"A nice guy overall... I guess" - Rotten Tomatoes 86% (certified "Fresh")

"Speaks fluent sarcasm, fucking annoying, sometimes." - Metacritic 75 out of 100

"Huh?" - Reader's Digest

Parisian guy who recently moved to Birmingham :3

CURRENT MISSION

Find the best spots on earth - Find peace in humanity

ABOUT ME

Hi, this is Thibault!

I've been working in the video games industry for more than 10 years now.

The first thing I can say is that I am pretty talkative. I love to talk, but not meaninglessly - I do enjoy sharing stories with people and learn from them; every conversation can be an enlightening/entertaining experience.

I enjoy partying and socializing very much: Concerts, nightclubs, festivals, home parties, school parties, company parties, you name it.

I also value time on my own a great deal, or just quiet yet precious times with friends around a beer or a cup of coffee (or whiskey - the smokier, the better - and a good Cuban cigar, "totalmente hecho a mano").
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I greatly appreciate restaurants and their social purpose, exhibits, shows, most social and miscellaneous events, like liquor tasting sessions or, well, a conference about art with drones (I actually attended such a thing, and that was silly af)

Each time I visit a new place, I like to know what's nice to do and see around - as opposed to "what not to do and avoid".

To end this "all about you" section, I guess I just wanna say, one day, I'll get myself a damn fine nag, and ride East, meet folks along the way, build up a crew of horsemen and women, reach Mongolian steppes and gallop 'til we found the meaning of life.

PHILOSOPHY

Seize the day, baby, seize the day!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfed on the West Coast several times, in Japan as well, helping hosts when I could, otherwise, when I'm at home, I like to meet up with travelers and show them around my beloved city, Paris! I hosted people, only when I had the time and energy to spare, so they could have a decent CS experience. I also happened to help people with French as part of language exchange sessions - still eager to do so if someone needs to practice.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I first couchsurfed in LA and around in 2013, and that was amazing.
Then, I met CSers in Paris, where I live, and I went on a West Coast trip in 2014 using couchsurfing as well (I was even hosted on a sailboat!) I also used CS in Japan to meet up with great people to visit Tokyo and later the rest of Japan, from Okinawa to Sapporo.

Locally, in Paris, I hosted a few people and took others to stroll around and cause mischief in the city; so far, a great experience!

Interests

Many many many things, but the main ones are:

- Video Games
- Cinema
- Music
- Travelling
- Food!
- Partying
- Walking
- Photography
- Having interesting conversations

• arts
• culture
• design
• photography
• concerts
• festivals
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• cocktails
• coffee
• walking
• partying
• clubbing
• pub crawls
• gardening
• drones
• movies
• video games
• traveling
• cars
• cigar enthusiast
• music
• rowing
• history
• language exchange
• mountains
• forests
• whiskey
• chilling
• airplanes
• good conversation

Music, Movies, and Books

It would be too long to make a complete list, so I'll sum it up.

Movies: I'm a true cinema enthusiast, and I've seen hundreds of movies. I have a preference for crime movies (especially urban thrillers and film noir) and sci-fi movies. I think my favorite movie is Heat, the final scene always give me goosebumps.

Music: I listen to every kind of music I can, and I regularly buy CDs (yeah, CDs!). My favorite genre is grunge; Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Les Thugs, you name it!

Books: Mainly science-fiction; I love Stephen King books, my favorite is The Stand.

Video games: I love it. I've been playing since I'm 2. (Who are the Patriots? - らりるれろ)

TV Shows: The SHIELD, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Dexter, Cold Case, Twin Peaks, Freaks and Geeks... and a lot more actually.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I don't know for what I've done, but in 2012, I've been offered a ticket to see Jimmy Kimmel live while I was travelling in L.A. The show was great, and right after, I watched the rerun, and, at some point, I'm on screen, and I was: "Duuuuuuuuuuuude, I'm on American TV :o".

Prince Concert!

Seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time was great, sitting on a bench of Seattle's Queen Anne district and having a deep conversation - waxing philosophical while enjoying the best view on Seattle's skyline - seeing the sunset on Griffith Park... Walking with my partners in crime through Tokyo at 3 am, deprived of sleep and looking for stuff to do. I don't know, many moments seemed great to me!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can teach you some French, or game-design if you feel like it :) Video games History, club culture in Europe, how they make industrial hot dogs... THINGS! And I can cook you a KILLER risotto.

Learn: In a nutshell, the more I learn, the more I'm happy! Anything!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan, United Kingdom