WHAT IS FRANCE REALLY LIKE?

WELL I WAS JUST THERE ON EXTENDED VACATION
AND I SAW FIRST HAND.I ALSO ASKED SOME OF
THE BRITISH WHO HAD MOVED THERE.THEY ALL
SAID THEY MOVED THERE FOR THE BETTER STANDARD
OF LIVING.I ASKED THEM TO ELABORATE.THEY
MENTIONED BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS (SHORTER
HOURS,MORE WORKER PROTECTIONS)AND A BETTER HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM (FREE) HIGHER WAGES ($1500 A MONTH
MINIMUM WAGE)WITH LOWER HOUSING COSTS ($130K-200K
FOR A GOOD SIZED HOUSE AND $500-800 TO RENT A
3-4 BEDROOM HOUSE)SOME MENTIONED THE WEATHER TOO.
THE FRENCH LOOK AT THIS "INVASION" OF BRITISH
KIND OF THE SAME WAY WE LOOK AT MIGRANTS FROM
MEXICO,LOL,IMAGINE THAT.NOW SOME INTERESTING
THINGS I FOUND OUT OR NOTICED.WHILE SOCIALLY
LIBERAL THEY ARE VERY MATERIALISTICALLY CON-
SERVATIVE.THEY RECYCLE RAINWATER THEY BUY TANKS
AND SAVE THE RAINWATER FOR THE GARDEN,THEY GET
PLENTY OF RAIN SO DON'T NEED TO BUT IT DOES
SAVE THE CITY MONEY.THEY ALSO RECYCLE EVERYTHING.
THEY HAVE COMMUNITY RECYCLING BINS ON EVERY BLOCK.
THEY JUST WALK TO IT EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS AND DUMP
THE RECYCLABLES AND TRASH IN THE COMMUNITY TRASH
BIN(THIS IS ALSO EFFICIENT AND SAVES THE CITY
MONEY BECAUSE IT TAKES LESS TIME TO PICK UP ONE
BIN PER BLOCK).THEY DON'T BUY THINGS THEY DON'T NEED
LIKE EXTRA CARS OR TV'S.THEY NEVER LEAVE LIGHTS ON
WHEN NOT USING THEM.MOST OF THEIR CARS ARE DIESEL
AND VERY FUEL EFFICIENT.THEY GET 85% OF THEIR
ELECTRICITY FROM NUCLEAR PLANTS AND 11% FROM
RENEWABLE.THEY AREN'T DEPENDENT ON OIL,MOST
PEOPLE CAN WALK OR RIDE A BIKE TO WORK AND
MOST GROW SOME OF THEIR OWN FOOD.FRANCE IS
EUROPES #1 FOOD PRODUCER.THEY'VE GOT GREAT
MASS TRANSIT(TGV,FASTEST TRAIN IN THE WORLD).
AGE OF CONSENT IS 14 SAME FOR THE DRINKING AGE,
YET THE AVERAGE AGE FOR LOSS OF VIRGINITY
IS 18 AND THEY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH KIDS
GETTING DRUNK.THIS DISPROVES THE FASCICON
THEORY THAT IT WOULD HAVE THE OPPOSITE EFFECT.
WOMEN CAN GO TOPLESS AT THE BEACH AND SOME
CHILDREN UNDER 6 GO NAKED.AGAIN PROBLEMS
ASSOCIATED WITH EITHER.ALMOST ALL FARMS ARE
SMALL FAMILY OWNED AND THEY ARE UPPER MIDDLE
CLASS NO STRUGGLING FARMERS HERE.MOST 27 YEAR
OLD COUPLES CAN AFFORD TO BUY LAND AND BUILD
THEIR HOUSE.THEY USUALLY DON'T MOVE FAR FROM
THEIR FAMILIES AND SEE THEIR PARENTS 3-4 TIMES
A WEEK ON AVERAGE.CRIME RATE IS LOWER.THE FOOD
IS INCREDIBLE AND ALWAYS FRESH THEY DON'T EAT
FROZEN FOOD.THEY ARE VERY RELAXED.IF YOUR GOING
TO THE BEACH IT USUALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN UNTIL
AFTER LUNCH (THE MAIN MEAL).I WONDERED WHY THEY
ARE NEVER IN A HURRY BUT WITH 5-9 WEEKS PAID
VACATION THEY GET ENOUGH TIME OFF WORK THAT
THEY DON'T FEEL RUSHED TO CRAM A BUNCH OF STUFF
INTO THEM.THEY HAVE GREAT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT'S
UP TO 80% OF PAY AND FOR UP TO 3 YEARS.ALMOST
EVERYTHING IS CLOSED ONWEEKENDS BY LAW.THIS ALLOWS
PEOPLE TO PRACTICE "FAMILYVALUES" BY ACTUALLY
HAVING TIME TO SPEND WITH THEIR FAMILIES.IF YOU
DO WORK WEEKENDS IN A FACTORY THEY GIVE YOU THE
CHOICE OF WORKING 3-10 HR SHIFTS OR 2-12 HR SHIFTS
AND YOU GET PAID FOR THE WHOLE WEEK! AS A BONUS
FOR GIVING UP YOUR WEEKEND.A WEEKS PAY FOR WORKING
ONLY 2 DAYS!ONLY IN FRANCE.THE AVERAGE PERSON HERE
HAS AROUND $3000 IN SAVINGS FOR EMERGENCIES TOO.
NOW OF COURSE THE FASCICONS WOULD SAY THIS CAN'T
POSSIBLY WORK,THAT NO ONE WOULD HAVE INCENTIVE TO
WORK.WRONG.THEY NOT ONLY WORK BUT THEY HAVE A
HIGHER HOURLY PRODUCTIVITY RATE THAN AMERICANS!
NORWEGIANSWORK THE LEAST YEARLY HOURS AND THE
HIGHEST PRODUCTIVITY AND THEY CALL IN SICK LESS!
HOW CAN THAT BE? THE FASCICONS HAVE ASSURED US
THIS KIND OF QUALITY OF LIFE WOULD RUIN US,
MAKE US LAZY....MAYBE THEY JUST HAVE NO FAITH IN
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO THEY ARE ALWAYS CALLING
THE BEST...BUT LOOK AT THEIR WORDS..DO THEY REALLY
BELIEVE IN AND TRUST THE AMERICAN WORKER?OBVIOUSLY
NOT.BUT THE FASCICONS SAY IT FOR OUR OWN GOOD THEY
ARE PROTECTING US FROM OURSELVES.NO ECONOMY CAN
LAST LONG WITH SUCH AGENEROUS SYSTEM AND SUCH A
HIGH QUALITY OF LIVING,YETTHE FRENCH DEMOCRACY IS
OVER 150 YRS OLD.(THAT'S LONG TO ME)THEY ALSO
DIRECTLY VOTE FOR THEIR PRESIDENT AND WITH 85%
VOTING THEY ALWAYS ELECT THE GUY THE MAJORITY WANTS.
THEY DON'T HATE AMERICA.NO ONE EVEN MENTIONED
ANYTHING POLITICAL OR ABOUT THE U.S.THEY DIDN'T
BELIEVE WHAT BUSH SAID ABOUT IRAQ SO DIDN'T SUPPORT
THE WAR OR GO TO WAR,THAT'S IT,DONE DEAL.THEY DON'T
WORRY ABOUT IF WE LIKE THEMITS INCONSEQUENTIAL,WE
DON'T AFFECT THEIR LIVES AT ALL.THEY OVERWHELMINGLY
HAVE NO ANIMOSITY TOWARDS THE U.S.AND NO FEAR OF US.
THEY KNOW THEY ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO BE FREE TO DO
WHAT THEY DEEM TO BE IN THEIR BEST INTERESTS
WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISAL.THIS I THINK IS WHAT PISSES
OFF THE FASCICONS SO MUCH,A COUNTRY THEY CAN'T PUSH AROUND.