re: Paris - Questions, Help, Suggestions

Paris is no more or less dirty than any other major urban center. It does have dog dirt on the streets to a higher degree than your average US city. There is a municipal regulation requiring that building facades get washed/scrubbed regularly, and a decent population of trash receptacles. It is way cleaner and less graffitied than Rome.

If you judge cities’ appeal by municipal cleanliness, you will like Germany and Austria. Those are tidy people. Cleanest public restrooms I’ve ever encountered...even in train stations.