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Paris Syndrome (Entry 901.JS1002)

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History, Society & Culture

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In which twenty tourists a year have a psychological breakdown because the most magical city in the world is a little disappointing. Certificate #507

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Oh, he's cute. Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. He's hugging his pillow like a sloth on a branch.

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He couldn't sleep before. Now listen to him. Sounds like an elephant with a chest infection.

0:15.0

Well, they call him a dreamer. And now they're right.

0:19.0

All aboard, Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling.

0:23.0

Find all the comfort you need in the quiet lounge.

0:26.0

Piando Ferries, there is another way. We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

0:41.0

We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can

0:46.0

only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

0:51.3

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this

0:55.6

monumental reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

0:58.9

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

1:05.0

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology to decrypt our transmissions,

1:11.0

this is our legacy to you.

1:13.4

This is our time capsule.

1:15.4

This is the omnibus. Oh, You have accessed entry 901.J.S.1002, certificate number 507, Paris Syndrome. This year 82 million people will visit France for tourist reasons.

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That's more than the population of France.

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I believe it is.

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That's more than any other country on Earth.

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82 million people.

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Yes.

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France has by a considerable margin more tourist visits

2:29.0

than any other country.

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