I mean, I once had this vision too when I was like 10 years younger, so don't feel ashamed to view positively a country that is viewed positively in the media. There's a good reason the Paris syndrome exists though, because behind the magnificent pictures and reputation for a fine way of life, France is what it is : a fading social democracy, and an ex-colonial empire trying desperately to maintain its geopolitical relevance. looking more and more like the USA every day. Our economy has suffered the exact same fate as the US' : brutal deindustralization, loss of competitiveness, high unemployment and poverty rate, only aleviated by the ever-disappearing safety nets (which isn't the case in the US because there are none lmao). But really, I'd genuinely like people to stop thinking we are living in some kind of paradise, as some kind of aetheral beings, or on the opposite side of things, that we're just some lazy, surrendering frogs who never stop rioting for some reason.

Stereotypes, positive or negatives must always be destroyed to gain a better understanding of the world. No one is ever free of propaganda and stereotypes, for example, I used to first love Americans, then absolutely hated this country with my guts, before getting finally more knowledgeable with the anglosphere as a whole through my studies. The reality, while still sad, is far more complex, and leaves quite a room for hope. It's good that you're trying to destroy your pre- conceived notions though, not a lot of people are capable of that.