3) Paris, France
Of course Paris is on the list. Dirty Frenchies. Only joking of course. In 2008 it was estimated that they had about 8 million rats hanging out in Paris. That’s four per person. So in a bid to rid the city of their problem they asked each Parisian to do his bit and eat four rats each. Only joking, again.
The Parisian authorities did make an effort to get citizens to deal with their own rat problems, people faced stiff fines if they harboured rats without making advances to oust them.
The beautiful Louvre gardens are a hot spot for picnickers and therefore crumbs, food and crap and therefore big gnarly rats. It’s become a bit of a problem. Some tourists have been actively feeding these wild rats, which is of course a stupid idea because they’re now even less scared of humans and happily waltz about in the day.
