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ThelifeI visited Kraków this summer. 'Emily in Paris' gave it a bad reputation, but my family liked the Polish city better than Rome.
- I visited Rome and Kraków this summer, so I felt like an expert watching "Emily in Paris."
- On season four, the Polish and Italian cities are jokingly compared, but the show got it wrong.
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