A few choice remarks from busy delegates that paint the scene on the final day of this year’s MIPIM
“I am so pleased I get to wear my trainers today because of this rain. I have been wearing them all week as I’ve hurt my foot, but I felt really self conscious. I worried people might think I was an architect or something – trying to be all casual and trendy.” – A (non trendy) developer feeling smug about his dry feet
“Whoa. There is literally steam coming off your Barbour. Get out from under the heater now. Right now. I’m serious”.
– A concerned architect to a colleague trying to dry off at l’ondine
“So the starter is ‘Inspiration of a fish soup’. What’s it going to be, a drawing?”
– A UK delegate struggling with the local cuisine
“The hardest thing I’ve had to do this week is tell my badly behaved 13 year old to be disciplined and get their homework done over FaceTime. ‘But daddy, aren’t you standing on a beach drinking a beer?’”
– A struggling absent father
“What time is your flight?”
“I’m not sure, I don’t know which of our jets I’m on yet”
– The surest sign yet that the market is in late cycle, spoken by a fund manager
See also
■ Overheard on day one – taxing times, sore bums, and fancy food fatigue. Click here
