Washington (AFP)
He made people laugh in the cottages by intervening, shirtless, in the direct line of a French journalist in Washington to proclaim with humor his love of French gastronomy: the man with the "cheese omelette" (sic) was identified.
A few seconds on BFMTV during the demonstrations of joy following the announcement of Joe Biden's victory earned this American a rapid notoriety, especially on the French internet but also in America, and it is Forbes magazine which found.
His name is Meka Anyanetu, is 30 years old and works in the State Department in the US federal capital, according to Forbes.
It was on Saturday that the young man launched the now famous tirade which caused a laughter from the journalist who had just interviewed him.
"I went to France, it's beautiful! I ate snail", he exclaims, before moving on to "I love croissant, hon hon hon", "I love an omelette cheese, hon hon hon. "
Meka Anyanetu, who took French lessons, knows very well that we say an omelet "with" cheese, he told Forbes, but he explained that he was at the time so upset by the news of the election of Joe Biden that just occurred to him an episode of the cartoon "Dexter's Laboratory" in which a character repeats "cheese omelet, cheese omelette".
BFMTV reporter Maxime Switek also returned to the episode, saying he was "absolutely crumbling with laughter" and finding "completely nuts" that this brief moment had gone viral.
Meka Anyanetu, who was shirtless because his t-shirt was soaked by the sparkling wine with which he celebrated the election of Joe Biden, wants the French to know: he finds them "great", he loves their bread and he can't wait to return to France.
He also appealed for donations to pay for this trip, as well as a new t-shirt.
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