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\u201cThis is a video for anyone that\u2019s coming to Paris Olympics 2024,\u201d a woman says in a clip posted to TikTok<\/a>. She pauses briefly, and then continues: \u201cDon\u2019t come. Cancel everything.\u201d<\/p>\n The video, which was uploaded in November, now has more than 700,000 views.<\/p>\n The creator, Miranda Starcevic, is a 31-year-old French American who lives in Paris. She usually records herself speaking French, but thought a message about the Olympics would reach more people if it were in English.<\/p>\n And Ms. Starcevic wanted her viewers to know that from her perspective, of French citizens who \u201care kind of middle class,\u201d as she put it: \u201cNobody wants the Olympic Games. It\u2019s just a hot mess.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n As a visual-first international platform with many young users, TikTok is full of Olympics content. But in addition to the feel-good windows into athletes\u2019 lives and promotional videos from organizers<\/a> and sponsors, there are also unfiltered clips from residents of Paris warning potential visitors that the city may not deliver its best during the Games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A 24-year-old Parisian student whose display name is Leo Nora has posted several short clips about the Paris Games, stating they will be \u201cdangerous<\/a>\u201d and \u201chell on Earth<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n In one of her videos, she says into the camera, \u201cIf you are planning on coming to Paris for the Olympic Games, why? Do not come<\/a>. Do not come!\u201d The clip has been viewed more than a million times.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve lived in Paris my whole life,\u201d Leo Nora said in an interview. \u201cI\u2019ve been to really big events in Paris. What prompted me to talk about it is I know how it can go right \u2014 and how it can go wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n She and Ms. Starcevic had similar reasons for encouraging people to avoid the Games. Both said they were unhappy that the city asked students to give up their student housing<\/a> so the accommodations could be used for workers during the Games. And both expressed frustration and fears around transportation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Organizers and government officials are concerned about strikes by transportation workers during the Games, as well as more serious issues like terrorism<\/a>. Some creators have posted about Paris\u2019s pervasive tourist<\/a> scams<\/a>, pickpockets<\/a> and recent hotel price hikes<\/a>. People on TikTok also warned htat there could be severe overcrowding on trains.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not rare to have people fainting\u201d in the Metro,\u201d Leo Nora said. When someone faints, \u201cthe line stops, which causes delays,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Tessa Bicard, an executive at a cosmetics company whose TikTok handle is Madame Tartempion, posted a video titled \u201cThe Olympics are going to be a nightmare for Paris.<\/a>\u201d It has drawn more than 750,000 views and hundreds of comments.<\/p>\n Ms. Bicard, who is originally from Northern California and has lived in Paris for over 12 years, said in an interview that she was actually a big fan of the Olympics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI have watched them every year since I was a kid,\u201d she said. \u201cI really like the swimming \u2014 and women\u2019s gymnastics, of course.\u201d But, she said, \u201cThis is the least excited I\u2019ve ever been about the Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n Mainly, she said, that is because she doesn\u2019t have tickets. \u201cThey are too expensive or impossible to get,\u201d she said. She also stressed that all the different construction projects for the Games have already made daily life difficult. The expected influx of millions of Olympic visitors<\/a>, she fears, will just make things worse. \u201cMy bus route has been complete chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n