets you to stay.

[exitseven]

I was told that I would be disappointed in Niagara Falls. It was just the opposite. I really thought it was amazing

[love_conquers_lust]

@exitseven Lowered expectations leading to a pleasant surprise. Good thing you went anyway. I’ve been there, too. I wasn’t sure what to expect, and I liked it as well.

[elaphe]

I like to travel and try to appreciate the places for what they are.

[Anonymous]

when you go someplace you don't know, you have to travel with people who are from there. otherwise you'll just get what they want the tourists to see (and buy)

[strateguy632]

no.,