@Taweret yes, and his brother, sister inlaw, and newphrew died in a fire

@Taweret also his father was always disappointed in Picard for joining Starfleet. His father thought humanity had no real reason to travel into space, and was far better off staying on Earth.

@Taweret in the DVD commentary for the Futurama pilot, they show the New Year's countdown in different cities, and Paris is "trois, deux, un..." in 1999 but "three, two, one..." in 2999

And they said it's because like TNG shows us, the French language died out and French people just speak English