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British tourist scammed and attacked by stripper in Paris

A British tourist on the hunt for a raunchy night out in the French capital got more than he bargained for after coming face to face with the wrong stripper. *French language learner article.*

Published: 16 January 2019 15:26 CET
British tourist scammed and attacked by stripper in Paris
File photo: Danilo Bisello/Google Maps

*This is a French language learner article. The words in bold are translated into French at the bottom of the article.

The British tourist had been attracted by the look of a strip joint called 'All In' in Pigalle — once the French capital’s official red-light district — before the evening took a turn for the worse.  

The man coughed up the €50 fee for a lap dance before he’d even stepped foot inside the seedy joint and once he was inside, nothing went as promised.

No lap dance, no friendly faces and a scam with a bill that had shot up to €250.

The pleasure-seeking guest then refused to pay up any more and stepped out, only to be chased by one of the strippers, who first slapped him and then bashed him over the head with an iron bar.

As if things couldn’t get any worse for the man, the bouncer then got involved and pushed him to the ground, followed by 'All In’s' ‘madame’ boss, who pulled out a revolver and robbed him at gunpoint, fortunately without firing.

Bleeding from his head, the British man managed to make it to the closest police station to file a complaint.

According to Le Parisien, the stripper and her boss and accomplice have been remanded in custody and now face extortion charges.

French vocab to learn

un quartier chaud: red-light district

stripteaur/stripteause: Stripper

une danse suggestive: lap dance 

une arnaque: scam (arnaquer quelqu’un: scam/rip someone off)

un videur: bouncer 

braquer quelqu’un: rob someone at gunpoint

placer quelqu'un en garde à vue: to remand somebody in custody 
 

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Fluffy nuisance: Outcry as Paris sends Invalides rabbits into exile

Efforts to relocate wild rabbits that are a common sight on the lawns of the historic Invalides memorial complex have provoked criticism from animal rights groups.

Published: 14 February 2024 13:01 CET
Fluffy nuisance: Outcry as Paris sends Invalides rabbits into exile

Tourists and Parisians have long been accustomed to the sight of wild rabbits frolicking around the lawns of Les Invalides, one of the French capital’s great landmarks.

But efforts are underway to relocate the fluffy animals, accused of damaging the gardens and drains around the giant edifice that houses Napoleon’s tomb, authorities said.

Police said that several dozen bunnies had been captured since late January and relocated to the private estate of Breau in the Seine-et-Marne region outside Paris, a move that has prompted an outcry from animal rights activists.

“Two operations have taken place since 25 January,” the police prefecture told AFP.

“Twenty-four healthy rabbits were captured on each occasion and released after vaccination” in Seine-et-Marne, the prefecture said.

Six more operations are scheduled to take place in the coming weeks.

Around 300 wild rabbits live around Les Invalides, according to estimates.

“The overpopulation on the site is leading to deteriorating living conditions and health risks,” the prefecture said.

Authorities estimate the cost of restoring the site, which has been damaged by the proliferation of underground galleries and the deterioration of gardens, pipes and flora, at €366,000.

Animal rights groups denounced the operation.

The Paris Animaux Zoopolis group said the rabbits were being subjected to “intense stress” or could be killed “under the guise of relocation”.

“A number of rabbits will die during capture and potentially during transport,” said the group, accusing authorities of being “opaque” about their methods.

The animal rights group also noted that Breau was home to the headquarters of the Seine-et-Marne hunting federation.

The police prefecture insisted that the animals would not be hunted.

In 2021, authorities classified the rabbits living in Paris as a nuisance but the order was reversed following an outcry from animal groups who have been pushing for a peaceful cohabitation with the animals.

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