Been to Paris many times. First time as a young man was 1987 and I was shocked by all the homeless in the subway tunnels. Last time was 2016 and it was about the same. A major city with homeless should not surprise anyone. in 1987 I hung out in the red lights district of Paris, lots of sketchiness like New York, SF, LA, Philly. only difference is I never felt unsafe in Paris. Only problem with Paris is there are a lot of French people there. Great city.
No-Go Zones--In France, they are called “Zones Urbaines Sensibles” (ZUS), or Sensitive Urban Zones. Their size, crime rates, and security levels vary widely. According to reports, there is hardly a town in France that does not have at least one ZUS.
ZUS began to form after World War II, when massive waves of immigrants came to Europe as unskilled workers and settled in the “Banlieues de la République” (Suburbs of the Republic), or the ghettos, as some like to call them. These ghettos are a reality that no one can or should deny. Today, more than five million people live in these areas. Area locations include the heavily Muslim parts of Paris, Marseilles, Strasbourg, Lille and Amiens. The French government maintains a list of more than 700 of these areas and it refers to them as ethnic and sensitive because of poverty, crime, and the dangers associated with them.
Been to Paris many times. First time as a young man was 1987 and I was shocked by all the homeless in the subway tunnels. Last time was 2016 and it was about the same. A major city with homeless should not surprise anyone. in 1987 I hung out in the red lights district of Paris, lots of sketchiness like New York, SF, LA, Philly. only difference is I never felt unsafe in Paris. Only problem with Paris is there are a lot of French people there. Great city.
lol cherry picking at it's best. Yeah, all of paris looked like that in 1890. How about a picture of the Louvre?