I'm a French person who watched part one, season four of "Emily in Paris." Several scenes made me cringe, including when a French landmark was disrespected. I don't like that moments of the show depict French people as being incompetent at work.
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You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Advertisement "Emily in Paris" is now back for its fourth season — yet it still gets so many things wrong about the city in its name. The Netflix original , which debuted in 2020, follows American marketing executive Emily Cooper (played by Lily Collins) as she navigates her new life in Paris .
Despite it being widely panned by audiences, the show is pretty popular — part one of season four debuted with almost 20 million views on Netflix. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Have an account? Log in . As a French person, I'd say the first season had some bad representations of France and its culture. The second and third seasons showed some promise as Emily.