MOVING TO PARIS : My Experience (From Countryside to Big City)
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- čas přidán 23. 04. 2024
- Bonjour, it's Théo 👋
In today's video, I'm going back to my childhood to share with you what has changed in my life when I left my countryside hometown to live in the big city of Paris!
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bro! loved it!! thanks for speaking your heart. Could relate. And don't forget your early subscribers when you grow to a million :)
Thank you so much for your support ! Don't hesitate to check my work on Instagram and TikTok, I've been active there for more than 2 years now, it's at @frenchguytheo if you want to check
I was born in Manila (the biggest city in the Philippines) and I moved to small suburb in Winnipeg when I was 19. I agree about feeling like your dreams are too big. I'm looking to move into Berlin sometime soon, because I want to be surrounded by creatives and big dreamers!
Berlin sounds wonderful and so creative !
I was born in a small city in Newfoundland, Canada. When I finished Uni, I moved to Toronto, the biggest city in Canada. Been here 30 years.
Toronto looks fantastic!
I lived in Paris for nine months, but it was too crowded for me, too many people, tourists, cars, noise. When you go out, you don't know anyone, friends live in other neighbourhoods, you always have to lock your flat and your bike.
Do a review of the Terrass hotel rooftop bar in Montmatre! Really nice and has an amazing view of the city! 🥂
Oh great idea ! Thanks 🙏
Love your channel and could not agree with you more!! Born, raised and live in the same city. I wish I had at least moved once when I was your age. I love Paris because it’s so exciting and beautiful. It’s also so easy to get places within because of the metro. I was very sad during our last day in Paris, and I can’t wait to visit again.
Thank you so much for sharing it! I wish you will be back soon!
Had a similar story, born and raised in the middle of Brittany (way more isolated than Seine-et-Marne!) the boredom and lack of perspective left me wanting to leave, at 17 I moved to Rennes over 1 hour away from home. It's a small city, but that was life changing. I then moved to Paris, whcih was ok for a few years but then rents were too high and apartments were too small/inconvenient. In the end i consider myself a city person even though i come from the deep countryside, I could never live far from a large city again.
I understand you so much ! Where were you living in Brittany ? I have family from there !
I was born in a very small town in Cuba, but we moved to Miami before they closed that country. Miami was a bigger town and I got used to it. Now Miami is enormous and it's okay. But it has gotten too crowded. Traffic is impossible and everyone has cars. If you don't have a car, you can't go anywhere because our Transit is still very limited because there are over 30 areas (like arrondissements) and the only way to connect is to drive. :( Dommage!
This is so sad that you can't navigate in many cities without a car...
@@frenchguytheo THEO - it's the way of life in many, many cities here, except the very largest ones that require Metro solutions to the traffic congestion! Every young boy's dream is to own his first car and taste FREEDOM !
It's like this in most of America... large boring places that are standardized, many trees, nothing to do!
Thank you for another great video Theo! I've been enjoying your content. I will be going to Paris this August and I'll try to live there for a year to gain more experience in life. So, see you around! 🥳
Oh that's so cool ! I wish you all the best !
So glad you are continuing to follow your dreams!❤ I moved to a city after university many years ago. It was a decision I will never regret. That, and traveling as much as possible!
Thank you so much !
Found your channel accidentally. Very interesting, especially this latest video.
I find it amusing that you claim to have not eaten so many classic French dishes in some of your other videos.
As for me, I'm old(er) - in my early 60’s. I was born and raised in Beverly Hills… no, not rich; we lived in the flats, as they're known, in apartment buildings (the second of which eventually turned into condominiums which my parents bought). Now, I live in the area of Los Angeles known as Brentwood, and again, in a condo (roughly 110 square meters, not one of those multi-million dollar homes).
There's a lot to be said about living in a city with some roughly ten million people. There's a lot here to see and do, but wherever you’re from, it is natural to take a lot of it for granted. I live roughly 5 miles (8-9 km) from the beach, but unless we have visitors from out of town, I almost never go there. There are quite a few museums - nothing like the Louvre, but still very good (the Getty has incredible architecture and usually some great art exhibits) - but again, unless we have visitors, we rarely go. Lots of restaurants, but not all great, whereas in Paris, a truly BAD restaurant is hard to find.
I love Paris, been there several times, most recently right before Christmas 2022. I'd love to move there in a few years when my wife and I retire, but my wife isn’t a fan and even though it REALLY isn’t much more expensive than LA, it is still really expensive (I mean places to live). We just don’t really have those tiny, 25 square meter places here, but a condo that's rented out around here that's maybe 110 square meters is around $3,500-$4,000 a month.
I studied French in school growing up from 1st to 12th grade, which would be starting when I was about 6, but that was a VERY long time ago and apart from a few days to a week at a time visiting Paris I think 5-6 times in my life, I never get to speak it, so I've forgotten a LOT. My wife, on the other hand is German, and speaks absolutely NO French, which is part of why she's not a fan of Paris (I studied German as well from 9th to 12th grade).
There's a lot that LA has that Paris doesn’t, like good weather most of the year (it DOES rain here, it can get cloudy and overcast, and it can get down into the 40’s F at night during the winter, but it really doesn’t snow more than a day every 20 years or so). I live in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, and we can drive maybe 10-15 minutes and then go hiking and feel like we're in the wilderness, even though we’re less than half a kilometer from a major road. We've got the ocean, and if you drive an hour or two, you can be in the real mountains (Santa Monica Mountains are maybe 2,000 feet) and go skiing - which is weird that you can literally go skiing in the morning and then be at the beach in the afternoon.
But we're really spread out, public transportation is absolutely terrible, and you really can’t walk anywhere. Most restaurants are just “meh” at best, and the really good ones are expensive. And while there IS some interesting architecture here and there, most is just plain cookie cutter boxes, and the big office buildings are just typical glass and steel.
Paris is just so stunningly beautiful everywhere you look. And the food is pretty much great anywhere (except maybe some of those touristy places which we always try to avoid, anyway). And then there's the whole French mindset of working to live, not living to work.
Thank you so much for sharing your story ! LA has definitely a better weather ahah, but yes I really love that Paris is still a walkable city !
I had the same experience moving to New York.
Where are you from ? Did you live in the countryside before NYC ?
I was born in a medium sized countryside town.
I was born in the west coast of the USA and I moved to the west coast of Canada as a child. After a move to New York City my family came back to Washington state and we live in the suburbs. When I finished my education early I wanted to move to Paris. I wanted that so strongly that I almost did it. I wouldn’t have known the language and I would have worked in a restaurant if they had let me. I was just afraid enough to not do it so I moved into downtown Seattle and lived there a long time. I now live in the country with the cows and horses as neighbors. Big beautiful sky, evergreen trees, 2 creeks and 12 acres. It’s beautiful and I love it. My only regret is not moving to Paris as a young unattached woman but I’ve had a great life.
Now I spend my days learning French with no particular reason to know the language…but I love learning it.
Sounds like a wonderful place! I almost moved to Paris for school at Theo's age but decided to remain close to home. Was not the best choice but now I would love 12acres for my horses!
It sounds wonderful and so peaceful !
From the USA. EDUCATION is extrememely important. You want to be an entrepenaur then you need need 1) project management skills, 2) communication skills - written and oral, 3) how do I write a marketing plan _ to sell whatever _ to promote myself, 4) how do I create a business plan - what is your end goal - always begin with the end in mind, 5) how do I create a corporate budget, 6) how do I perform account payable and receivable items, 6) what are management skills, 7) how do I write a proposal to a bank asking for a bank loan to start my business. EDUCATION will elevate your life.
Yes ! And also education is everywhere : school, books, mentors, masterclass, not just a specific degree but a mix of many experiences in life !
love your videos but the blue light reflects in your glasses and detracts from listening. But great content.
Thank you ! Yes I think it's the light from my computer screen, I will do my best to remove it !
What about universities? In America this is typically how young people leave home for the first time and get exposed to big cities and new ideas.
Many people come to Paris especially for studies, I was in university near Paris but it was also closed to my parents house
I'm from Karmiˀel in Israel, which isn't very big relatively, but I grew up in Paris. Now I live in the inner Tel Aviv area which is quite big. I love big cities but also nature
Do you find nature in your city now ? Is there a big difference you notice when you moved out of Paris ?
@@frenchguytheo There's relatively lots of nature inside the city/cities and there are parks and there are also undeveloped areas around TLV area, it's not as developed as Paris, there are more gaps and the urban area is smaller, and overall one might think Paris has even less nature but on the other hand there isn't really someone here that can be compared to Bois de Boulogne or Vincenne. I think this game or urbanism and nature is an interesting game and it's hard to compare things simply. Also there's a great beach here
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