On Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, just as daffodils herald the first sign of spring, small incidents prove Paris is returning to health. Parisians took their President’s words to heart when he encouraged them to return to cafes, concerts, sporting events and museums. I can’t help but remember that Americans gave away all expectation of privacy when terror hit our shores; but Parisians won’t let terrorists win at all.
More than a return to normal routines, it is the Parisian reaction to certain things that proves they are baaaack. Watch the reaction of people on the street when they’re shown a video of a poorly planned stage dive. Perhaps there are cities where the film would elicit sympathy, and others where shock would follow – but the hilarity which greeted the flying misfortune is a sign that Paris is going to be just fine.