‘Paris Syndrome’ leaves Japanese tourists in shock – msnbc.com The Japanese are the worst at doing some cultural research before they go someplace. This is what happens.
Around a dozen Japanese tourists a year need psychological treatment after visiting Paris as the reality of unfriendly locals and scruffy streets clashes with their expectations, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
“A third of patients get better immediately, a third suffer relapses and the rest have psychoses,” Yousef Mahmoudia, a psychologist at the Hotel-Dieu hospital, next to Notre Dame cathedral, told the newspaper Journal du Dimanche.
Already this year, Japan’s embassy in Paris has had to repatriate at least four visitors — including two women who believed their hotel room was being bugged and there was a plot against them.
Found by Eric Blumenfeld.
Reality just sucks.
What is more is socially isolating, Video games or travel brochure?
I’ve travelled more widely than a lot of people and haven’t had or run into those types of psychological issues with travellers.
However, my suspicion is that if there are issues, it is magnified when travelling to countries with other languages. Personally, I do really prefer countries that speak English as a primary language (and have all the signs in English).