Ecology, parenting, work… In this series,
Le Figaro
tells and deciphers the subjects that divide different generations of French people.
The rain is heavy, the weather gloomy. But as soon as you cross the threshold of the Martin house, the atmosphere is warm. The 8-year-old twins are slumped on the sofa, the grandparents are busy in the messy kitchen smelling of chicken and onions.
“Here, it’s good fun
,” says Viviane, 70 years old. With her husband Francis, they have lived in Pyla, in Gironde, for more than 30 years. He even knows
“every stone”
of this land where he was born and which he has never left. He sits last at the table.
In terms of form, harmony reigns. Fundamentally, however, there is a disagreement - a gap - between the different generations that mingle. A practicing Catholic, Francis has lived with God for as long as he can remember and wanted, with his wife, to raise their children in the faith. “
We didn’t even ask ourselves the question
,” he says. Her two daughters, Aurore and Clémence, are believers but do not go to church. The grandchildren have decided…
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