I can’t see any context where those two sentences wouldn’t be awful

One of the consultates they’re planning on closing in France is the one in Strasburg. You know, the second seat of the EU parliament after Brussels

Imagine, as a senior federal employee, seeing a 25 yo nerd barging into your office uninvited and asking you questions without revealing as much as their name. US feds really must be paragons of politeness and patience for not telling them to fuck off right away