Pas Pipi Dans Paris

The city of Paris released a music video on September 12 imploring people to refrain from urinating in public. The quirky production is making a splash on social media.

Paris’s latest initiative to combat public urination isn’t to everyone’s taste. After unveiling the polarising waterless public “uritroittoirs” (a French mashup of the words for urinal and pavement), the mayor’s office has followed up with a video commissioned from actress and YouTuber Swann Périssé.

Just days after it was uploaded on September 12 to the city’s Facebook page, the video has 360,000 views and counting.

While the video has tickled a number of denizens of the internet, it has drawn mockery and criticism from others.

“You thought we’d hit rock bottom, but you can always sink lower,” tweeted one user.

“People aren’t supposed to pee in Paris anymore. Meanwhile, with this video, Paris makes some s***,” tweeted another critic.

“Oh, Paris, City of Lights, your descent into hell continues… The municipality of Paris at the height of its Art of Communication with the clip: “Pas pipi dans Paris…” tweeted Isabelle Balkany.

France 24