Paris Syndrome
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
Specifically refers to Japanese individuals who hold overly romantic fantasies about Paris, and upon visiting, find the city dirty and chaotic, with rude service, leading to a huge psychological gap and mental breakdown.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
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- Expectation management: Marketing should not overhype (over-beautify). If users come with expectations of 'paradise' but see 'the real world', the anger from this disconfirmation is far greater than if they had no expectations at all.
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Some tourists (especially Japanese tourists) experience acute psychiatric symptoms such as anxiety, hallucinations, and delusions after arriving in Paris due to the gap between expectations and reality, culture shock, language barriers, etc. It is an extreme manifestation of culture shock.
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- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndromeverified
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