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Paris Syndrome is a real psychiatric condition, first named in 1986. Every year, Japanese tourists arrive in Paris expecting the city of their imagination. Some end up in emergency psychiatric care. The Japanese Embassy runs a 24-hour crisis hotline to handle the fallout.
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