25 Essential Paris Tips in 8 Minutes

all right 25 tips in two minutes we're gonna see how fast we can do this and don't you're gonna wanna hold in here for the magic board that's gonna change your entire experience as well as do you tip in france and if so how don't stay near the eiffel tower this is probably the most controversial take i've got on here but like it's not in the middle of town despite what movies might make you think it's really far away from everything that you're probably going to want to see and do and it's not close to very much in the way of public transportation either so very lovely neighborhood quiet wonderful to walk around in but don't stay near the eiffel tower stay stay central stay close to notre dame draw a circle around notre dame stay close to notre dame that'll be the way to go if you're wondering about power adapters you're looking at a type c e or f adapter it's the two prongs here that is compatible with a grounding as a whole or grounding as these slots on the sides you're also able to plug your usb devices directly into a wall here whatever the power adapter you've got that you already plug your usb into is going to adapt to this just fine your laptop your cell phone whatever it is it's going to charge is going to be great uh however if you're looking to use a beard trimmer or something like that you probably will blow a fuse so i wouldn't use one of those if you need to get a sim card while you're in france for like a week or two to back one of these tobacco stores easiest way to do it there are a few other ways to do it they're in my guide but this one pretty quick and simple also uh the tips about tipping in france still coming those green plus signs those are pharmacy signs if you're from california washington colorado or a lot of the united states it's not a dispensary only illegal drugs there here the legal drugs that are legal here of course even though they're legal painkillers like ibuprofen are behind the counter so if you want to buy something like ibuprofen you're not going to find it on this side of the counter make sure to ask the pharmacist if you need a 24-hour pharmacy there's one at place de la republique and there's another one on the champs-elysees there are a ton of them around town there's probably a few others but those are two of the more central easiest to find it's right by the arc to trim and you can't miss it for all the gaudy lights like this is the tamest it gets and the other side well you've seen the other side it's kind of it's it's kind of silly i was going to put all of the emergency numbers on the screen but it gets kind of confusing so all you need to remember is one one two that's the european standard it's like 9-1-1 it'll get you to somebody who'll get you where you need to go there are specific numbers i'll put them on the screen in case you need them you know 15 17 numbers like that but uh one one two if you're having a medical emergency don't leave a comment below about i don't want to hear about it here go call that number if you need a medical appointment of some sort that's not an emergency doctob it's an amazing app that'll get you where you need to go i'm not going to say that it's the best coffee in paris it's a little bit pricey but it does have the best view in paris for a coffee shakespring company you should definitely come by here and grab a coffee and check out the construction progress on notre dame a couple of pointers on taxis just uh you know to make sure that you don't get screwed there's a flat rate back from the airport if you're not going to take the rer into town you want to take a taxi flat rate don't go with one of the guys that are standing around in the terminal being like taxi taxi no no go to the official taxi stand pay the flat rate in the 55 euro range i mean it depends on which side of the city you're going to but that's a starter secondly make sure that they take cards before you get in at the airport that's different but here if you're going to a taxi stand like this and you don't have cash make sure that they have a card reader because some of them actually don't finally make sure they have a functioning meter like if you get in and there's no meter nothing running on the dashboard that could be a scam get out don't do that yeah don't do that one take a lot of photos this is a bonus for you take just while you're in the taxi make sure you take some nice like little videos and photos as you go by monuments and so forth it's a fun opportunity to have the city moving around you that you don't always get as quickly when you're walking and it's not safe when you're biking oh also now that you know about the flat rate you can check against uber when you're looking to get a ride and see if the deals are good because uber is sometimes super overpriced but if you know going to the airport and you know what that flat rate is i'm not going to say what it is on camera right now because it might change by the time you're seeing this then you can check it against uber and then you know are you getting screwed are you getting a deal good not a scam is it a scam i don't think it's a scam what are scams do you want to get a unique view of sacrament without all the crowds and maybe in a nice you know parky environment go around back there's a wonderful park back here that you can chill and enjoy a view of sacramento that's a little bit more unique than what you normally see and uh you know get that photo that your friends will all be like where how did you get the i was in paris i didn't see that also before we get too far into this thanks to today's patreon producer nolan stem good old buddy of mine who's been supporting me for a really long time if these tips are handy and you want more of them it's one of the best ways to support the channel patreon.com moving on if you're going to be traveling by metro while you're here one of the apps that you're going to want to get is edf mobility or the idf mobilities app you'll defense mobilities app if you're on apple you'll be able to top up your navigo and then put it on your phone which you can then use as your navigator which is super handy to have as a backup or is my primary now if you're on android you can actually buy your tickets on your phone which is what i do the carne dies or the packet of 10 that you used to be able to buy in paper tickets you can no longer buy in paper tickets but if you have an android phone you should be able to buy them here and then tap and go as you go if you're not going to be using the metro a ton then pay as you go in that way definitely cheaper it's the way to go speaking of paper tickets paper tickets are not transferable between buses and metros but your navigo is so [Music] not all metro doors are automatic some have buttons and others have hooks like this [Music] we're getting to the whole magic word thing here shortly don't you worry make sure to use the toilet before you leave any given restaurant because uh they're not very easy to come across and public toilets often look like this and it's a toilet bonus if you can't find it it's probably downstairs you can ask but you know check the stairs american you can't turn right on red anywhere in europe but definitely not in france the one exception to this is if you're on a bike and you see one of these signs that says you can turn right on red otherwise if you're in a car don't turn right on it's not going to go well don't turn right on red please also quick hot tip this light is for you here don't look across the street the light across the street not for you that's a bonus i'm giving away a lot of bonuses in this video already of course you find yourself in an intersection like this and you're not sure whether or not let's say you should turn left safely because you can't tell if the other side of traffic is coming or going that red cross in the background that little red plus sign is basically the stoplight that they're facing bleeding through to you so you can tell hey those guys have a red light i am currently safe to go turn left across the street whatever it is you need to know now you know it tipping in france isn't obligatory however it's always considered good form and and rather nice to leave one or two euros in case of good service american again still american well you can't tip by card very easily here you need to tell them before they ring you up so they add it to your bill there's not going to be a spot to sign for it after so make sure to let them know be sure to let them know but uh it's better to leave cash because otherwise it may not make it to its intended target the magic word that i've been referring to this entire time that's going to change your trip is bonjour it sounds so simple and so straightforward and so incredibly obvious we'd be surprised how many people forget just to say bonjour when they enter any restaurant establishment whatever it is it is the magic word it'll change your entire experience it's just polite it's expected and in france formalities come first it's a respect culture not so much a pleasantries culture pleasantries come after the respect and bonjour is the magic word that will start you off in a very respectful way all right that's 25 tips in minutes i think we've made it just in time if you want more tips how to do paris where to stay why you might want to stay there how to avoid scams and well over 200 recommendations on what to eat drink and do in paris check out my guide links below perrisonmypocket.com you'll find a it's 156 pages long it's basically a book it's really good well written i think you'll enjoy it

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Length: 8min 0sec (480 seconds)

Published: Fri Mar 25 2022