Maybe Don't Take My Paris Advice

I really want to walk down the sidewalk and see Jay in real life, standing in the middle of the sidewalk, talking to himself while staring at some camera I can't see. And then I'll play with Cooper.

From watching your videos the past 5 years or so, I trust that the places you'd recommend are places I want to go. I have NOT seen "Emily in Paris" but from what I've heard about it, that is absolutely so NOT the "Paris experience I want." I'm a writer and want to see the city and some places that writers and artists frequented, but I don't want to do a "Midnight in Paris" thing either. Honestly, what I like about your tips and advice are that they seem to align with something I noticed during the pandemic. I'd see pictures of Paris and the sites were DEVOID of nearly all tourists, and I'd think "wow, that looks like heaven: NO CROWDS." If I encounter crowds and tons of people, I want them to be Parisians, not tourists. Your guide is on my "to buy" list for the next couple months. Thanks in the meantime.

I've gotten great advice from your videos. Thanks. Here's my advice to you. No good pizza in Paris? Pizza Roma, 27 Rue des Ecoles. My wife and I were staying nearby. My wife was feeling sick one night, so I walked down the block and gave this place a try. I thought the pizza was great. And they had great pistachio gelato, too. The owner / chef heard me trying my best to speak to my waitress (his relative, probably) in Italian and came over to talk to me. I ordered gelato and an espresso for desert. When the bill came, it didn't include the coffee and gelato. When I pointed out the mistake, the chef came over and told me that it was no mistake, those were on the house. Pretty great experience overall. I hope you find it as good as I did. Thanks.

Just got back from ten days in France - mostly in Provence but bookended by days in Paris. We found your guidance really helpful, even if we didn't always follow it. I am a bit of a coffee snob and, as you say, the French are mostly not obsessed with coffee (in the way that, say, the Italians are) but we made a conscious decision to prioritize croissants over coffee. I can get good coffee at home. We did want a classic bistro meal, banged that out the first night, and never looked back.

We came here the same way as you, I believe. Being an artist is not really a wise choice. I ended up this way because I'm shit at everything else. Thus, the visa talent was my only option. It has benefits, like flexibility and being able to bring my family along, but the disadvantages are clear. I don't remember who told me this but it rings true. "Many things that appear very brave, aren't really. they are just very expensive."

True, your advice probably wouldn't have been right for me on my first trip to Paris, when I wanted to visit more of the must-see sights, eat more classically French foods, etc., but on my last trip, your guide was perfect! BTW, I hope Homer Lobster doesn't get cut. The people there were so kind and the food was fantastic! I could make the same comment about all of your recommendations that we tried..spot on!

Great reminder when looking for advice/recs from the internet that it's useful to find info from people who are aligned to your interests to avoid disappointment. That being said, it can be rewarding to step a bit out of your comfort zone to experience something new. Jay's info is definitely rock solid. His book is chock full of a good variety that anyone can learn a thing or two for exploration. Also, Paris' old school bistros and cafe's that are the stereotypical tourist draws (and hyped on TikTok/IG) tend to serve pretty mediocre coffee (historically pretty crappy actually), so Jay's coffee/cafe recs are gold! ☕ Thanks, Jay! 🙏

I have lived in France for one year with my wife on the temporary protection Ukrainian refugee regime. Now, we applied for a French talent visa six months ago and are living in France illegal because of the slowness of the visa renewal process and our temporary protection was not renewed and it says that our talent visa is “pending processing”. Also, we have not even been able to rent a nice apartment because every owner wants a “guarantor” and we have no one and have not paid taxes because we have not lived here long enough to paid taxes on world income. If France doesn’t renew in w couple months, we are moving to Italy because this isn’t working here. In the end, France has just been a shit experience for us for the year

Spring in Paris...ahhhh One of my favorite visits. Flowers, crisp nights. I did a 2 day tour visiting chocolate shops at all the main attractions (during Easter) and it was magical.

Well I am glad you are being honest about eating and moving to Paris. I feel that way about moving anywhere. However I do love good food and coming from a background where I had so many different choices of food, Paris is just another place to enjoy good food. I was always taught to do your research and visit places more then once. But its still nice to have someone on the ground who lives in that city to be honest about life in Paris, Merci

I have been watching your subscribers count increasing every day. I am looking forward to seeing you pass 100k. Thank you for the daily content and keep up the great work. I have been to Paris 4 times for a total of only 30 +/- days and it is a fantastic city to explore. I look forward to my non-working years when I plan to explore France for the full 6 month visa and beyond. Merci beaucoup et bonne journey!

Love your videos!!

Thanks for all your recommendations. My photo here is chilling at Maison Maison with a rose. A great choice for those who don't want to just plop down on the ground and picnic on the banks but still grabbing that feel. I've used many of your recommendations when in Paris and had the guts to day trip on the train based on the Reims video. Keep it coming you are the new version of Rick Steves!

You're correct about the coffee: sometimes you have to go out of your way to get a good filter coffee. I didn't like the automatic espresso coffee you find in most places.

3:04 The moment I leave Indian airspace is when I know spicy food becomes elusive.

Cool video once again 😊. Good points you make on staying and how to finance it. Not many vloggers go down the financial road. Understandable due to privacy etc. But in fairness its one one of the key factors in moving or liv8ng😊.

Well, your advice did work for me. Had a great time in Paris! BTW Bobby for pizza is outstanding! A Sicilian and a Neapolitan were in the kitchen when I was there.

hahaha YES! When my friends come visiting Paris I always bring them to a proper specialty places!

Watched your guide before my trip to Paris and it helped a lot, I will say the coffee was mainly subpar outside of a few places.

I prefer your advice. I think my biggest takeaway from watching you is that I don't have to have the "best" in Paris. I just need to enjoy where I am and what I'm eating and what I'm doing. And coffee. Okay, maybe I do need that to be the best.