Monday, 08 September 2008

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Sometimes living in Paris we expats tend to wonder what the “Frenchie’s” think about us, our country, and the millions of tourists who come here every year. So in our monthly section Les Francais, Prissy Mag tries to dig into their brain a little.

Les Francais
Les Français: Julien
Written by Priscilla Lalisse   

JulienWho: Julien, age 28 (almost), business analyst for a luxury goods company.

 

 

PM: Where are you from originally?

 

JD: Angers. It’s a medium-sized city, 300 km from Paris in the south west. But I have worked and live in Paris for a few years now, after having lived in Normandy for seven years.

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Les Français: Amina
Written by Priscilla Lalisse   

00001issue13issue1.jpgTen Questions for une Française

 

WHO: Amina, age 23, Second year student in Foreign Languages Masters Program.

 

PM: Where are you from originally?

 

Amina: I'm French with origins from Mali.

 

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Les Français: Nguyen
Written by Priscilla Lalisse   

Ten Questions for une Française


Les FrancaisWHO: Nguyen, age 36, accountant.

 

PM: Where are you from originally?

 

NT: Saigon, South Vietnam, but I am a French citizen.

 

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Les Français: Philippe Megange
Written by Priscilla Lalisse   
philippe megangeIn the U.S. we’re used to seeing black doctors, lawyers, news anchors, reporters, surgeons, and of course, business owners. In France however, it’s a different story. Last summer Paris got its first ever lead news anchor, a black man named Harry Roselmack who fills in for senior journalist Patrick Poivre d’Arvor’s (known as PPDA). No one expected it or saw it coming and the noise still hasn’t died down.

Phillipe Megange is what I like to call atypique in Paris too. He stands out because he’s a black Frenchman riding at the helm of his own company, Prestige Business Center . Like Roselmack, Megange has roots in Martinique and is changing the way people usually think about the black French population.

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Les Français: Laétitia
Written by Priscilla Lalisse   

LaeticiaTen Questions for une Française


WHO: Laétitia, age 29, accountant for a ready-to-wear company.

 

PM: How long have you lived in Paris?


LM: Since completing college. I grew up in the Rhone Alpes area though, and I’m of mixed ancestry—what we call metisse. In English, I think you call it biracial.

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