LONDON--A morning's train ride away, across the Channel, English kids talk about Liverpool's soccer team in aprefix = st1 /Parispub. Some Parisians have even started to go to work in London. In the 19thcentury, Charles Dickens compared the two great rival cities, London and Paris, in "A Tale of Two Cities." These days, it might be A Tale of One City. Parisians are these days likely to smile in sympathy at a visitor's broken French and respond in polite English. As jobs grew lack at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the Channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union freed them from immigration and customs. Paris, rich in beauty, is more attractive. But Londonfeels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs shut down. "For me, the difference is that Londonis real, alive," said Trevor Wheeler, a banker. Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees. "I am French, but I'll stay in London," she said. There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to Londontwo years ago. "I think people laugh more inParis," she said. In fact, London and Paris, with their obvious new similarities, are beyond the cold descriptions. As the European Union gradually loosened controls, Londoners _ intoParisto shop, eat and buy property. "Both cities have changed beyond recognition." Said Larry Collins, a writer and sometimes a Londoner. Like most people who know both well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably. "I first fell in love with Parisin the 1950s, and it is still a wonderful place," Collins said. "But if I had to choose, it would be London. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better." But certainly not cheaper. In fancy parts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris. Deciding between London and Parisrequires a lifestyle choice. Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don't have to choose. "I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a centre, but life is so structured," she said. "InLondon, you can be who you want. No one cares."
How long does it take to take the tunnel between Paris and London?
Does one need to go through customs when traveling between the two?
Does the tunnel go through the Alps?
What are bars known as in London?
Does Chantal Jaouen prefer London or Paris?
What is Trevor Wheeler's occupation?
Does everyone agree that London is preferred?
Who has a different opinion?
Is she a soccer player?
Why does she like Paris more?
Does she live in Paris?
Can you purchase property in Paris if you're not French?
What does Larry Collins do for a living?
Has he been going to Paris for a long time?
Does he believe Paris has more order than London?
If money were an issue, where would be better in your opinion?
Would Avenue Foch be half the cost of a fancy London neighborhood?
What languages can Daphne Benoit speak?
Which author wrote a novel with Paris and London as the backdrop?
What was the book?
three hours
three hours
no
freed them from immigration and customs
no
undersea
pubs
pubs
London
I'll stay in London
banker
banker
no
"I think people laugh more inParis,"
Julie Lenoux
Julie Lenoux
unknown
unknown
She said "I think people laugh more inParis,"
"I think people laugh more inParis,"
no
moved to London
yes
Londoners _ intoParisto shop, eat and buy property
He is a writer
writer
yes
"I first fell in love with Parisin the 1950s
no
so much more ordered
Paris
But certainly not cheaper
yes
rents can be twice
French and English
French journalism student with perfect English
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
"A Tale of Two Cities."
"A Tale of Two Cities."