Paris syndrome
Paris syndrome is a cluster of psychiatric symptoms exhibited by some individuals when visiting Paris, that can be viewed as a severe form of culture shock.[1]
The syndrome is characterized by symptoms such as acute
While the syndrome has been particularly noted among Japanese tourists, perhaps due to the way in which Paris has been idealised in Japanese culture, the syndrome has also affected travellers from other countries such as China, South Korea, and Singapore.
History
Hiroaki Ota, a Japanese psychiatrist working at the Sainte-Anne Hospital Center in France, coined the term in the 1980s[4] and published a book of the same name[5] in 1991. Katada Tamami of Nissei Hospital wrote of a Japanese patient with manic-depression who experienced Paris syndrome in 1998.[6]
Later work by Youcef Mahmoudia, a physician with the hospital
Although the BBC reported in 2006 that the Japanese embassy in Paris had a "24-hour hotline for those suffering from severe culture shock",[4] the Japanese embassy states[clarification needed] no such hotline exists[clarification needed].[9][10] Also in 2006, Miyuki Kusama, of the Japanese embassy in Paris, told The Guardian "There are around 20 cases a year of the syndrome and it has been happening for several years", and that the embassy had repatriated at least four Japanese citizens that year.[11] However, in 2011, the embassy stated that, despite media reports to the contrary, it did not repatriate Japanese nationals with Paris syndrome.[12]
Susceptibility
Of the estimated 1.1 million annual Japanese tourists in Paris,
The French newspaper
In 2014, Bloomberg Pursuits reported the syndrome also affected a few of the million annual Chinese tourists in Paris. Jean-Francois Zhou, president of the association of Chinese travel agencies in France (Association Chinoise des Agences de Voyages en France), said "Chinese people romanticize France, they know about French literature and French love stories... But some of them end up in tears, swearing they’ll never come back."[16] The article cited a 2012 survey from the Paris Tourism Office, in which safety and cleanliness received low scores, and also noted that the Paris Police Prefecture website was made available in Chinese,[17] in addition to English and French. However, Michel Lejoyeux, head of psychiatry at Bichat–Claude Bernard Hospital in Paris, noted in an interview that "Traveler's syndrome is an old story", and pointed to Stendhal syndrome which, conversely, is a set of symptoms arising from an overwhelmingly positive touristic experience.
See also
References
- ISBN 9780190245863.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (8 July 2015). "Another Japanese celebrity claims discrimination in France; netizens not so sympathetic". japantoday.com. Japan Today. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Fagan, Chelsea (18 October 2011). "Paris Syndrome: A First-Class Problem for a First-Class Vacation". theatlantic.com. The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b Wyatt, Caroline (20 December 2006). "'Paris Syndrome' strikes Japanese". BBC News. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ISBN 978-489559233-8.
- ISSN 0301-2581. Archived from the originalon 30 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris. Archived from the originalon 29 September 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
le docteur Mahmoudia préfère parler de voyage pathologique ou de psychopathologie liée au voyage, plutôt que de syndrome du voyageur.
- ISBN 88-7928-308-1. Total pages: 219
- ^ "Contacts". Ambassade du Japon en France (in French). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
En dépit d'informations erronées publiées/citées dans (par) divers médias, l'Ambassade du Japon en France vous informe ne disposer d'aucun service téléphonique dévolu au soi-disant "syndrome de Paris" et ne répondra à aucune sollicitation de quelque nature que ce soit concernant ce sujet.
- ^ ご意見・ご相談 | 在フランス日本国大使館. Embassy of Japan in Paris (in Japanese). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
※複数のメディアにおいて間違った報道がなされているようですが、在仏大使館では「パリ症候群」のホットラインやこれに関するいかなる対応もしておりません。御理解のほど宜しくお願いいたします
- ^ Chrisafis, Angelique (25 October 2006). "Paris syndrome hits Japanese". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ a b Georgen, Annabelle (26 December 2011). "Paris ou le choc de la réalité" [Paris or the shock of reality]. Slate (in French). Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Haupt, Tomas (9 December 2019). "Japanese Tourists Show Growing Interest in French Destinations". Tourism Review. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-40942133-7.
- ^ Levy, Audrey (13 December 2004). "Des Japonais entre mal du pays et mal de Paris" [The Japanese between homesick and Paris sick]. Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Nussbaum, Ania (14 August 2014). "The Paris Syndrome Drives Chinese Tourists Away". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Préfecture de police (中文)". Retrieved 12 April 2020.