20 Parisian Vices
1. UHT milk
2. Asking how much rent you pay
3. Pink toilet paper
4. Café and Cafés
5. Beaubourg / Centre Pompidou
6. Sandwichs Grecs
7. Not calling back
8. Fighting with the neighbours
9. Nutella
10. Infidelity
11. Weakness for a well stocked cave
12. Longchamp and Lancel
13. Following Sarko 'n Bruni's every move
14. Cigarettes (for breakfast)
15. Bad teeth
16. Apathy
17. Dog deficit
18. Complaining about everything
19. Pink toilet paper
20. Squat toilets
Photos: © Dominique Houcmant and Julie Reeman
Hahahha funny and true!
I can't help myself asking about the rent when I enter an appartment for the first time. It seems that every Parisian is into real estate.
Posted by: Sophie | Sep 18, 2008 at 02:30 PM
pink toilet paper is such a vice that it needs two places!
Posted by: adrian | Sep 18, 2008 at 10:23 PM
yeah, it's a really bad one.
Posted by: suzanne | Sep 18, 2008 at 10:29 PM
PINK TOILET PAPER.
I never knew it was a Paris thing. I just thought my boyfriend liked pink toilet paper.
I learn't something new today.
Posted by: Janelle | Sep 19, 2008 at 03:19 PM
ahahahahah!!! true! SO true. My only real complaint about Paris is the dog poop!!! :-)
Posted by: simon | Sep 22, 2008 at 01:10 AM
#21: "tu fais quoi, toi?"
Posted by: adrian | Sep 23, 2008 at 02:09 PM
blatantly demanding one's ethnic origin
Posted by: suzanne | Sep 23, 2008 at 09:27 PM
Not leaving a tip.
Paying for groceries by cheque.
Counting only left-wingers among your friends.
Counting only right-wingers among your friends.
Posted by: lorcan | Sep 25, 2008 at 09:45 AM
pompous + scooter x 1,000,000 = morning commute.
Posted by: adrian | Sep 25, 2008 at 10:46 PM
motorists disregard for pedestrians.
Posted by: susie | Sep 30, 2008 at 03:45 PM
oh yes! I could not believe it!
Posted by: simon | Oct 01, 2008 at 05:52 AM
It starts before the Channel tunnel. Eurostar has pink toilet pâper as standard. Not sure about in premier classe.
Posted by: suzanne | Oct 27, 2008 at 05:54 PM