Rings And Things: Paris, The City

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🗓️ 24 July 2024

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We've talked about Paris as the host of the 2024 Summer Olympics. But now, it's time to talk about Paris as a place where many, many people live with a culture all its own.

What's left to be said about the city of lights? It's the setting of great works of fiction, both on screen and on the page. It's played a pivotal role throughout Western history, serving as a hub for learning, commerce, diplomacy, and more. It's the ideal vacation destination for millions upon millions of people every year.

It's also a place where some 2 million (11 million counting the greater metro area) people live, go to school, eat, play sports, and talk.

We discuss the impact of the Olympics on Paris and share your memories of the city.

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0:37.0	It's the setting for some of the greatest stories ever told on the page or on screen.
0:41.8	It's been a hub for culture and learning throughout history from the
0:45.0	founding of the University of Paris in 1150 to today's exhibit at the Louvre.
0:49.6	It's a dream vacation destination for travelers from around the world every year.
0:54.4	But perhaps most importantly, it's home to over 2 million people just trying to get to the cafe this month
1:00.9	despite the whole world showing up on their doorstep.
1:04.2	So what makes Paris so appealing to tourists and how can a visitor make themselves seem
1:09.2	less out of place to the locals?
1:11.5	For this installment of our Olympic series Rings and things, we're spending some time talking
1:16.2	about the recent history of Paris, the current realities of living there, and what the not-so-distant
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