Paris and/or New York

I'm in New York on business.  I went to college in NYC.  I moved to Paris right after graduation.  I remember moving to Paris and hearing Parisians say "Ugh, Paris is such a busy, fast-paced and tiring city."   And I always thought that that was kind of silly.  I mean, try spending like a day working in New York.  I'm not talking about vacationing in Manhattan.  New York is a busy, loud, very faced-paced city, filled with sky scrapers, stores, taxis, buses, tourists, people, neon lights, honking, coffee to go, take-out, more stores, and offices; and all of that is mixed together without any rhyme or reason.  Mind you, there are many very beautiful neighborhoods in Manhattan.  But it's true that everybody is in a rush to go somewhere, to do something.  And that's also what makes NY so wonderful and vibrant. 

Paris is such a beautiful city.  Everything seems so put together, like it was built on a fairytale.  All the buildings match, and when they don't, it looks so elegant.  La Défense, the semi-skyscraper part of town, is actually outside of Paris.  It's like the French thought 'this is kind of ugly.  Let's push it out of town.'

So to conclude, Paris is not a difficult city to live in.  It's gentler, a little less exciting, and a little more romantic than New York, with a touch of 'je ne sais quoi.'  Paris is so très French.

What's worse? Taking the subway in Paris or NY?

That's a good question.

The long corridors in French train stations have lots of fancy stores
=> 1 point for Paris!

Getting from point A to B in Paris is always a hassle.
There is no rhyme or reason to the subway map.
=> 1 point for NY!

Trains run 24/7 in NY. They stop at around 11 pm in Paris
=> 1 point for NY!

Trains don't smell in Paris
=> 1 point for Paris!

Can't talk on the phone or even talk loudly in the subway in Paris
=> 1 point for NY!

The seats in the Paris subway cars are cushioned
=> 1 point for Paris!

You can't hear a word a train conducter is saying over the loud speaker in the Paris subway
=> 1 point for NY!

Paris has a tramway, so you can avoid taking the train in some areas of Paris
=> 1 point for Paris!

Paris subways have cafes in almost every subway station
=> 1 point for Paris!

Taxis are cheaper in NY (thus avoiding the subway is easier)
=> 1 point for NY!

The subway signs in Paris are really classy (the retro ones)
=> 1 point for Paris!

There are about 5 strikes (2 of which major) in Paris every year, which means that you have no way of getting to work, or you take about 4 times as long to get there.
=> 1 point for NY!

It's a tie...