Listening to French BD artists describe Angoulème sounds a lot like a FOSS programmers describing FOSDEM:

Excerpts:
- It's in January, it's cold and rainy. People are always uncomfortable wearing heavy jackets in over-heated crowded spaces.
- It's too big for such a small venue, you never have any space, you're always stuck in crowds, you're always tense.

BUT!

- It's nice because all of your peers and friends are here. You're always happy to see them all at the same time and place.