[Constitution1st]

Yeah, right; high unemployment, and social services that cannot be paid for, and the people were voting against globalisation and market economies!

Just last year it was in the news that the french had a dirty little secret: they were admitting that working hard was not bad, and they were ridding themselves of the 35 hour work week, and opting for 40 hour weeks.

If I were Chirac, I'd watch my back.

[szweig]

But the EU elites in Brussels believe they can dictate 35 hour work weeks and how you wipe your a$$. This is what the folks dislike. Brussels wants to micro-manage Europe into non-significance and Islamic hell...SSZ

[mabelkitty]

I think you have that wrong.
They were protesting in the streets by the 100s of thousands because of the change in the law to longer work hours, as well as shorter vacations.