Overview
- Indian creator Vinayak Mishra posted an Instagram reel titled “Paris gave me a plot twist in the first 5 minutes” after exiting a metro station.
- The clip captures littered streets, loud crowds and hectic traffic, prompting his remark that it “looks like a fish market.”
- In a clarifying caption, Mishra called Paris multicultural and “real, raw, and still so beautiful,” cautioning that one area is not the whole city.
- Viewers offered mixed reactions, including praise for showing an unvarnished view and advice to stay near central Paris due to safety concerns on the outskirts.
- India Today, News18 and Times Now highlighted the video as part of a recurring pattern tied to culture shock and references to so‑called “Paris syndrome.”