Posted on 05/30/2008 1:35:06 PM PDT by WesternCulture
No denial.
France of today is a magnificent nation.
The almost perfect blend of shopping opportunities, beauty of architechture and landscape, nice freeways, marvelous food, well educated people and high-tech solutions are just about everywhere.
Today, even a place like Paris or Monaco (not "de jure" French) has become poorer than Hamburg, Switzerland, Inner City London and Scandinavia, but Paris and Monaco still live up to their former reputation in many ways.
Personally, I admire good old France.
Just have a look at it:
25% study Sociology
25% are retired
25% are unemployed
25% are on strike
Where does the money come from?
As French colleagues have told me, 20% of the population that works supports the other 80% of the population that doesn’t. France has operated according to the 80/20 rule since the 19th century.
It depends. Does the world want to be led to the rear of the lines?
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