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Really beautiful place -- but someone PLEASE proofread. My eyes started bleeding after reading about the "deferent" cultures and how LA living is "effecting" her style.

Contemporary architecture and design in Paris always felt like a breath of fresh air to me in the middle of all the Haussmann-tricity. I loved, loved, loved La Defense and Parc de la Vilette for that reason. The school I attended, Universite de Paris VIII - St. Denis in the northern suburbs, also went through a gorgeous transformation several years ago.

Hope this isn't too cynical, but what seriously does it for me is that the place isn't THAT bad. I've lived through the highs-and-lows of apartment/house-hunting in San Francisco long enough to be realistic about what's good enough. The deal-sealers for the most recent move: 1) private washer and dryer; 2) hardwood floors (mostly--although the non-hardwood areas are heartbreakingly ugly); 3) landlords whom I actually like; and 4) location in a decent elementary-school district (I know, I know! Hadn't ever had to take THAT into consideration before).