I recall reading an article
about paris syndrome
which is depression etc caused by
expectations differences
when people arrived in paris
yes, it exists
and apparently affects mainly asians
I think japanese
I guess I did have high expectations of paris
like how husband always wonder
why there are so many pictures of effiel tower
used on notebooks, cups, etcs
to indicate love in singapore
subconsciously, we are to think
paris is the wonderful city of love
or the place to be??
anyway, for my first few trips here
I admit im facinated by the city,
language and culture
But now, coming to a year
of living as a normal citizen
I guess most of the fascination wears off
despite of scary stories from friends,
my sister's encounter,
my personal struggles,
experiences
and my constant struggles with the language
I think I kinda of fitted into life here
when friends are paranoid
when they are here,
people giving my contact to friends on trips
in case of emergencies,
When my classmates speak
about negative experiences,
It surprised me how im starting
to defend paris. Haha
Well, it may not be the safest city
in the world,
I still get shit from people,
and I cant stand the inefficiency
but hey,
im starting to get used to this home!
thats a good news right??
I guess maybe
I didnt had the paris syndrome..
Ps to anyone reading this
im not complaining
about stop being paranoid here
because you really must be cautious!
Dont stop giving my contact to people
im still very happy to help anyone
just that im glad I got over
some parts of my own paranoid
Yay to that!!
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