The interviews lasted about an hour on average. Here are the first seconds of each of them. (To listen, you must have Real Audio Player). My question was :

"What does the fact of being Breton mean to you in your personal life ?"

Aline, 34, farmer from Plounez : "We could have been born somewhere else."

Annaick, 42, primary teacher and fisherman's wife from St-Quay-Portrieux : "It's very important to me. It's not something I shout about, but I'm happy that I am."

Bernard, 53, farmer from Binic : "We're Breton, but if we had been from another region it wouldn't have been any different."

Briec, 32, fisherman from Plouézec : "It's my reason for living !"

Christian, 48, farmer from Plourhan : "I'm proud to be Breton, but I think that if I'd been born in Corsica or Ireland it would be the same thing."

Claude, 55, fisherman from Loguivy : "A special identity, with strength of character."

Daniel, 41, fisherman from Loguivy : "Living in a region I love."

Edith, 39, fisherman's wife ; sells her husband's fish at Loguivy : "Pride in my roots."

Fañch, 40, fisherman from Loguivy : "Breton, yes, but no more than that."

Françoise, 33, farmer's wife ; has just stopped working on the farm to look for work as an engineer in Ploubazlanec : "For me, it's roots, it's a country I love."

Gael, 63, retired fisherman from Paimpol : "I'm very proud of it."

Gérard, 55, company director from St-Quay-Portrieux : "It means that living in Brittany is marvellous."

Hélène, 42, fisherman's wife ; runs guest-house at Loguivy : "It doesn't make much difference, except I've got a Breton accent."

Hervé, 34, farmer from Plourhan : "Nothing special in principle. It's mostly to do with the outside world."

Isabelle, 35, farmer from Plounez : "First and foremost one is proud to be Breton."

Jacques, 48, company director from Paimpol : "For me it's quintessential."

Jean, 20, agricultural student from Paimpol : "For me it's an asset !"

Joel, 46, fisherman from Etables-sur-Mer : "I worked abroad for a long time. The fact of being Breton had its advantages."

Laurent, 55, company director from Paimpol : "I've been often been proud to be Breton, because I've done a lot of travelling."

Loic, 57, company director from Paimpol : "I'm happy to be Breton, but no more than that."

Louise, 49, farmer from Lantic : "I feel... OK !"

Marie, 46, company director from Kerfot : "It's a very important matter, because it's my roots."

Martin, 52, former fisherman, company director from Binic : "I have been Breton, I was born Breton, but because of my responsibilities, I have to see things from the other side."

Maryvonne, 38, farmer from Yvias : "In our environment, we've got to make do with it."

Mathieu, 41, fisherman from Binic : "It doesn't make much difference whether I'm Breton or Norman."

Maurice, 46, fisherman from St-Quay-Portrieux : "It's my region, I love it, but that's all, it doesn't go any further than that."

Michel, 53, farmer at Etables-sur-Mer : "Personally, in my everyday life, it doesn't mean much to me."

Monique, 48, fisherman's wife ; sells her husband's fish at St-Quay-Portrieux : "It's a region just a little bit apart."

Nicolas, 41, farmer at Plounez : "It's something to be proud of, because being Breton means you've got something behind you."

Nicole, 34, fisherman's wife ; sells her husband's fish at Loguivy : "We're proud of being Breton, and life here is pleasant."

Odile, 29, fisherman's wife ; sells her husband's fish at Loguivy : "I've never thought about it. It doesn't worry me."

Pascale, 47, housewife married to a fisherman, from Etables-sur-Mer : "Nothing !"

Patrick, 47, fisherman from St-Quay-Portrieux : "I don't know if it means anything."

Paul, 38, farmer from Plounez : "For myself, I think I'm more French than..."

Pauline, 54, farmer from Plourhan : "It's something natural. I'm Breton. It's a fact."

Philippe, 54, company director from Paimpol : "It is true that I'm Breton first and French next. That's for sure."

Pierre, 46, farmer from Plounez : "To start with, it's about feeling a bit different from the others. The fact of being Breton only exists because that's what we want."

Renée, 47, fishmonger, married to a fisherman, from St-Quay-Portrieux : "I don't think it means any more than..."

Roger, 47, company director from Etables-sur-Mer : "It's good, it makes us a bit different from the rest, our blood is a bit purer, if we can put it like that !"

Solange, 48, farmer running a holiday cottage, from Plélo : "I've no idea if it means anything."

Sylvie, 47, farmer from Plourhan : "We're proud of being Breton to say the least. That's certain."

Tanguy, 65, company director from St-Quay-Portrieux : "It's a feeling of belonging to your roots ; you can draw on them."

Thierry, 41, company director from Pordic : "I'm very happy to be Breton, but it's a geographical rather than a cultural question."

Thomas, 45, company director from Binic : [No reply].

Yves, 50, company director from Binic : "I live in Brittany. Breton ? No, no more than that, absolutely not."

Yann, 58, company director from Paimpol : "I've always been Breton, and I can't imagine not being Breton. But I've never thought about it."