24 Signs You Studied Abroad In Paris

Two words: FRENCH. CHEESE. 🧀

Studying abroad is an unforgettable experience, especially when you get to live in the most beautiful city in the world for an entire semester. From fresh-baked baguettes, to strolling by la Tour Eiffel, to drinking wine with every meal, Paris is the kind of city that you just can't help but fall in love with.

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You have this thing for classic, Haussmannian architecture that no one understands.

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You've taken this exact photo at the Louvre and it took you about 987324 tries to get it just right.
3
Your culinary taste is très sophisticated and open to trying new things.

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If you learned anything at all, it's that wine goes with every meal.
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You were utterly devastated when they removed the love locks from the Pont des Arts because you contributed a piece of your heart to that beauty.

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You've experienced the pure enchantment that is the Eiffel Tower at night and concluded that yes, magic is real and it is among us all.
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Now that you've spent quality time with your girl Mona, you consider yourself something of an art connoisseur.
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You think any city that doesn't have shops dedicated ENTIRELY to pastries on every corner is seriously doing it wrong.

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When you peer outside a window, if you don't see a breathtaking, postcard-worthy monument or an example of historic architecture, you're disappointed.
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As far as you're concerned, any bread that isn't French is absolutely inadequate.
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No shopping spree will ever compare to a day roaming the Champs Elysées.

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You've eaten so much charcuterie you might as well name your first born after it.
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You consider cheese its own separate food course in a meal.
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You have an unhealthy Nutella obsession to the point where you could eat it by the spoonful.

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You despise all public transportation that isn't your beloved métro.

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Your idea of a lunch date involves sitting at a tiny circular table at an outdoor café for hours on end.
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You consider crĂŞpes a perfectly valid meal choice for any time of day.
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Your tastebuds know firsthand that macarons taste just as glorious as they look.
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You casually write everything with a stylo-plume because Paris makes people effortlessly fancy like that.

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You've tasted liquid, minty heaven from the Diabolo gods and find it shocking Americans still have yet to catch on.

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You wish all your grocery shopping could take place outside in an adorable little flee market.

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You take your café au lait very seriously, meaning your cup of Joe better be served ~avec~ a piping hot side of milk, s'il vous plaît.

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It absolutely baffles you that most restaurants in the U.S. don't allow dogs.

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The "city of love" made you quite the hopeless romantic. JUST LOOK AT ALL THE LOVE IN THE AIR.

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