Rive gauche/rive droite personality differences by Courtney Traub | April 20, 2020SharePinTweet0 Shares Let's begin with a first question..What historical figure inspires you the most? Edith Piaf Marcel Proust Josephine Baker Jean-Paul Sartre Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Pick your favorite clothing store/retail concept. H&M or Zara Vintage/secondhand shop Lacroix, sweetie. Or maybe Jean-Paul Gaultier Laura Ashley or Tommy Hilfiger A multibrand concept store with edgy brands A high-end department store with classic designer brands What’s your ideal restaurant vibe? A chic, traditional table with white tablecloths and wide wine list. Street food from a hip new vendor or truck An intimate wine bar with basement seating and wine straight from the barrel A Michelin-starred restaurant with panoramic views over the city. Picnic in a park or by the water, complete with cold beers Pick your evening out on the town. A black-tie gala in an exclusive venue Hanging out with friends in a dive bar, preferably one manned by an old Parisian named Serge Enjoying the kitschy fun of a traditional cabaret show A night at the opera, with primo seats/views A night at the opera or theatre, with nosebleed seats Dancing until 6 am to a DJ set at a semi-secret club Your new question! How do you prefer to get around a big city? By foot By metro/bus By private (chauffered) car or taxi By bike A rental car What quote from a famous Parisian/adopted Parisian most accurately represents your philosophy? "He who contemplates the depths of Paris is seized with vertigo. Nothing is more fantastic. Nothing is more tragic. Nothing is more sublime.” "Paris is always a good idea." "To be a Parisian doesn't mean to be born there, but to be reborn there". "The best Americans die in Paris." "In Paris, everyone wants to be an actor; no one is resigned to being a mere spectator." Pick a movie about Paris. An American in Paris Breathless (a story about a Frenchman pursued by the police for murder and his American companion, played by Jean Seberg) La Vie en Rose (biopic about Edith Piaf) La Haine (set in the suburbs of Paris, the film traces the lives of troubled, economically disadvantaged teenagers there) 8 Women (a 1950s-style farce from Francois Ozon, starring Catherine Deneuve) What Paris museum or gallery do you dream of visiting the most? The Musée d'Orsay The Centre Georges Pompidou The Musée Marmottan-Monet Exploring artists' galleries during open-house days in Belleville The Louvre Pick a typical Parisian treat. A perfectly buttery, melting pain au chocolat A falafel with rich tahini sauce, fried eggplant and crunchy vegetables. Caviar and champagne on a panoramic rooftop bar . An "Opera" (a rectangular cake with rich chocolate and crispy layers of pastry, and grand marnier or brandy) Whole lobster or a shellfish platter, enjoyed on an old-world cafe terrace. Pick a car. A Mercedes-Benz sedan. A well-loved Volkswagen. A Citroen sports car or vintage model. Me, a car? I bike, walk, or take the metro, bien sur. Time's upSharePinTweet0 Shares
