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Paris Con Job Under French Tour Weather Report
The writer, Billy Rose, reviews IT March of Time’s The New France and mocks France as a cash grab for American tourists. He recalls his own visa hassles in Britain and France, describes rude officials, hefty duties, and Paris as a carnival where every pocket is picked. He warns against trusting tourism pitches and ends with a grifter’s maxim about not stealing a buyer’s fountain pen.
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