Foreign journalists see our “Olympics bashing” as a sign of French nostalgia. “Some French people never miss an opportunity to criticize what is happening, with an attitude somewhere between arrogance and snobbery,” says Italian journalist Alberto Toscano.
Philip Turle: “We feel the French are delighted to have the Games, but there is always a problem. They complain about the works, the constructions… Deep down, we feel they are happy to have these Games and to complain”