 Ten 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.
PM: Have you ever been to an English-speaking country?
Amina: Yes.
PM: So what did you think about it?
Amina: It was nice. I had a vacation in New York that I have very fond memories from. Also, I've
been studying at Cambridge UK for the past year and everthing is going rather well.
PM: Do you have any Anglophone friends here in Paris?
Amina: Yes.
PM: If you run into Anglophones here and they don?t speak French, are you disappointed?
Amina: Not, not at all. I'm neither shocked nor disappointed.
PM: Do you feel that Anglophones living here in
France should try to live in the ?French way?, i.e. total immersion
into the culture, or not?
Amina: No. As long as the different cultures respect each other, we can all live in harmony.
PM: Paris is probably the most visited city in the
world. How do you feel about all the tourists here ? Does it have a
direct impact on your life?
Amina: No, it doesn't bother me at all. Paris is such a big city and tourism is extremely important for us, as in other large cities.
PM: What would you change about Paris in particular?
Amina: Traffic problems! Trying to get around in a car in Paris is hard!
PM: If there are problems with France, what are they in your opinion?
Amina: Unemployment, education, immigration, discrimination.
PM: Were you for Ségo or Sarko?
Amina: I wasn't convinced by either of the candidates, really. But if I had to choose one, I'd say Ségo.
Priscilla Lalisse moved to Paris from New York City in 1999. In addition to being the Editor and Founder of Prissy Mag, she is the author of the novel STOCKDALE . For her complete bio, please click here.
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