While standing next to me, I overheard French journalists on their phones saying, “Yeah, it’s Paris, yeah, it’s confirmed.”

I thought to myself, “Well les Rosbeef, it seems like we, the French, are going to win this now, aren’t we?” — of course, I had this thought in my head and in French because my English skills were basic back in the day.

However, when I watched the clip for London, my smirky smile disappeared. At that time, I was 17 years old, and I still remember the message that struck me: LEGACY. It truly stood out among all the clips, even more so than our fancy Luc Besson clip, which left a bitter taste in my mouth.

In that moment, I genuinely felt happy for London’s victory.

However, the next day though…