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Entry Posted January 20, 2007

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What Japanese tourists to NYC want. (“Masafumi Tomoshige, from Saga, was disappointed that he hadn’t seen a car chase.”) Eccentricities aside, travelling anywhere outside Japan must be a very disheartening experience for Japanese tourists: everywhere else is (much) dirtier, there’s few (or no) public toilets, you’re treated like a thief (security tags in stores), trains don’t run on time, you aren’t given a wet paper towel to wipe your hands before meals… 10:50

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Gulfstream - Beebo (beebo.org):
… http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/070122ta_talk_ collinsWhat Japanese tourists to NYC want. (“Masafumi Tomoshige, from Saga, was disappointed that he hadn’t seen a car chase.”) Eccentricities aside, travelling anywhere outside Japan must be a very disheartening experience for Japanese tourists: …

Gulfstream - Beebo (beebo.org):
… http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/070122ta_talk_ collinsWhat Japanese tourists to NYC want. (“Masafumi Tomoshige, from Saga, was disappointed that he hadn’t seen a car chase.”) Eccentricities aside, travelling anywhere outside Japan must be a very disheartening experience for Japanese tourists: …

globorati (www.globorati.com):
… If anyone asks, just gesture and say that you’re in town to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Centre Pompidou, which will reopen the Musée National d’Art Moderne on January 31. Should you find yourself in the high-risk group for contractingParis syndrome, you may consider waiting for the Louvre to open in Abu Dhabi Triptease: Paris gets a new Italian twist today with the opening of Giorgio Armani’s new flagship boutique, conveniently located on Avenue Montaigne, facing the landmark …

World Hum | Travel Guide | Travel Blog | Travel News | Travel Stories from a Shrinking Planet (www.worldhum.com):
… The New York Post had some fun with a recent story about Japanese tourists in France who succumb to Paris Syndrome. The paper titled its piece Paris Leaves Japanese French Fried. Now the New Yorker’s Lauren Collins is on the case,wondering if there’s a New York City version of the syndromethat leaves travelers to the City of Light overwhelmed and in need of psychological treatment. An officer at the Japanese Consulate “does not believe in the existence of Paris syndrome, or, for that matter, a New York strain, …

globorati (www.globorati.com):
… If anyone asks, just gesture and say that you’re in town to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Centre Pompidou, which will reopen the Musée National d’Art Moderne on January 31. Should you find yourself in the high-risk group for contractingParis syndrome, you may consider waiting for the Louvre to open in Abu Dhabi Triptease: Paris gets a new Italian twist today with the opening of Giorgio Armani’s new flagship boutique, conveniently located on Avenue Montaigne, facing the landmark …

Bridge and Tunnel Club Blog (www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com):
… Flier On Subway: Earn Easy Money By Having Japanese People Over For Dinner The New Yorker reports thatSofia Coppola wasn't lying about Japanese people being weird: "Japanese people don't like to go online and plan their own trips," Carol Elk said one recent morning at the offices of the Japanese Travel Bureau, on Seventh Avenue. Having worked for two years as a visit coördinator for J.T.B., Elk is familiar with …

The Grande Enchilada (grandenchilada.blogspot.com):
… An item on this week'sTalk of the Towntells of the Paris Syndrome, an illness that affects young Japanese tourists upon hitting the City of Light. Each year, according to Dr. Hiroaki Ota, about a dozen vacationers suffer from “irritability, a feeling of fear, obsession, depressed mood, …

globorati (www.globorati.com):
… If anyone asks, just gesture and say that you’re in town to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Centre Pompidou, which will reopen the Musée National d’Art Moderne on January 31. Should you find yourself in the high-risk group for contractingParis syndrome, you may consider waiting for the Louvre to open in Abu Dhabi. …

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… Coming to America and Japanese? Look no further.Life • 0 Comments …

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