On these criteria, Deauville, in French Normandy, with the (slightly faded) elegance of a past era of elite luxury, ostentatious consumption, and sumptuous banquets, is also perhaps not an altogether fortunate choice for the G-8 meeting.
De ce point de vue, le choix de Deauville pour le sommet du G8, avec son élégance surannée, sa consommation ostentatoire et ses banquets somptueux, est malencontreux.