Saturday, August 29, 2009

Ugh, Paree!

File under things you didn't know you wanted to know dept. From Best of Wikipedia:
Paris syndrome (French: Syndrôme de Paris) is a transient psychological disorder encountered by some people visiting or vacationing in Paris, France. It is similar in nature to Jerusalem syndrome and Stendhal syndrome, which are all classified as a form of Voyager syndrome (Syndrôme du voyageur)...
t is characterized by a number of psychiatric symptoms as acute delusional states, hallucinations, feelings of persecution (delusional belief of being a victim of prejudice, aggression, hostility to others), a derealization, a depersonalization, anxiety, and also psychosomatic manifestations such as dizziness, tachycardia, sweating, etc..

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