Piste 33 - U5 L19 - p59

Leçon19À40ans,Christiandécidedequittersonpetitappartementparisienetsontravailafind'ouvrirunemaisond'hôtesàLaRochelle.

Lesson 19 At 40 years old, Christian decides to leave his small Parisian apartment and his job to open a guesthouse in La Rochelle.

Iltrouveunegrandemaisonàlouer,s'yinstalleetselancedanscettenouvelleaventure.

He finds a large house to rent, moves in, and embarks on this new adventure.

Troisansplustard,illuifautserendreàl'évidenceleloyerdelamaison,tropélevé,neluipermetpasdecontinuersonactivité.

Three years later, he has to face the reality that the rent of the house, too high, does not allow him to continue his activity.

Etestcequevouspensezque.

And what do you think about that?

Estcequelefaitd'êtrepropriétairedecettemaisonvousauraitpermisdecontinuercetteactivité?

Do you think that being the owner of this house would have allowed you to continue this activity?

Est-cequevousl'auriezsouhaitéaussi?

Would you have wished for that too?

Certainement,Certainementparcequel'aspectéconomiquedeschosesauraitétécomplètementdifférent.

Certainly, certainly because the economic aspect of things would have been completely different.

Sij'avaisdéjàétépropriétairedubien,j'auraiseuunnetallégementdemeschargesannuelles,cequiestcequieffectivementaunegrosseinfluencesurlesurla.

If I had already been the owner of the property, I would have had a net relief from my annual expenses, which indeed has a significant influence on it.

Commentdire,larentabilitédelamaisonelle-mêmeetdel'activitéparrapportàcetteexpérienceetaveclereculquevousavezmaintenant.

How to say, the profitability of the house itself and the activity compared to this experience and with the hindsight you have now.

Estcequevousavezdesregrets?

Do you have any regrets?

Estcequevousvousditesahj'auraisdûfaireçaouj'auraisaiméfairececioucela?

Do you tell yourself, 'I should have done this' or 'I would have liked to do this or that'?

Desregretsparticuliers?

Any particular regrets?

Nonaucunregret.

No, no regrets.

Maisçac'estpeutêtredûàmanature.

But that may be due to my nature.

C'estqueengénéral,jeregardeplutôtl'avenirquelequelepassé.

It's that in general, I tend to look more to the future than to the past.

Doncnon,aucunregret.

So no, no regrets.

D'accord.

Alright.

Etlesmeilleurssouvenirsquevousgardezdecetteexpérienceparcontre,uneexpériencetrèsriche,extrêmementrichedansledanslerelationnelavecmaclientèleet.

And the best memories you have from this experience, on the other hand, a very rich experience, extremely rich in relational aspects with my clientele and.

Etaussiunechosequiétaitprimordialepourmoi,c'étaitaudelàdel'accueil,effectivementdanscettemaisonquiétaitunejoliemaison,c'étaitaussidefairepartagerleplaisirquej'aidevivreàLaRochelleet.

And also one thing that was essential for me, beyond the welcome, indeed in this house which was a lovely house, it was also to share the pleasure that I help people experience in La Rochelle and.

Desavoirde.

To know.

CommentdirequelesgensquivenaientchezmoidécouvrentLaRochelleaveclesclésquejepouvaisleurleurleurdonner.

How to say that the people who came to my place discover La Rochelle with the keys that I could give them.