'Emily in Paris': the myth of 'la vie en rose' lives on

As the French say, Paris is a great and beautiful city except for the people. The barista pretended not to no what an espresso meant when I said may I please have an espresso. Rudest city I’ve ever been to and have no plans to go back unless absolutely necessary

The series is not just full of clichés, but also constant and ridiculous inconsistencies (e.g. in one scene French people speak French to each other, in the next, they speak English, even there's no American to be seen on the screen), and it has a very annoying way of portraying the American Emily as some kind of 'hero' who always solves the problems, has a magical way of befriending top designers etc, even though she is in a way, an intern. "The American way" is seen as the only "correct" way of doing things, American values are seen as the only "good" values. (I've found myself to agree with the Frenchies in the series pretty much all the time..)

Reality is completely missing from the series. I'm not sure who the series is made for? 12 year old girls, young adults or middle-aged people? I'd say it has too much sexual content and booze for the kids, but too much girly naivety and insta-loving for anyone older.

YES. I'm one of those who "loves to hate it" I guess, one of those who can't stop watching, for some reason.

I do enjoy the pretty as a picture scenes and colors. I'm simultaneously both amused and annoyed by the naivety and the inconsistencies.

I wish someone made a more realistic series though, about foreigners (not just Americans) who move to different cities - the struggles, the cultural features and differences, the discoveries, the joys.. You could make several seasons out of this; Paris, London, Berlin, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro,....

Emily in Paris is a joke.

It is a hollywood making series.

Paris, city of sin : "French parisian" people are scarce and hidden, streets full of filth, rudeness at every corner, pickpockets in every metro, more tramps than inhabitants, prices for tourists only, regular terrorist att.acks, strikes for no reason in public means of transport. What else ? I forgot : toilets are not free.

All above not cliches.

Emily should rather go in the countryside where life is still vivid and you get real French cliches.

One cannot imagine the percentage of French who dislike Paris for good reasons.

As the French say, Paris is a great and beautiful city except for the people. The barista pretended not to no what an espresso meant when I said may I please have an espresso. Rudest city I’ve ever been to 

People always say that about their biggest cities. I haven't spent a lot of time in Paris, but I have never encountered this mythical rudeness. I don't speak French, but "un café s'il vous plaît" isn't all that difficult to say. I am not in love with the city, but I have enjoyed my time with the locals and, yes, even the waiters. I think a lot of Americans run into trouble because they expect a big American smile instead of a scowl, then they give a bad attitude back and it's all downhill from there.

French scowl. Let it go. Next thing you know you'll have a new friend.