Paris syndrome

A sense of strong disappointment felt as a tourist caused by some combination of culture shock and the failure of the visiting destination to meet one’s own preconceived expectations. It can result in several psychiatric symptoms such as acute delusional states, anxiety, depression, derealization, the feeling of experiencing prejudice, and more.

The term originates from Japanese tourists experiencing this phenomenon while visiting Paris, France, but in modern times has been used to describe feelings expressed by people complaining online that any given tourist destination was not what they expected.

“Did you see the video of the guy complaining about his visit to Greece?”
“I’m not sure what he expected. It sounds like Paris syndrome.”

Tankie

A colloquial term used in online spaces primarily by people with left-of-centre political views to insult someone else with left-of-centre political views who

1. agrees with the Marxist-Leninist rejection of all forms of capitalism and imperialism, including liberal democracy, reformist socialism or a social democracy, and/or

2. does not outwardly criticize the Bolsheviks, Joseph Stalin, or the Soviet Union itself, especially during Stalin’s time as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

“I think that a social democracy does not solve the ultimate problem of being rid of imperialism.”

“I think that is an extreme viewpoint. I had no idea you were a tankie.”