seems you’ve been to Paris thousand times, haven’t you? ;)

Yes, at least! :-)

But I really like this city. If only the subway system was not so chaotic. And people spoke a little more English.

[...] I learned a pretty horrible lesson in Paris. I had just checked out of my hotel in Paris and began my trip back home. I went down into the Châtelet subway station. I had to go down several levels, and when I arrived at one stair, a woman was just carrying her heavy luggage up, one step at a time. [...]