Paris Inside Out is the definitive resource for Paris-bound tourists, students, and working professionals. This comprehensive guide for surviving and prospering in today's Paris is packed with information on the following: Transportation - getting into, out of, and around Paris Cultural awareness - tips on the language, social niceties, parties, and politics French bureaucracy - insurance, licenses, cars, parking, and marriage Everyday life - communications, media, housing, health services, banking, and working in France Culture - education, art, sports and recreation, dining, and shopping Plus all the little things only a Parisian would know: the safest seats on the metro, how to order in restaurants, where and how to use a computer/modem, and the intricacies of washing clothes in French laundries.