Paris has changed a lot in the last twenty years. It's much more international and much more expensive than it used to be.However, the soul of the city is still there. Paris will always be Paris!
Shanghai is almost unrecognisable compared to twenty or thirty years ago. The city has expanded so much, both physically and economically. It's amazing when you see old photos of the city; things are so different now!
Banbury hasn't changed much as a place in the last twenty years, but the mix of people is a bit different nowadays. The population used to be older and mostly English, whereas there are more young people living here, including many peopie ftom other parts of Europe.