Excitement grows in Paris with 100 days to the Olympics
With just 100 days to go until the 2024 Olympics begin in Paris, preparations are full speed ahead in the city of light. NBC's Keir Simmons shares a preview.
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Olympic medals in a Louis Vuitton case is so French.
@etomichelverny
Ай бұрын
Glory to my France, my Paul Allen and my Michel Verny & my Overoveroverovergod
@loulouxsx2823
Ай бұрын
Et pendant ce temps là on vire les sdf de Paris....
how snobby do u have to be to complain about a napkin not being ironed
Trust me as a French waiter Americans are much nicer and friendly than any other nationality. At least you try to understand our culture of service even if it’s far from yours. Thanks for your empathy and please keep leaving tips ! 😊
@etomichelverny
Ай бұрын
Glory to my France, my Paul Allen and my Michel Verny & my Overoveroverovergod
currently planning an escape plan for the whole duration of the olympics because there is no way I am staying in Paris during this
@adrianpaulochoa9825
Ай бұрын
Most hellish month in Parisian history
Keir? You have the best accent and voice also. I hope to see you in Paris to covering "Les Jeux Olympiques". Au revoir Keir. Till july 26 thruh septembre 8th. I love this interview.❤❤🇺🇸🇫🇷💙❤🎯❤💙🇫🇷🎯🛫
So very true!
@etomichelverny
Ай бұрын
Glory to my France, my Paul Allen and my Michel Verny & my Overoveroverovergod
I really hope nothing goes wrong because it has the potential to be really beautiful.
@account-kc1gz
19 күн бұрын
Im so scared
Good luck to USA!
Sportive
Glory to my France, my Paul Allen and my Michel Verny & my Overoveroverovergod
From all the sports being played at the Olympics, they chose to play beach volleyball underneath the Eiffel Tower?
@wdevil1280
Ай бұрын
I think that's great, if it doesn't rain
@azurman3
Ай бұрын
Why not?
Glad to see Kir out of Russia. Enjoy your time!🎉
@Hiuerkc
Ай бұрын
Hollywood propaganda?
Wow I didn’t know skateboarding was in it.
@etomichelverny
Ай бұрын
Glory to my France, my Paul Allen and my Michel Verny & my Overoveroverovergod
@solidsnake5317
Ай бұрын
@@etomichelverny y’all are lucky Tony hawk , Bucky, Bam and ect are too old to be on team USA lol
@etomichelverny
Ай бұрын
@@solidsnake5317 But I am talking about my Bob Marley, my Liliane Bettencourt, my Steve Jobs, my Paul Allen and my Michel Verny & my Overoveroverovergod
@solidsnake5317
Ай бұрын
@@etomichelverny Bob Marley was awesome. Had a great message for the people of the world. I was talking what our skateboard team would be lol
@etomichelverny
Ай бұрын
@@solidsnake5317 I love my Bob Marley and my Michel Verny & my Overoveroverovergod
Hey hey hi runs
And what if was a raining or too hot...🍃🌱☘🍀🌿🍂🌼🍁🌺🦋🐋🦕🇭🇷🇪🇺🍇🍌🍓🥦🌽🌲🌍❤
As someone who lives in Paris and has experienced the 40+ degree heatwaves in late July and August this event is going to be a disaster. The city is not built for mass crowds and the police are trained to be aggressive.
Trust me we are not excited at all with that, to be honnest we are more scared then ever...
did they solve that bed bug problem?
@antoinel6286
Ай бұрын
It turned out it was amplified by Russian propaganda... It's been months we haven't heard about it and it looks like it's not a bigger problem than in any other city
@TheSomsom3
Ай бұрын
I frequently goes to Paris (I am from Montreal, Québec). I was there at the peak of the media coverage about the so-called bed bug crisis. There was no crisis. Just slow news days. I was in Paris last October, when everybody was talking about bed bugs. Didn't see any in my hotel room, didn't see any in the the cinemas, didn't see any in the métro. This whole thing was blown out of proportion. In fact, the biggest problem in Paris remains worker strikes. There's always a strike or a protest somewhere in the city. But that never prevented me from enjoying my stays over the years. And another thing: Parisians aren't rude. If you're nice, pleasant, courteous, they will be nice, pleasant and courteous with you. Do not expect them to act like Americans do in America. They are Parisians and they are at home. Learn a few words in French, and you may surprised how nice Parisians can be with you! And besides, there are no other cities like Paris. The Haussmann-style buildings, the Opéra Garnier, the Seine at sunset, the joie de vivre à la française. Do not let imaginary bugs discourage you. Paris is a wonderful city.
@AuxaneST
Ай бұрын
@@TheSomsom3Thank you. ❤
@zobeats7681
Ай бұрын
its proven to be a russian fake news propaganda
@Marceaulefourbe
Ай бұрын
@@TheSomsom3 I almost had tears reading your message, full of love and reason. It's very elegant to defend a people who are not your own. Because it's true, everyone is welcome in Paris, but people often get the wrong idea... And it's a shame. I'm glad you like the city and, having been to Montreal several times, what a beautiful city you live in too!
No media hysteria his highlighted when it in a "desevred city" to host any world game .... Bet if it was in Brazil,South Africa or some where deemed not so deserving the the is would be blown 🆙 x2
The real question is, if all the countries which are making wars will be there Or there will be an exception for some of them? Cause even in ancient Greece, during the games the wars were stopped and continued after the end of the games.
No excitement in France, just tension/stress around. The common citizen has paid the price for this olympics - increased prices /rents everywhere & much more
100 - a century, or days... whatever. 😏
Replace excited people with desperate ones and you’ve got the scene actually…
no one in paris is "excited" about this i can assure you
@aaronthebest5519
Ай бұрын
The ticket sales would say otherwise 😄
@perrinerichard3488
Ай бұрын
I am very excited and many friends and family too and living in Paris centre
มิจฉาชีพบอกเทศกาลบุพเฟ่😂
You know they are going to have major problems
Pencopet di paris apa kabarnya?😜
Even Bedbugs are excited about it too
@frank-ko6de
Ай бұрын
Whoever's idea it was to to host the Olympics in that foul infested city. Just shows you how incredibly corrupt the IOC is. That's an overrated city with no resources, just deluded impotence. My word.
@G-ut2bm
Ай бұрын
@@frank-ko6de if you did your research you would know that the reason the are hosting is because they where only on of two cities bidding for the games
@frank-ko6de
Ай бұрын
@@G-ut2bm Yeah, Los Angeles and Paris, while they gave Los Angeles the 2028 date. Merely saying Paris has no business hosting a modern Olympics. The city is too small and they lack the resources to sustain it, unlike Tokyo or Los Angeles. That's all I'm saying.
@G-ut2bm
Ай бұрын
@@frank-ko6de then another city should have made a bid. it's not the ioc's corruption that got them here. and i would bet you that the olympics would be just as good or even better than the previous ones
@frank-ko6de
Ай бұрын
@@G-ut2bm I beg to differ, Europeans are not known for holding great Olympics, you lack the money and are not as organized. But, we'll see.
‘historic places across the whole city’ ‘unprecedented’ - London literally did that 12 years ago lol
@AuxaneST
Ай бұрын
Hmmm. No. Most of it was in stadia. It was awesome but it did not have a river-side Olympic ceremony or that many events litterally by the landmarks.
dang Americans wanting there server to serve them smh
@toastedfoolery7137
Ай бұрын
ooo and we get and ism thrown in and Americans rude for some reason. typical news segment. mmmmm the slop
Excitment grows ? NO. Please interview the French
Beach volleyball and skate boarding!😩😡
@nilsauzou8941
Ай бұрын
What ? These sports are very cool
It will be a feast for Paris’ bedbugs!
@picardiebelleregion9508
Ай бұрын
D'autres villes du monde ont les cafards, certaines autres les tiques, ailleurs ce sont les maringouins ou les sangsues ... il faut de tout pour faire un monde !
@Frankbug
Ай бұрын
you win the gold medal for the stupidest comment
@zobeats7681
Ай бұрын
Bed bug news was invented by russia is been debunked
Will the Palestinian Rock Chucking Team be there?
@elenitasouli8737
22 күн бұрын
The question is if all the countries which are making wars will be there? Or there will be an exception for some of them?
in France most of us are fed up with games and find that it's money wasted for nothing
@aur.c
Ай бұрын
Pessimistic people like you is what ruin the fun for I think the majority of people in France who want to enjoy sport games
@Frankbug
Ай бұрын
Yeah right... most of us... like you know what most of you are thinking.
@jeanlallemand8286
Ай бұрын
@@Frankbug More than half of French people (53%) do not have confidence in the organization of the OGs. (Source : La Depeche), and most Parisians want to leave their city during the events (more than 50% according to the latest Ipsos report). Now, this has to be balanced : 66% were in favour of the Olympics, if they managed the organisation and the budget (that was supposed to cost nothing to tax payers). So only the future will tell us if it is worth it, but the budget prevision hints are already in the red (2 billions of deficit).The more it costs, the more people expect positive outcomes...
@zobeats7681
Ай бұрын
@@Frankbug of course we know what the majority of Public Opinion is thinking
@nicolasnicolas3218
Ай бұрын
Tu veux sûrement parler des gens comme toi qui sont la France triste, la France de la défaite. Ouin ouin
What's up with his voice/accent. It sounds like one of those awful dramatic American accents. I had to watch with it on mute.
French are anything BUT polite to strangers, especially to english speakers.
@jonathanratel3150
Ай бұрын
Not true! Only with polite English speakers 😂
@VovaDeGrece-nt8km
Ай бұрын
No room for racism 🇫🇷🇫🇷
@picardiebelleregion9508
Ай бұрын
Il faut dire que certains anglophones croient que la France (et toute l'Europe) sont également anglophones ! Ils devraient savoir qu'il existe sur le "Vieux continent" d'autres langues couramment parlées que l'anglais ...
@Digital111
Ай бұрын
@@picardiebelleregion9508 But English is the lingua franca of the world. Spanish is my first language but if I want to travel the world it would be unrealistic for me to have to learn a third language. Just like I would not expect a French person to learn Spanish to visit my town. (My town used to get a few cruise ships every summer and all the tourists would speak English to us) It's just a matter of convenience. But I get what you mean, a few of them will be rude about it but from my experience with tourist it's only a small minority.
@picardiebelleregion9508
Ай бұрын
@@Digital111 C'est bien là où se situe tout le problème : c'est commode ! J'ai deux jeunes qui sont trilingues, l'une français/anglais/italien et l'autre français/anglais/espagnol et allemand. Elles nous énumèrent souvent les services que rendent auprès des gens fréquentés la connaissance d'une autre langue que l'anglais, ça ouvre énormément d'opportunités que n'ont pas ceux qui pratiquent uniquement l'anglais.
Germany would have been better, they treat English speakers better as it's their 2nd language. The French are tre rude. I know I lived in the So, of France one summer. It was close to Monaco so there were Europeans who spoke 4-5 languages so I got on well. Love the Italians, very hospitable and welcoming.
@G-ut2bm
Ай бұрын
did any german city place a bid?
@p4olo537
Ай бұрын
@@G-ut2bmHamburg was bidding but locals voted against
@p4olo537
Ай бұрын
All French kids learn English in 2nd language I don't know what you mean, yeah Germans and other "nordic" Europeans can more easily learn English since their language is more close, French being a Latin language it's more difficult. Also don't forget one thing French are not good at learning a 2nd language but they're definitely much better than all the English speakers 😂 One other thing what you find rude may not be that rude fir others persons.
@punapeter
Ай бұрын
@@p4olo537 that's a bunch of BS, I lived there. And WHEN did French kid START learning English as a 2nd language? THIS century? Kids in Monaco can speak 5 languages. It's the adults who are rude.
@picardiebelleregion9508
Ай бұрын
Il y a des français grossiers mais il y en a qui sont cultivés, on ne parle que des premiers en général. Je réponds à cela qu'il y a également des américains (très) grossiers qui se croient partout en pays conquis ... et des américains tout à fait courtois et distingués 👌
thanks i dont care
@ahmadrunningwild85
Ай бұрын
Yet you still comment
I live in Paris. It's absolutly wrong. Here we have NO PASSION from Parisian... many Parisians will start in holiday during the olympic games
@ambessashield9360
Ай бұрын
Why is there no excitement?
@duguenathanael819
Ай бұрын
@@ambessashield9360 the Olympic games cost a lot of money. An exemple in my job friday morning we are 12 in the office. No one are interested. The raison it's cost a lot of money for no thing. It's just an exemple. Many pepole here don't care the Olympic games
@perrinerichard3488
Ай бұрын
@@duguenathanael819 and many people also care about it. At my job it's reverse. Most have tickets, and I checked last week there were 25 - 50€ tickets available. I got mine for 70€. My parents will cross France to come to Paris 2024 ! Of course, for workers it will make comute harder but August in Paris is usally very calm and most are on holidays. A lot of places offer homeoffice so the non remote workers will have less people here.
Keir being all jumpy and giggly about the Eiffel Tower suggests this is his first time seeing it. And the athletes may have a "scrap of the Eiffel Tower," a glamorized symbol of oppression, in their medals. Fun fact: *reparations to slave owners* reportedly went into financing the Eiffel Tower, among others. If you find yourself with twelve toes or web feet, take a good guess why. [Hint: water pollution] Or, if you scratch yourself uncontrollably when heading home, ask yourself why. [Hint: bed bugs] 🙂
@punapeter
Ай бұрын
you grow extra toes? What are you smokin? Crack?
@MrMattVerdier
Ай бұрын
Eiffel tower was built in 1887, what are you talking about ?
@Lamin_G
Ай бұрын
@@MrMattVerdier Haiti started paying "reparations" to France *by 1826* for losses incurred by slaveowners due to the revolution and in exchange for recognizing Haiti's independence. *In 1875,* Haiti reportedly took a loan from France, for which French investors and bankers requested a *40 percent* cut in debt payments. Ironically, such loans mostly paid Haiti's ever-increasing debt to France. At any rate, the payments toward the 1875 loan benefited the *Crédit Industriel et Commercial Bank* the most. This bank allegedly helped finance the construction of the Eiffel Tower: _Headquartered in Paris, controlled by French businessmen and aristocrats, the bank _*_took over_*_ Haiti's treasury operations, _*_charged a commission any time_*_ the Haitian government so much as deposited money or paid a bill, and delivered the profits to its shareholders in France. In 1894, a banner year, its _*_French investors earned more than_*_ the Haitian government's agricultural budget for the _*_entire_*_ country._ - Courtesy of New York Times, 2022. That's just the tip of the iceberg; France extracted money from its other colonies over the years.
Sorry! London was still the best!
@toniwilliams9348
3 күн бұрын
No way! Brazil was definitely the best in the past few Olympics!! Getting tickets from will call in London was an absolute nightmare!👌🏾😬🤣🇺🇸