[2010-03-17] "Mon Figaro" interview

[lefty12357]

Thanks TDM ! About all I could understand of the question was "I’m an American, I’m eighteen years old, I live in Pittsburgh, and I wanted to know", and that was it.

I could only pick out a word here and there in Alizée's answer. I wish I could get better at following spoken French. It's really frustrating for me. I seem to have reached a plateau I can't rise above. Anyways, you never know, you might just have planted a seed in Alizée's brain. I have a feeling she was not aware of the museum. She may consider trying to check the museum out next time she's here and has the time. The list of cool places in the US that Alizée hasn't been is probably quite long ! Maybe some day she'll make a point of taking a long vacation or two here.

[Bigdan]

Originally Posted by Toc De Mac

There are a few parts that I'm unsure of, especially the underlined bit. Could anyone help to (correctly hear and) interpret this line?

"En même temps, lorsque je voyage c'est rarement pour les vacances..."

When I travel it's rarely on holydays...

[Toc De Mac]

Originally Posted by Bigdan

"En même temps, lorsque je voyage c'est rarement pour les vacances..."

When I travel it's rarely on holydays...

Ahhh thank you Bigdan!

I was massively confused because I definitely hear "je" before "c'est rarement pour les vacances." That makes much more sense, though!

Originally Posted by lefty

I wish I could get better at following spoken French. It's really frustrating for me.

I feel like I have a pretty good understanding of the spoken French that I have had access to: that is, news on TV, radio talk shows, and various other Youtube videos. However, I did have more trouble understanding this more "relaxed" interview where both speak much faster. I have a feeling that understanding young people would be immensely difficult and would require some time before I would get used to it.

Originally Posted by lefty

I have a feeling she was not aware of the museum. She may consider trying to check the museum out next time she's here and has the time. The list of cool places in the US that Alizée hasn't been is probably quite long ! Maybe some day she'll make a point of taking a long vacation or two here.

Haha, I have the same feeling... Though, who knows? On ne sait jamais.

[Deepwaters]

Originally Posted by lefty12357

The list of cool places in the US that Alizée hasn't been is probably quite long !

Heh. The list of cool places in the U.S. that I haven't been is quite long, so I imagine so.

Maybe we can visit them together some day.

Edit:

Originally Posted by Alizée

la frustration de ne pas pouvoir, voilà, me promener et profiter du pays ou de la ville que je visite.

See, this thought is what worries me a bit. At this point, because she's fairly obscure in the U.S., she can do exactly that: walk around and enjoy the country or town where she's visiting. If she becomes a big star in America, that will become more difficult, if not impossible. I've gotten this sense before, that she will miss being anonymous here, especially in NYC which she seems to love so much.

I have a feeling as well that she's going to do pretty well here with UEDS, that this is the crossover. It makes me happy for her, but sad at the same time, because of this.