Screamin' Parisian!

In a city that is filled with tourists from throughout the world, how does one know when they are observing true Parisians?  Although it is not always clear, there are some signs that you are looking at someone who is "Screamin' Parisian":


* the women carry large leather bags over their shoulders with pride

*only a home girl could walk on these cobblestones with heels

* a beautifully tailored blazer over a dress

* men in bright colored pants (think bright coral)

* a sweater fashionably tossed around the shoulders...and it never shifts!

* adorably dressed bebes and enfants

*  men proudly sporting scarves with nary a care as to questioned masculinity

* chins held high

* hair that looks purposely wild and undone, or chicly perfectly in place

*  lacy fabrics

* walking a dog (as much as I love my pet, I don't think most pet owners would travel with Rover internationally)

* ladies riding bicycles attired in dresses and heels

* extremely skinny jeans on extremely skinny women

It's become a bit of a game for us to notice the Screamin' Parisian.  While out and about we discreetly whisper "P" (which we hope people weren't misconstruing as "pee") to draw our attention to the interesting Parisian.  Unfortunately we can't get cameras out fast enough to capture the photos.  But here are just a few from my phone.  (Yes, I actually sat at an outdoor Parisian cafe, by myself, with my cafe au lait and croissant, just to take some pics of "P"s.)

oh wait, I know this guy!!