On the social network TikTok, Internet users are pulling out all the stops! They voted the ugliest place in France
For many people, TikTok is all about dances, viral challenges and quick recipes. However, the short video platform is also full of unexpected, sometimes unusual trends. The latest one is surprising! Because a user decided to vote for “the ugliest place in France”. MCE TV tells you everything from A to Z.
When “ugliness” becomes a phenomenon on TikTok
In recent weeks, videos have been pouring in, where creators influence opinion on French cities by highlighting landscapes deemed “ugly”. With old buildings or urban developments to be reviewed.
They thus elect a city as the ugliest in the country. And this, to the great dismay of its inhabitants… The creator Natasha Gupta, a TikTok user who has more than 200,000 subscribers, decided to play the game.
Indeed on TikTok, she reveals videos where she visits lots of countries. The goal is therefore to judge their landscapes. Whether it is industrial zones, wastelands on the edge of cities, or massive architectural places from the 1970s, there are many criticisms…
She does not lack imagination to point out what she considers to be the quintessence of “ugly “. The goal here is clear. It's about finding an ugly place.
No need to film the location in question, Natasha Gupta is content to stay on her computer. Then, she uses the Google Maps tool and its “Street view” function. And this, in order to “move virtually” around the world.
In her TikTok videos, the user visits lots of random places. This is how she comes across a place that she considers really very ugly, in any which country in the world.
The consequences on the image of the city
On her video focused on France, the young Natasha who launched the challenge collected nearly 500,000 “likes” from users. She began by visiting random places in France.
Then on TikTok, she shows that she has also discovered magnificent landscapes, small villages. As well as castles. Like the one who served during the filming of the show “4 weddings for a honeymoon”.
After two minutes of searching on Google Maps, the content creator managed to find an “ugly” place. According to her, it is the Holiday Inn Express Paris hotel. It is located right next to “Paris Charles de Gaulle” airport« .
Indeed, it is in rue du Voyageur in Roissy. Here, the city is not very appealing with its gray sky, its rectangular buildings and the absence of stores. She seems empty and gloomy.
It’s a big blow for the city’s residents! Because seeing your place described as “the ugliest in France” in front of millions of users TikTok can hurt a lot…
One thing is certain, this TikTok challenge on the ugliest place in France is a success. He has the gift of amusing the Web.
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