Netflix's EMILY IN PARIS Reaction Video | French Culture Stereotypes: TRUE or FALSE?

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  • @TiffanieDavis
    @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +75

    Did you guys watch the show? Thoughts?! 👀

    • @sabadaga1
      @sabadaga1 4 роки тому +9

      I was waiting for your reaction. As an African woman born in Paris, I really thought that the show was spot on. French people got offended because they cannot stand to see their real face in the mirror.

    • @mrs.stewart6833
      @mrs.stewart6833 4 роки тому +4

      See Tiffanie, I knew you could debunk most of the show. But I rather see your channel than the Netflix show..Netflix should have reached out to you since you leave in Paris....

    • @mariahdavis7212
      @mariahdavis7212 4 роки тому +2

      I’ve been waiting on this video lol I’m from Chicago so I found it very funny and I’ve been to Paris twice for 2 long stays! I found it entertaining, Thé only thing is I feel French people are really encouraging when you are learning and try to speak French! Which is not an experience you would get “trying” to speak English in America.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому

      @@mrs.stewart6833 Lol! That would be fun

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      @@mariahdavis7212 Yess I completely agree! They've been so encouraging with me learning the language too and super patient!!

  • @НадяХенриксон
    @НадяХенриксон 4 роки тому +192

    My biggest issue with this show is that...it does't belong in 2020. It gives me 2000s vibes and reminds me of sex and the city, Devil wears Prada and gossip girl, like, remember when a show and characters existed in some sort of vacuum and had a little to do with real life. It is simply outdated. The main character is "unapologetically herself", she easily gets the job when she has no qualities for it, everything she does turns out great simply because Emily is a main character, duh. She didn't struggle even for a second in this show. Every single man she meets is in love with her or at least wants to have sex with her. Emily is simply not relatable and entertaining anymore like those 2000s characters used to be. Most of the people around her are as stereotypical as it possible.
    Imagine how much this show could be better if Emily actually tried to learn french, lived in a real chambre de bonne , tried to fit into the new environment, was homesick for one episode at least, wasn't dressed head to toes in chanel cause she can't afford it (you should be pretty rich to afford that amount of chanel). And oh, her blog. How amazing it would be if she actually put some effort in it.
    I mean, if creators kept the atmosphere but made the show more realistic and the main character more now and down to Earth it could be so much better.

    • @shajane
      @shajane 4 роки тому +2

      So true!

    • @punkqueen5664
      @punkqueen5664 3 роки тому +5

      Well the experience of black in Paris is not the same as an entitled ass that Emily is. She's unfortunately a bad actress and charmless so not likeable

    • @НадяХенриксон
      @НадяХенриксон 3 роки тому +9

      @@punkqueen5664 I honestly think that they either put too little effort in her character or overdid her. Lily Collins is not that bad of an actress, the character herself is written that way. It's just a missed opportunity to make a good series with that budget. I guess they did it for USA audience in the firs place, who think that Paris is the capital of Europe and romanticize the hell out of it. And I know it is that kind of escapism series, which is a good thing, most of us have those guilty pleasure films/series/cartoons/anime. But Emily hits different. I guess it's disrespect and the fact that the show is hella 2000s in a bad way.

    • @Adwoa1
      @Adwoa1 3 роки тому +7

      Interesting that you say it has a 2000s vibe, one of the writers also wrote sex and the city, a peak 2000s show with that kind of unrealistic world presentation you're talking about.

    • @НадяХенриксон
      @НадяХенриксон 3 роки тому +11

      @@Adwoa1 And it shows, honestly. Main character has a bit of Carrie Bradshaw vibes. My guess is that they thought the good old formula would work. And it kinda did, there are plenty of people who liked the show. But it was not as successful as they planed.

  • @agentshawnee
    @agentshawnee 4 роки тому +587

    The show was SO WHITE in general. Even the citizens on the street. Paris is so racially diverse and they didn't represent that at all.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +39

      hoping for more diversity in season 2!

    • @juliecarey-downes600
      @juliecarey-downes600 4 роки тому +51

      That was one of the first things that struck me as so unreal, having visited Paris several times, it is so racially diverse and multicultural, this is not represented in series at all.

    • @GP-91
      @GP-91 4 роки тому +42

      So true!! My Paris, the one I grew up in was really mixed! But no surprise here, black or other visible minorities tend to be erased from the TV. American or French..

    • @kopec82
      @kopec82 4 роки тому +9

      @@TiffanieDavis no please no to the second season

    • @eduardochavacano
      @eduardochavacano 4 роки тому +7

      Oh please! this is Diversity Overload! If they listen to people like you in the 90s, shows like FRIENDS and Sex And The City would never have happened.

  • @mariannemoore2546
    @mariannemoore2546 3 роки тому +46

    me and my friend went to paris for literally just one day and we met a woman at the eiffel tower who was just walking her dog, turns out it was her birthday and she was alone and we all got dinner together and spent like the next 3 hours just hanging out. probably one of the most organic meetings i've had with a stranger it was so cool

  • @coffeebean_gina
    @coffeebean_gina 4 роки тому +242

    I've listened to a lot of French people complain about Emily's footwear lol Everyone asks how she's walking around the streets of Paris in those shoes

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +32

      hahahah yesss walking around in heels is a big no

    • @eduardochavacano
      @eduardochavacano 4 роки тому +3

      the show is a Campy Comedy. People really need to get a Brain.

    • @liynne
      @liynne 3 роки тому +7

      @@eduardochavacano the show its stupid.

    • @byrnetdown6076
      @byrnetdown6076 3 роки тому +7

      @@eduardochavacano CAMPY???? honey you DO NOT know what camp is

    • @Arterismos
      @Arterismos 3 роки тому +8

      @@eduardochavacano It even fails as a comedy because it's so unfunny.

  • @sunburn1013
    @sunburn1013 4 роки тому +138

    Never seen Emily in Paris but would certainly be up for Tiffanie En Paris: the Netflix series. My experience has been that black women are extraordinary adventurers and are often courageous enough to travel by themselves to far flung places.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +14

      Hahaha can you imagine “Tiffanie in Paris” ha!

  • @binbin9196
    @binbin9196 4 роки тому +67

    When I was in Paris. I always got the feeling they were happy I was trying to speak French. However they switched to English because I sucked at speaking French.

  • @claire8411
    @claire8411 4 роки тому +128

    Interesting hearing your perspective as to the reality behind "Emily in Paris". The problem I had was the fact that Emily didn't appear to have done any research at all about social norms in France. Ignoring the lady in the baker was rude from any perspective let alone the French. I found the majority of French people courteous and helpful even with my very rudimentary grasp of the language. It's not that hard to learn to say please and thank you and "la politesse" is très importante no matter where you live. By the way I love your hair.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +11

      Oh wait what scene did she ignore the lady in the bakery?! Agreed that the french have been super helpful during my time here so far!

    • @sig4311
      @sig4311 4 роки тому +15

      @@TiffanieDavis The baker lady asks polietely the usual "Ce sera tout ?" and she doesn't even reply at all.
      And the baker lady makes the face of "I guess I have to take that as a yes" and moves towards the cash register with a major non plussed face on yeah.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +12

      @@sig4311 OH! I remember! I just took it as her being confused and awkwardly not knowing how to respond but you make a good point!

    • @claire8411
      @claire8411 4 роки тому +1

      @@TiffanieDavis Hi Tif. When she went to the bakery. I think it was her first morning in Paris.

    • @taylorgayhart9497
      @taylorgayhart9497 4 роки тому +14

      This bugged me too! There were a lot of things she did and said that I knew were faux pas and I’ve never been to France or Europe. And the messing the date up for the reservation things made her look dumb, she had been there for a few weeks at that point at least, and she hadn’t picked up on that yet?

  • @delphzouzou4520
    @delphzouzou4520 4 роки тому +76

    A "chambre de bonne" isn't "super cheap". It's very expensive, just to live in 9 or 10 square meters. You can pay 700-800 € a month

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +15

      thanks for sharing your perspective! i've heard they're cheaper than renting an actual apartment in the city, but at the same time my little studio in the 15th was 1K/month smh!

  • @ShalinAtaya
    @ShalinAtaya 4 роки тому +19

    My sisters and I visited Paris for the first time in December. Only one of my sister had ever been out of the United States so for the rest of us, this was the first overseas trip. I made the mistake of plugging a u.s belkin surge protector, into a European adapter, and then into the outlet and the entire hotel lost power instantly. I walked out so scared but the lady at the desk had no idea it was me and said the neighborhood had been losing power randomly. She didn’t understand when I asked her to flip the fuse box, but she got someone to translate and they got the power back on. Took a few hours thought lol. I learned my lesson fast.

  • @greeneyes1313
    @greeneyes1313 4 роки тому +91

    Your story telling is so funny! I would love to watch a "Tiffanie in Paris" tv show.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +3

      Lol!!! 🙈🤣

    • @zita_444
      @zita_444 3 роки тому

      that would be sooo much better than emily in paris

  • @raymundofantastico
    @raymundofantastico 4 роки тому +45

    Yeah I found it HILARIOUS Emily was privileged enough to get a king sized chambre de bonne because when I lived in France in outskirts of Paris that would NOT have been possible unless you were super wealthy 😄😄. And yeah why did they select a white girl? In the outskirts there were mostly black people (of different backgrounds and from different countries)

  • @mzelfrisettesetpopotin
    @mzelfrisettesetpopotin 4 роки тому +32

    I'm French, I loved the show and I love your video! Just one thing, the chambre de bonne may be "cheap" for Paris, but still very expensive. It's the price of a F1 or F2 outside Paris. Oh, and it's verrrrrrry refreshing to hear a black person refer to themself as an "expat" in France. Love love love !

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +3

      Yeah totally understand I was meaning to say less expensive than typical apartments here in the city. Ahh yasss we got to change the narrative!

  • @aliceaurelia594
    @aliceaurelia594 4 роки тому +14

    Back in the olden days (1962) there was a Broadway musical named "No Strings", it starred Diahann Carroll as an American model who moved to Paris. Except for the casting, there's nothing in the play to suggest the American model was Black American. Reportedly, Richard Rogers (who was both composer and lyricist) saw Diahann Carroll on "The Tonight Show" and wanted her to be cast as the female lead. It won a Tony for Best Musical. As far as I know, it's never been made into a movie.

  • @Bahbahlatje
    @Bahbahlatje Рік тому +1

    When I studied in France in the late 70s, few French people spoke English or they felt self conscious when they did. It was rare for the French to accommodate an English speaker by switching into English for them. They very much felt that it was your job to improve your French. Back in the 70s, French women in Paris wore stiletto heels walking around the city all the time. As Americans, we found that quite shocking. I think a lot of the things in this show were true in the 70s and not so true now. I know Emily's style is over the top, but it does reflect the difference - in an exaggerated way - of Parisian style versus American style. Back in the 70s, the French were very heavy smokers while my American student counterparts rarely smoked, and those who did picked it up in France.

  • @JenLauren
    @JenLauren 4 роки тому +96

    i LOVE this idea!!! i also felt like the show was very PG in the acting, etc. but then there was a ton of sex so it was confusing lol.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +11

      LOL totally see your point there, never thought about that hahaha

    • @tvision6954
      @tvision6954 4 роки тому +26

      Yeah it was weird it reminded me of a Disney show with sprinkles of adult content lol didn’t mesh

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      @@tvision6954 Lol!!

    • @taylorgayhart9497
      @taylorgayhart9497 4 роки тому +5

      I felt the same way!!! It was like the tone was very CW and PG feeling, and then there was a ton of sex! I was so confused 🤣

    • @JenLauren
      @JenLauren 4 роки тому

      @@taylorgayhart9497 same was so cheesy but like then it wasn’t HAHA

  • @realtalktina
    @realtalktina 4 роки тому +32

    In Paris I Remember laughing with a friend on the street and a French woman told us to be quiet we were too loud!! 🤣I try to talk about my experiences living in Paris as well but I don’t like that black women are not included in the fairytale narrative. I love your channel! Oh and btw, It’s good luck to step in dog poop with your left foot
    In France 🇫🇷 😆

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much!! We got to change the narrative!! And LOL about the dog poop I never knew that!

    • @darliciatv8040
      @darliciatv8040 3 роки тому +2

      We never never in the fairytale narrative. There are movies like pretty woman, etc. but in black movies even a WELL OFF black woman settles for a man that’s not on her level. Smh.

    • @realtalktina
      @realtalktina 3 роки тому +1

      @@TiffanieDavis which means we have to support each other as well

  • @MynameizAmi
    @MynameizAmi 4 роки тому +14

    FINALLY! I have been sick of these videos but this one is finally spot on! I've lived in Paris since August 2018, I'm english and minus the electricity experience I agree with everything especially that the french WILL speak in English and apologise for their english which is so good of them! Sadly I did do the spike heels for the first few months as I'm tiny and soon realised it was a massive no no and I ruined my shoes and my feet! Lol at the slideys 😂

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому

      So interesting that you've had a similar experience!! Hahah wow girl you are better than me, I think i tried going out in heels once or twice in the city and then realized that everyone else was so much more casual LOL - now its all sneakers and boots for me!

    • @MynameizAmi
      @MynameizAmi 4 роки тому

      @@TiffanieDavis it was a massive balancing act! :)

  • @Worldtraveler726
    @Worldtraveler726 4 роки тому +84

    I really enjoyed the show and didn’t take it so seriously as a lot of other people lol. I figured a lot of us could use some fluff right now with all that’s going on.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +6

      Totally, a nice distraction from all that is this world right now. Can't believe we're going into another lockdown here in Paris!!

    • @011Nisha
      @011Nisha 4 роки тому +7

      Right that was my thought too. It was light hearted cute show.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +3

      @@011Nisha Exactement!

    • @cocoajo
      @cocoajo 4 роки тому

      Absolutely!

  • @techtaley
    @techtaley 2 роки тому +2

    One of things I loved about the movie was how easy it was to make random connections with people, and I wondered if that was true. I'm originally from the southern part of the US where people are more relaxed. It's not uncommon to initiate random conversations with total strangers, with no other motivation besides to just be friendly. Enjoy a friendly chat, a laugh, and moved on without overthinking or adding meaning to it. I've missed that. So, if that's how it is in Paris, I would love it!

  • @GP-91
    @GP-91 4 роки тому +13

    Hi there, really interesting video bravo. Just wanted to add that I am French and from Île de France, and I could relate to some of Emily experiences in the work space. No need to be American for that, if you don’t fit the standard (white, bobo, from an any elitist space) you are an outsider therefore you can have a really hard time. In general living in Paris is hard for everyone even for French people.
    I left for all those reasons. But I miss home 😭
    French culture is also really rich and France has so much nice interesting things to offer, don’t let the negative stops you...
    Enjoy as much as you can!

  • @jovonnecameron
    @jovonnecameron 4 роки тому +5

    It’s the sipping tea at the beginning for me lol
    I was so excited for this show! Especially since the same writer from sex and the city was one of the writers for this one. I loved your insight and perspective.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      Hahaha I was excited for it too!! Was a bit more cutesy than sex in the city for sureee but it was interesting to see their take on Paris. Glad you enjoyed this video!!

  • @mercedesvazquez9304
    @mercedesvazquez9304 2 роки тому +1

    I agree completely with you how people switch to your language when they notice your accent without being fluent in your language. You are very kind to laugh about that, that experience usually upsets me. I am a latina living in USA for 20 years and I think I will always have accent and of course I will look as a Latina. So I understand when another Latino speaks Spanish with me if I am buying something ONLY if they speak perfect Spanish but if it's not and they speak broken Spanish I keep speaking in English because come on! I m living here 20 years, studying the language, in all of the forms of being fluent, listening, reading, speaking, writing...and all of a sudden someone I come across to and is able to identify my accent, automatically think his poor Spanish is better than my English. This is something that will always happen, stereotypes, stigmatizing others.

  • @sonia.latrell
    @sonia.latrell 4 роки тому +48

    I'm only 2 mins into the video, but YES, when I watched the series I had the same thoughts. It's not often we get to see shows and movies that resonate with us about well-traveled Black women. I was literally thinking how amazing it would be see a movie with a Black woman traveling the world or living in another country. There was this one movie I saw about a Black women and she went on vacation to Paris. I can't remember the name, but I absolutely loved it! And of course, The Last Holiday was cool, but the storyline was so depressing.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +3

      Totally agree! We soooo need to change the narrative here. I have so many black friends who are currently living abroad or aspire to in the near future!!

  • @aliciaseife
    @aliciaseife 4 роки тому +13

    Hey!! Loved the video. I have heard so many negative comments about the show and i thought it was so fun! Im glad you tackled it so lightly and understood that it was just a show. Of course things are going to be exaggerated!! 💕

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      There are definitely a tonnnnn of opinions about this show!! Glad to share my perspective :)

  • @citlalimedina1837
    @citlalimedina1837 3 роки тому +4

    In my first day in Paris, I caused a power outage in my dorm with a surge protector too 😂 I for some reason thought it would be ok because I had the adapter but I was wrong. It at least got me to practice my French with the dorm building front desk to help restore power.

  • @officiallyrilee
    @officiallyrilee 4 роки тому +37

    The fact that they took your wholeeeee image and put a bunch of white faces on it, means you need to start your own sis!

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +4

      Lol I'm hoping that's not the case! My friend was actually saying she knows the girl who they took inspo from

    • @officiallyrilee
      @officiallyrilee 4 роки тому +1

      @@TiffanieDavis oh welpppp

  • @techtaley
    @techtaley 2 роки тому

    I got the same feeling watching your videos! I’ve been watching 'Emily in Paris' and love it. Emily moved to Paris looking to expand her career but she is learning so much more about work/life balance and relationships. Her new life in Paris has made her realize that personal fulfillment and happiness should never be sacrificed. Can’t wait to see what she decides in the new episode. I see a connection between your experience and Emily's. 'Tiff in Paris!!" Personally, walking with you on your journey has been relatable, giving me a bird's eye view of what it's like living in Paris as a Black woman. I live in New York and look forward to visiting Paris and the South of France in September with my hubby, so I've been glued to your videos these last couple of days!

  • @gissellel663
    @gissellel663 4 роки тому +28

    yes, your voice is very loud while giving this entire review lol no disrespect. I am American too and I'm starting to notice how loud we are lol

  • @taylorhadeya7207
    @taylorhadeya7207 4 роки тому +32

    wouldnt be surprised if creators of the show watched expats vids on youtube to get ideas! def would like a French perspective video:) just moved here from usa a few days after the show came out and found a bunch of similarities too haha

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      Super interesting point! And welcome to Paris!!

    • @thepinksnob7370
      @thepinksnob7370 4 роки тому

      They usually get their ideas from normal people

    • @ItsMaatlove
      @ItsMaatlove 4 роки тому

      I was gonna say ‘Emily in Paris ‘ seems so much like tiffanie in Paris 😂 I swear they got the idea from her channel !

    • @deniaridley
      @deniaridley 3 роки тому

      @@thepinksnob7370 Maybe, but it doesn't come through on the show. Sadly.

    • @deniaridley
      @deniaridley 3 роки тому

      There are quite a few videos from the French perspective...in English as well as French. :-)

  • @mipoorboy1478
    @mipoorboy1478 3 роки тому +1

    I love this so much! Plz break down every episode! I also like how ur coming at this in a positive manner. So many of these videos seem to have a negative feel to it and urs just comes off as more positive and energetic! Love it! U need to do a side by side watch of every episode! I would totally watch this and so would a lot of people according to these comments!!!! Thank u for posting! Love it!

  • @missdiesh9743
    @missdiesh9743 4 роки тому +2

    Great video! I remember seeing Carrie Bradshaw have the worst time in Paris and that wasn’t my experience while studying abroad there at all! Love your channel! Keep on Sis

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      Merci bcpppp! Yeah I feel like so many of us have had such different experiences in Paris, glad to be able to share mine!

  • @kimberlylalley7255
    @kimberlylalley7255 4 роки тому +14

    I was hoping you’d add your perspective. I binge watched the series too. I agree there needs to be more diversity showcased 🙌🏻

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому

      Yasss we have to change the narrative! So much diversity here in Paris! x

  • @lavinder11
    @lavinder11 4 роки тому +21

    I couldn't finish this show. The writing wasn't that great. And tbh even in NYC seeing black people in powered positions in luxury beauty is a rare sight.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +2

      Definitely wasn't a show for everyone lol! If cutesy rom-coms aren't you're thing I totally get it. Yes I completely agree on your point about NYC too - we need diversity alll across the board when it comes to luxury

  • @nicolaspeigne1429
    @nicolaspeigne1429 3 роки тому +2

    "La préfecture" is a hell for everyone in France

  • @denisea.pierson9701
    @denisea.pierson9701 4 роки тому +4

    Love this! My husband is French so we did watch the show together and he said there are soo many false stereotypes. I did enjoy the show though! It was nice to be able to travel to Paris via Netflix 😂 although it did make me miss France even more! I am hopefully we can go during the holidays 🤞🏼🤞🏼

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      ahhh fingers crossed you can come! we’re on lockdown right now 😭

    • @denisea.pierson9701
      @denisea.pierson9701 4 роки тому

      @@TiffanieDavis I know!😭We were hoping to go for Christmas but now it seems like we might just go in February 😭ALSO GREAT CONTENT, I JUST BECAME A NEW SUBSCRIBER!! ❤️

  • @so.many.obstacles
    @so.many.obstacles 4 роки тому +7

    I’ve traveled to a few counties in Europe, it’s funny how they say we Americans are loud. Throw the fact that I’m Black too and well yeah, I can be super loud at times.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому

      Lol ahhh same :)

    • @LisaF777
      @LisaF777 4 роки тому

      I feel like the pitch of your accents make Americans come across that way 😅

  • @mariavazhnina3992
    @mariavazhnina3992 4 роки тому +2

    I think I watched all the EIP reactions and reviews (just because), yours is the most interesting, subscribed immediately😉 you look fabulous btw😍

  • @vanessapaige4757
    @vanessapaige4757 3 роки тому +2

    I'm SO happy I found your channel. I'm starting to plan a move to Paris and your videos are so helpful. My friend just made me watch this show so this was too funny to recap after we finished. Also, I loveeee your shirt in this video, would you be willing to share where you got it? Thank you so much for all of these videos!

  • @LaReginaPatrizia
    @LaReginaPatrizia 3 роки тому +2

    When I visited Paris more than 20 years ago, I found it to be one of the most diverse European cities. It had a big black population.

  • @JackDespero
    @JackDespero 3 роки тому +2

    The problem with the show is how incredibly condescending towards the French people is. Emily is bullied at work because everyone secretly is envious and threatened by her "American innovative ideas"? The show makers said that it is a "love letter to the French culture", but they must write Valentine cards like "On this romantic day, we should both celebrate how luck you are to be with me!".
    I am sorry, but I haven't met a single French who is envious of Americans or their "ideas". That doesn't mean that they necessarily dislike Americans, it simply means that they are considered one of the rest, nothing special for good or bad.

    • @daginn896
      @daginn896 2 роки тому

      But that is typical American movies for you. Americans are so incredible US centrics. Besides, they focus so much on race in America - like black/white. While the rest of the world do not identify with such. Here it is more ethnicity. Like black people living in France are either French, French-Nigerians, French-Sudanese and so on. And then you have ethnical French people. Yes, Frencj is both a nationality and an ethnicity.

  • @ZonDAmour
    @ZonDAmour 3 роки тому +1

    I’m binge watching and I’m on like video #5 and you’re just so amazing!!! It’s so phenomenal to see another dark skin woman and Howard University alumna living her best life in France! #Goals

  • @vividesiles3763
    @vividesiles3763 4 роки тому +4

    I'm Black and French (from Guadeloupe) and it was annoying to see almost only white people in the serie , like, I went only 2 times in Paris but it's so diverse! It's very weird that they erased black and brown people like that.

  • @jasminedawson4883
    @jasminedawson4883 4 роки тому +9

    Hoping to add some diversity soon. I’m a marketing major with an international relations minor. I’ve been studying French for 3 years hoping to go abroad some time next year if I can save enough 🤞🏾🤞🏾

  • @lauryrodriguez7229
    @lauryrodriguez7229 4 роки тому +2

    I saw a review by a native Parisian that said she hated that Emily never took the Metro and that they didn’t show how diverse Paris is. As a Hispanic that has never been to Paris, I didn’t really know how diverse France is till personal research.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      Yeah I definitely think this show was fiction hahaha, a lot of the real grind of Paris was left out. Hoping for more diversity in season 2

    • @kerynl.sanchez9891
      @kerynl.sanchez9891 4 роки тому +2

      It is super diverse. I visited a couple of years ago and took the metro with my friend, she lives there and we had fun around the city, I didn’t feel strange or out of place (as a Latina woman) I would love to come back as soon as I have a chance! 😘

  • @LaReginaPatrizia
    @LaReginaPatrizia 3 роки тому +1

    Just discovered your channel. Love it!

  • @themisstori2945
    @themisstori2945 3 роки тому

    I've been dying to watch this video. i literally just finished watching the show today and came straight here to see what you thought about it lol. I was laughing because I could definitely relate with some of the stereotypes as an expat even from Europe.

  • @blisswilson9373
    @blisswilson9373 2 роки тому

    I am in Belgium and also meet kind French speakers who apologize for their English… I rush to tell them their English is amazing compared to my french. I’m glad you also are experiencing kindness

  • @decembersaldana8821
    @decembersaldana8821 4 роки тому +4

    I seriously love your hair. 😍

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you!!

    • @christinelachance8012
      @christinelachance8012 4 роки тому

      ...Do you have a video about your hair? It looks great on you, but it confuses me!

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      @@christinelachance8012 Lol I don't - it's not real, it's extension, hope that helps ;).

    • @christinelachance8012
      @christinelachance8012 4 роки тому +1

      @@TiffanieDavis ...Oh, thank you for your answer. I just did not understand the sheer volume of the curls. How often do you have to redo the extensions? It’s very original and looks great on you.

  • @ruthdennisKnits
    @ruthdennisKnits 4 роки тому +1

    Just found your channel. Thanks for sharing. I'm 69 and have always wanted to visit France and Spain. I can live the Paris life through you until I get my opportunity to travel there myself.

  • @joymae
    @joymae 4 роки тому +18

    I’m obsessed with this show and I wish it didn’t end so soon :(((

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      Wondering when season 2 will come out!

    • @jilll934
      @jilll934 4 роки тому

      Me too. I tried not to watch all of it right away but I couldn’t stop myself.

  • @Xioban
    @Xioban 3 роки тому +2

    The oldest building in Paris apparently dates back to 1407 so over 600 years so even though I don't think the building Emily lives in is that old (it looks more like 19th century imo) there are buildings over 500...
    As for the show.... well I don't wanna rant for pages about what I disliked about it as a French person so here is an opinion I agree with of a black Parisian man living in the US (if you haven't seen it)
    ua-cam.com/video/cTLIIik_o2k/v-deo.html

  • @jilll934
    @jilll934 4 роки тому +1

    I loved Emily in Paris and watched so many critiques of it on UA-cam. Yours was by far the absolute best! Love all your videos!! I think they really did try to steal your life! Lol

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому

      Hahah same I binged the entire series. So glad you enjoyed this video!! LOL on the stealing my life part 🙈

  • @alesha7195
    @alesha7195 4 роки тому +12

    I also believe the creator of the show Emily in Paris is watching your videos for ideas and I understand why because you are truly enjoyable to watch and very informative. Keep being you. It’s very unfortunate that France don’t appreciate the other ethnic groups of the country, it’s kind of like they’re keeping them hidden from the rest of the world while they use them for their talents. 🤦‍♀️

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +2

      Wow wow wow! Thanks for the compliment though! I think when it comes to the media across the board we are to often left out of the narrative ☠️

  • @KingsMom831
    @KingsMom831 3 роки тому +2

    I LOVE your hair!

  • @ZonDAmour
    @ZonDAmour 3 роки тому

    LOVE How Expressive & Enthusiastic you are!☺️😁

  • @LILFOC1
    @LILFOC1 3 роки тому +2

    I love your hair!

  • @ChatonQuiMiaule
    @ChatonQuiMiaule Рік тому

    A 500-year old building would be Renaissance style, so either a partially wooden house (most of these have been destroyed over time, often by fire), either some kind of palace. The "oldish" apartment buildings one sees in Paris are Hausmann style (1853-1870).
    I guess this goes in the same basket as Americans calling Fort Boyard "medieval".

  • @foreverlearningfrench
    @foreverlearningfrench 4 роки тому +2

    Bonne vidéo Tiffanie ! J'ai apprécié la série. Can you do a video about the Paris RER?

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +2

      Merci bcp! Lol I actually talk it about it in a new video I have coming up about my worst moments in Paris - stay tuned 😉

  • @Iluvchknz
    @Iluvchknz 4 роки тому +1

    It might be the show writers did some research/surveys of the American experience in Paris. Hence, the many truths/similarities. Good on them for authenticity.

  • @emanacarroll3905
    @emanacarroll3905 4 роки тому +1

    Omg i was waiting to see if you were going to make a video about this when i saw the show i thought of you !

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      Hahaha yass I've been getting this a lot so figured I might as well put a little something together 😉

  • @GabrielBaradee
    @GabrielBaradee 4 роки тому +1

    what a fantastivc video! your channel is so great and a big rolemodel for my youtube. thank you

  • @drouinjohnny9036
    @drouinjohnny9036 4 роки тому +5

    J’aime beaucoup ce vrai ou faux concept...c’est plus positif que de s’attarder sur les gros stéréotypes véhiculés par la série comme le fait les autres....bon coup Tiff ...💗

  • @LadizFirst
    @LadizFirst 4 роки тому +5

    Would have loved to watch Tiffanie in Paris on Netflix !
    Thanks for sharing your experience and also raising the lack of diversity in this show (i.e. the only Black dude being gay in the fashion industry comme par hasard! ).
    I thought it was great, a little bit too cliché and I found her outfits lacked finesse but she was wearing expensive brands which I cannot afford for now so 👀.
    Also I found there were a lot of sexual/naked scenes and usually that's more of a French movie type of thing to do especially Camille's dad being an exhibitionist.
    And of course la cerise sur le gateau, the show was filmed on the nicest area of Paris, they didn't go to Belleville or La Chapelle or anywhere not fancy. They focused on one district so it's a tiny bit limited. But I get it Gossip Girl wasn't filmed in Harlem and I CAN tell they were inspired by it.
    Overall I enjoyed it ! It's good to see how we are perceived 😊

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      Agreed, they definitely tried to glam it up by filming in the nicest areas, having her wear designer clothes, walking around in heels. They were definitely trying to sell the dream! I thought it was cute though, I binged the series it was an easy show to watch with the episodes being 20 min long. Would love to see more diversity in season 2! There were a lot of sexual scenes i.e. the scene with the model during the shoot, I haven't seen anything as "risqué" as that in Paris since I've lived here!

    • @brigittelacour5055
      @brigittelacour5055 4 роки тому

      I personnaly like Belleville, his very mixed population, cafes, restaurants...

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому

      Need to visit!

  • @maryoruanai4671
    @maryoruanai4671 4 роки тому +2

    In my part of the world Americans are considered to be loud and it's not always enthusiasm or excitement .

  • @goddessmaat9926
    @goddessmaat9926 4 роки тому +5

    Tiffanie, since you had to call the plumber is it safe to assume that you are responsible for plumbing repairs to your apartment? Why isn’t the landlord or owner responsible for plumbing issues? I guess that’s the difference from renting in the US and France.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +2

      I think it depends on the situation! When I had a leak the landlord covered it completely

  • @karenholl2489
    @karenholl2489 4 роки тому +2

    oh god the RER *war flashbacks to 6pm commutes*

  • @bubbleslove7854
    @bubbleslove7854 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for making the video. I really enjoyed watching 🌻

  • @mohamedaminehadji6415
    @mohamedaminehadji6415 3 роки тому +1

    I'd like to say that diversity in the business world is "hidden" in Paris. Obviously, the city is very diverse and I also felt like there was a white-filter on the city streets. However, in companies, I noticed a lot of diversity as an engineer (all ethnicities, all nationalities, all genders,...).
    However, when we had a meeting with a client, they always try to take the most white/white-passing skilled engineer they can. Most of the time, there is no white person on the team, so they take someone who "looks" and "sounds" French the most. There is a lot of room for progress in that area, but we're getting there

  • @sofiac7170
    @sofiac7170 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this video my daughter is considering College in Paris. Your videos have been enlightening.

  • @DomioNYC
    @DomioNYC 3 роки тому

    Love your videos. Would love to do a meet up with you when in Paris!!

  • @gillyweed8984
    @gillyweed8984 3 роки тому +1

    As a non-american it is literally unbearable for me to watch a show that constantly portrays Americans as more intelligent than others.
    And the thing you said about the French apologizing for not being fluent English speakers is just sad! I am happy that you see it as it is, but most native English speakers don’t give a damn about the fact that learning English is not an easy thing for people all around the world to do! I hate that every kid in my country is expected to know English whereas in the US many people don’t even bother to learn about other countries let alone other languages

  • @djallelb4883
    @djallelb4883 3 роки тому +5

    Girl you absolutely rocked that lipstick color it looks like velvet!

  • @bonniestar7583
    @bonniestar7583 4 роки тому +2

    OMG you have the best hair ever

  • @taylorgayhart9497
    @taylorgayhart9497 4 роки тому

    Hi I’m new and haven’t started the video yet, but I LOOOOVE your hair!!!! 😍😍😍

  • @keenstoryteller4986
    @keenstoryteller4986 4 роки тому +1

    Love your video!! 😊 How long is your MBA program?

  • @lucy-ferprofiler5379
    @lucy-ferprofiler5379 3 роки тому

    loved your video !!! you're adorable when you speak French!!!! I have enjoyed the show as a French !! Not that unrealistic imo

  • @kerryjo
    @kerryjo 4 роки тому +3

    “Why the girl always have to be white?” That’s the reason I have not watch movie. Glad you are doing review of this movie.
    Edit: I will check out show! Thanks for the review.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +3

      Its a cute show though, nice distraction from all that is our world right now

  • @1Devonpen
    @1Devonpen 4 роки тому +1

    Love your positive energy, thanks for sharing.

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому

      You're so welcome! Thanks for watching

  • @marisolurena5988
    @marisolurena5988 4 роки тому +5

    Omg your hair ,so exotic😍😍😍

  • @MVaelyrian
    @MVaelyrian 4 роки тому

    this was so entertaining and actually pretty helpful. thank you!

  • @astarlevy4208
    @astarlevy4208 4 роки тому +1

    I agree that unfortunately people of colour do not appear as much in the American movie scene, I mean look at Gossip Girl or Selling Sunset. Which does not make sense since people of color consist of a huge part of American demographics. However, I would not make that a thing why they mostly concentrate on white women going to Europe/Paris from America more so than other non white women. White people are of European descend and it seems reasonable to seek their ancestral roots and culture from the continent they originally came from. Actually, that is a good thing for them to do, when white Americans consider leaving America for Europe, they are giving more space for the indigenous Native Americans who inhabited that land for thousands of years.

  • @ByMeMonique
    @ByMeMonique 4 роки тому +1

    This was cool....I didn’t watch the show...but I liked hearing about your experience comparisons ☺️

  • @tbnewhomes
    @tbnewhomes 3 роки тому

    I love your channel Sis. I’m trying to convince my wife to move 😂

  • @liamliamson8419
    @liamliamson8419 4 роки тому +2

    Great energy as usual Tiff - an Irish (guy) expat in Paris.

    • @liamliamson8419
      @liamliamson8419 4 роки тому

      amd no i haven't watched the show but I agree with your assessments. :)

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому

      Merciiii bcppp :)

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому

      @@liamliamson8419 hahaha, glad you agree!

  • @mareerogers1114
    @mareerogers1114 4 роки тому +1

    Love your show!

  • @bububoots
    @bububoots 4 роки тому +1

    I live in the 2d arrondissement and my building is from the 1600s. So lots of flats especially in the very center are extremely old hahaaa

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      Wow wow wow 1600s! This is the first I’ve heard of this! Thanks for sharing

  • @shavonnestacia2865
    @shavonnestacia2865 3 роки тому +1

    Omg.....I lived in one of the Victorian buildings that was owned by the founder of Eastman Kodak in Upstate NY and i lived what was formerly the maids quarters....I read up on it and found out that the top floor of Victorian houses/buildings were the servants quarters....Greats views but walking up to the apartment was a great workout.....

  • @absloutelyRasha
    @absloutelyRasha 4 роки тому +4

    You are so beautiful and you deserve e best life you dream of! Enjoy Paris!!

  • @jessicabrown3184
    @jessicabrown3184 4 роки тому

    I loved this video it was so informative. I had a pretty hard go of it in the NL ( I was there for 18 months)

    • @TiffanieDavis
      @TiffanieDavis  4 роки тому +1

      So glad you enjoyed it! NL? Netherlands? I have a friend who lives there now actually!

    • @jessicabrown3184
      @jessicabrown3184 4 роки тому

      @@TiffanieDavis yeah Netherlands ☺️ Amsterdam. It was a lovely city, really easy to get around bc of how flat and being bike friendly, the Dutch can be a bit cold though. I had a hard time making friends there. When Covid lifts I hope to make it to Paris ❤️ for a trip.

  • @joymae
    @joymae 4 роки тому +2

    Yes I can’t wait for this

  • @laurablair287
    @laurablair287 4 роки тому +1

    Actually and sadly I cannot remember the name but there is a movie about an Indian young adult male who goes around France I believe cooking for restaurants and getting them stars.

    • @shalmali-379
      @shalmali-379 4 роки тому

      is it a bollywood one? do you remeber any songs? the concept sounds similar

  • @stefflouis
    @stefflouis 4 роки тому +1

    From Paris (Saint-Paul), living in NYC since 2013.I won't be surprised if they move to NYC for the season 2 and the French guy will have to adapt, although his English is pretty good.

  • @carolepeck3829
    @carolepeck3829 2 роки тому

    Your dog crap story brought back a painful memory!🤣

  • @veej4444
    @veej4444 3 роки тому

    Really thinking about making the Move...I’ve been there twice....

  • @superenglishteachermama9710
    @superenglishteachermama9710 2 роки тому

    I love Emily in Paris. The funny thing is that for non-American and non-French woman like me ALL these cliches are quite TRUE and BELIEVABLE. Dont take it so serious, have FUN!
    Its exactly how I see Americans and French - in a nicest way. So neither French nor Americans, no r English should be upset )))
    Of course all exaggerated but that Darren Star and New York isnt like its in Sex and the City but its HIS New York and it became OURS - to us - to the rest of the world. And its HIS Paris. And that the POWER OF ART to you.
    Rome in Roman Holiday movie is not the same Rome to Italians. But that how we see it - through the eyes of creators. Stereotypes do not come out of nowhere. Stereotypes of any Era do exist and they shine in ART like Cinema . Thats what ART is for.
    - Hollywood is also not the Hollywood we know and believe. So what? Its magnificent because it was created by people to be what we want it to be.

  • @techtaley
    @techtaley 2 роки тому

    Do people curb their dogs? Is it customary to remove your shoes before entering the homes?

  • @dior423
    @dior423 4 роки тому

    I’ve never heard of the show but I’ll it watch now. Thanks for sharing!

  • @lmallia6719
    @lmallia6719 4 роки тому +2

    COmpletely off topic, but your hair looks lovely

  • @britishblue4732
    @britishblue4732 4 роки тому +1

    Gonna watch the show right now....oh wow you've had very similar experiences. Its so true women of colour doesnot get this recognition at all. So happy that you brought it forth.