Hi! I'm Marie, I'm French, I live in Paris, and I'm here to talk to you about Emily in Paris.

By now the whole world has seemingly watched Netflix's new show about an American girl's adventures in France.

So I thought I'd set a few things straight and share everything that is wrong with Emily in Paris. (Which, for the record, I actually enjoyed in all its ridiculousness!!)

1. First off, what is this nonsense about Emmanuel Macron being "hot"??
![A scene from "Emily in Paris" that says "Look at their president [Emmanuel Macron]. He's young. He's hot."](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-10/6/21/asset/8cc393f40df6/sub-buzz-10279-1602018592-16.jpg?crop=2225:1582;290,111)
2. Early on, we're told that Emily's new apartment is a chambre de bonne.

But this is NOT a chambre de bonne:
THIS is a chambre de bonne:

3. Sure, Paris is filled with love and beauty. It's also often gross and exhausting.
4. No vibrator, no matter how powerful, would blow out the fuse of an entire Parisian neighborhood.
5. This might come as a shock, but we actually work and are expected to come to the office on time.
6. While we're talking infrastructure: No, our plumbing isn't "500 years old. Literally."

7. I doubt that Carla Bruni and Brigitte Macron send each other dumb memes about aging vaginas.
8. I may be biased here, but hear me out: We're not mean!

9. And an entire office wouldn't start calling you la plouc because you rub them the wrong way.

10. Contrary to what the show would have you believe, older Frenchwomen don't go around screaming at and scheming against young American women.

11. Not all Frenchmen look like they've just spent a month sunbathing on a yacht, and they're not all massive creeps.
12. I'm sorry, but European cities weren't built with American tourists in mind.
13. You don't have to wear a beret when you're in France.

14. Not everyone hates Normandy.
15. This isn't France-related, but in what world would anyone gain thousands of Instagram followers over a few weeks simply by posting basic-ass selfies?

16. And in what reality would this ridiculously cheap-looking commercial be deemed good enough to promote a high-end perfume?
17. Le Café de Flore hasn't been cool in over 40 years.

18. You don't need to go to Ralph Lauren's restaurant to get a good cheeseburger in Paris.

19. And never in my 32 years of being French have I heard about this rule.

20. I'm guessing this has to do with our reputation for not showering, but...eww!!
21. The sex clichés are ridiculous.

22. Same with the depictions of French parenting.
23. This must be the single worst (and most historically inaccurate) pickup line I've ever heard.
24. And finally, I just want to say that the real villain of this story isn't Emily's boss or her mean super, but Emily herself.
