people dream of coming to Paris and when they get here they Splurge a lot of money for that vacation and since we've been living here over the past four years we watch tourist after tourist wasting money on things that don't add anything extra to the quality of their vacation so in this video we'll share 12 ways that tourists keep wasting money so you don't have to Ali oniva the first thing that people waste money in Paris and we hear it all the time on our Facebook group is tipping in restaurants especially people from the US in France service is always included in the price it's the law and when it comes to living a tip a Parisian will typically leave between 3 to5 for a dinner now even if the waiter asks you if you want to leave a tip when it's time for the credit card payment and they will if they suspect that you're American then just say that you will leave it in cash and leave whatever you think is appropriate and again a Parisian will leave about €3 to5 for dinner another way people waste money in Paris is by going to tourist trap restaurants especially near major attractions three of the most overpriced restaurants in Paris are near the Eiffel Tower that big red awning with the views of the Eiffel Tower is very inviting but you'll likely get below average food and service at outrageous prices so make sure that you read the reviews before you go and check them out because there's lots of other places nearby where you won't waste money and you can definitely save a few I don't know why people are still lining up for this really old recommendation when King falafal is right over there now the water in Paris is very good and it's available throughout the city and fountains like this or the famous Wallace fountains and it's free and the same goes for restaurants you do not need to buy water all you need to ask for is a carafo or water caref and it's free that's the law in France unless you want sparkling water you do not need to buy a water bottle in the restaurants in Paris and best of all you don't have to waste money on buying water bottle or at least buy one and then reuse the bottle over and over again cheers another way people waste money in Paris is by using Ubers and other ride shares especially during peak hours Paris is a nightmare during peak hours and it's getting worse because of the commitment to making Paris bike and Walker friendly so you may be sitting in traffic for a really long time with the clock running instead rent a bike or use public transportation you'll save a lot more money and you'll have a better experience another way people waste money in Paris is with taxis and they are notorious for scamming people so be prepared the rates to and from the airports is a set price and there are no exception to that any taxi claiming a special rate is lying to you and they should always use the meter for any run at any time during the day or the night it's always the meter unless it's a flat rate which is two and from the airport all of the time they should always have the meter running so watch our video on the taxi cams in Paris so you can be prepared and not waste money on Taxi cams the next way that people waste money is by overs sleeping on day one or overestimating their level of Fitness when they are in Paris we hear from many people that miss their 10:00 a. m. food tour because they overslept on day one it's 9:00 a.
m. in Paris but for your buddy it's 3:00 a. m.
and it's sleepy time next thing you know you wake up it's 10:30 11:00 a. m.
