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throwwwawayyyyon Maps Reveal the Difference in How Cities Are Perceived by Tourists and Locals

As someone who lived in Paris for many years now, it's fascinating how the city has sort of three identities:

1. What outsiders think it's like

2. What they see when they encounter the city as tourists

3. What the city is like for a local

You'd say this is true for any city but Paris in particular has concentrated so many stereotypes together that it's almost comical to see people's attitudes yo-yo so dramatically in both directions.