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French Protests

  • 18-10-2010 12:14pm
    #1
    th3 s1aught3r
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    Like them or not, the French know how to protest

    If they had our government I imagine they would have had Le Guillotine out long ago

    Around 1,500 petrol stations located on the forecourts of French supermarkets have run out of fuel amid strikes against pension reform

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1018/france.html


Comments

  • #2
    Pookah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 544 ✭✭✭Pookah


    Things are very greve over there atm.


  • #3
    Sharkey 10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Sharkey 10


    That could would never happen here because someone would ring jd giving out and that would be the end of it


  • #4
    orourkeda
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    While they are renowned for their protesting skills, how often do they achieve their objectives.


  • #5
    fonecrusher1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,706 ✭✭✭fonecrusher1


    orourkeda wrote: »
    While they are renowned for their protesting skills, how often do they achieve their oblectives.

    Probably more often than us sheep do.


  • #6
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    fonecrusher1 wrote: »
    Probably more often than us sheep do.

    That wouldnt be difficult


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  • #7
    squeakyduck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭squeakyduck


    My friend went over to France to teach english. She's only been over there a month and they have stiked(?) at least three times. I went over to visit her last year in Bordeaux and she hadn't been to college in weeks as it wouldn't open due to the strikes! She was so bored she read her course work to keep herself sane!


  • #8
    dsmythy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,528 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    If they want to keep stalling their economy over and over again then leave 'em to it.


  • #9
    th3 s1aught3r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,925 ✭✭✭th3 s1aught3r


    dsmythy wrote: »
    If they want to keep stalling their economy over and over again then leave 'em to it.

    Yeah they should come over here and see how a real economy is run


  • #10
    Agricola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    They're a joke. If there was ever a case of a national stereotype becoming reality, this is it. I mean in a first world country where the life expectancy is going upward all the time, do they seriously think its realistic for the state to be paying them all pensions from the age of 60!

    I actually admire the attitudes of some European country towards the work life balance. Id rather live in a country where theres a holiday every 2nd week, where we have 2 hour lunch breaks and we retire at 60. I hate the rat race myself. But you have to live in the real world too. If people live longer, they must work longer. Simple as. Of course you can retire anytime you like, but dont expect the state to subsidize it.


  • #11
    fonecrusher1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,706 ✭✭✭fonecrusher1


    dsmythy wrote: »
    If they want to keep stalling their economy over and over again then leave 'em to it.

    Because sitting around moaning about how terrible things are but not actually doing anything about it is better?

    I admire them. At least they know how to say nah we're not having that. And ya better listen or will bring the country to its knees.


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