Paris 2024 Olympic Games: “We prefer big, maddening speeches”… why the French are so negative. Jean Viard, sociologist, says he is “exasperated by the negative discourse”, which only focuses on the “black scum” of things, around the Games.

He analyzes this French propensity to heavily criticize the great global event of the summer. What do you think the criticisms that rain down on everything related to the Olympics reveal? Subscribe Already subscribed? To log in, click here.