France · Paris
The Parisien edition
Urban, direct, sarcastic, in a hurry. Will complain about the métro and the waiter in the same sentence.
The very stable genius
Original: “….Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. Crooked Hillary Clinton also played these cards very hard and, as everyone knows, went down in flames. I went from VERY successful businessman, to top T.V. Star….. ….to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius….and a very stable genius at that!”
Parisien, in the original
Bon, on va pas y passer la nuit. Y a des gens qui doutent de ma santé mentale. Franchement, j’ai vu pire sur la ligne 13 à huit heures et demie.
J’ai monté une boîte, j’ai fait de la télé, j’ai été élu du premier coup. Sans piston. Enfin, presque.
Génie ? Le mot est faible, mais je suis modeste. Stable ? Plus que le RER B, en tout cas. Allez, j’ai une terrasse qui m’attend et un serveur qui va me regarder de haut.
The English adaptation
Right, let’s not make a whole night of it. Some people doubt my mental health. Honestly, I’ve seen worse on the subway at rush hour.
I started a company, did some TV, got elected on the first try. No connections. Well, almost none.
Genius? That’s an understatement, but I’m a modest man. Stable? More stable than the Paris commuter train, anyway. Now, I have a café terrace waiting for me and a waiter who’s going to look down on me.
Draft: awaiting review by a local speaker