Monday, 18 June 2012

20 minutes


I met Marc on one of many train trips in Ukraine. He is a reporter for 20 Minutes in the french speaking region of Suisse.

When he found out I could speak french, I am Vietnamese, I like soccer, I live in Suisse, etc, he asked if he could write an article about me.

I said 'Oui'

We arranged to meet outside the stadium in Kharkiv the next day. We went to a beer garden and he interviewed me. I was nervous.

At one point, he asked me how many matches I have attended. I was not sure.

He asked me '1000?'

I said 'more'

He asked again '2000?'

I said 'no, less'

so he said 'ok, let's say 1500'

I said 'that sounds good to me'

I felt like a soccer player who said he scored 1000 goals but no one could verify this.

Later in the interview, Marc asked me how old I am. I wanted to say 24 but then I thought this would not be credible. a 24 year old who has seen 1500 games. so I had to tell him the truth.

how old am I?

here is the article

http://www.20min.ch/ro/euro2012/stories/story/-Dans-ma-vie--j-ai-assiste--a-plus-de-1500-rencontres--23175982

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