QT: What does Bastille Day mean to you?
Carole Giganti: It's the commemoration of the federation in France.
It's very important in history because it's the end of the monarchy and the beginning of new republic.
Herve Janson: It was a new system, the first in the world, even if the Americans started a little bit earlier, but it was a big revolution and the start of change in Europe.
QT: What activities do you have planned to celebrate Bastille Day in Queenstown?
Herve Janson: Party.
We have a good time here [in Les Alpes] with [owners] Anne-Marie and Serge [Guilhaumou].
We cannot make like we used to [in France] with the big party in the streets, the fireworks.
It's like a Boxing Day, nobody works.
Paul Giganti: It's one day off school and I'd party with friends and see the fireworks.
QT: What do you think went wrong for France in the World Cup?
Herve Janson: Even the French don't know what's happened.
Carole Giganti: We are not proud.
It's a shame and a bad story, I think.
Guillaume Farre: I think it's just the French attitude - striking and yelling, whatever.
Herve Janson: There is the new trainer starting to work, so the book is closed.
Let's talk about another one.
QT: Do you think President Nicolas Sarkozy has made life better for French people?
Guillaume Farre: I don't know if a president can make life better for anyone.
Herve Janson: It's quite difficult; it's always the same.
Carole Giganti: It's very difficult to manage the country.
There is a battle between left and right.
Gaetane Abrial: There is always 50 against 50 and when you want to do something, always 50% doesn't want.
I don't think Sarkozy's made life worse.
Herve Janson: It's such a big country; you have local administration, regional administration and you're going up.
Even if the president said "I will clean the system," the system will always run by itself.
QT: Carla Bruni has captured the world's attention.
Is she good for France?
Carole Giganti: She's a great woman.
She was a model and she's intelligent.
She speaks five or six languages, she plays music and it's good picture for French people, because everybody likes glamour.
QT: How does New Zealand compare with France?
Paul Giganti: It's different, a little bit smaller and less population than France.
It's much cleaner, people respect life here and some are more friendly.
Gaetane Abrial: The architecture in France is really beautiful and here it's the landscape.
Carole Giganti: It's more safe in New Zealand and more opportunity for young people to find a job.
It's for that we chose New Zealand to live.
It's for Paul for his education, for his future.
The economy in Europe is finished, that's my vision.
