One of the great things people often don’t notice in Second Life is it’s international nature. You show up in an unfamiliar area, the people don’t speak your language, and you move on. But if you stop for a moment you’ll realize that it’s a bit like traveling, and if you let yourself you’ll get a flavor of the culture. Unless a region is set up by the Bureau of Tourism, people are going to build something that is pretty authentically them. People can’t help but be themselves, right? I notice this most in the Japanese sims, because the sensibilities are so very non-Western that it whacks you over the head. But I found regions dedicated to Paris and Czechoslovakia worth a visit as well.
Paris is set up as (surprise) mainly a shopping area, but there are also cute cafes, a partially build Eiffel Tower, and a fun replica of the Moulin Rouge (complete with Giant Elephant). Czechoslovakia looks like it was set up by the Bureau of Tourism and is supposed to represent a typical city square. Nonetheless it is very pretty and there are plentty of Czech people hanging around who speak pretty good English.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Paris%201900/101/149/24/
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Czechoslovakia/187/135/23/
