France in turmoil (again)
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TheLurker said:
Well, I looked on the BBC news main page and the Europe section, and there wasn't anything. Generally, if I already have to know about the news article so I can search for it, it kind of defeats the point... 
They've taken your criticism on board - it was on the BBC1 TV lunchtime news yesterday (didn't see any later broadcasts) and there's a story being live updated in the Europe section of the website today.nickfrog said:
mikey_b said:
The parents of a friend of mine have a place in Normandy. They and the locals get along very well - the attitude of the locals is that if a Brit buys a holiday home there, it stops a Parisian doing the same.
Brilliant 
Well the Normans might also feel more closely related to a Brit than to a Parisian too, at least genetically.
DeejRC said:
We have the same relationship down in Acquitaine. Paris is a very very *very* dirty word. My local Marie says things about Paris, Parisians and Macron that I’m fairly sure are illegal under several UN resolutions and conventions!
When I was a kid it was all very mild:
Parisien, tête de chien
Parigo, tête de veau
When I moved to Paris at the age of 13 (from Nantes), kids would bully me to start with because I was from the provinces, they called me a farmer. Then I punched one of them very hard and broke his nose. The bullying stopped straight away. I got in a little bit of trouble with the proviseur.
Edited by nickfrog on Thursday 23 March 13:19
nickfrog said:
DeejRC said:
We have the same relationship down in Acquitaine. Paris is a very very *very* dirty word. My local Marie says things about Paris, Parisians and Macron that I’m fairly sure are illegal under several UN resolutions and conventions!
When I was a kid it was all very mild:
Parisien, tête de chien
Parigo, tête de veau
When I moved to Paris at the age of 13 (from Nantes), kids would bully me to start with because I was from the provinces, they called me a farmer. Then I punched one of them very hard and broke his nose. The bullying stopped even though I got in a little bit of trouble with the proviseur.
Edited by nickfrog on Thursday 23 March 13:17
Crisis, what crisis?
Marseille
https://twitter.com/Arwenstar/status/1638887827999...
Paris
https://twitter.com/BernieSpofforth/status/1638969...
Marseille
https://twitter.com/Arwenstar/status/1638887827999...
Paris
https://twitter.com/BernieSpofforth/status/1638969...
J210 said:
Bordeaux Town hall on fire.
Firemen have joined the side of the protestors in some city’s
Yet covered is very much like other protests we have seen over last few years
Town hall ?Firemen have joined the side of the protestors in some city’s
Yet covered is very much like other protests we have seen over last few years
https://twitter.com/sarahhrakm/status/163899130252...
Earthdweller said:
Front gates I think nickfrog said:
He is quite unpopular because he tells people things they don't want to hear.
The problem is simply mathematical. Previous gvts have preferred to not address the issue, which has got worse over the past 20 years as people live longer, how dare they?
I suppose there is more than one way to go about addressing this issue though.The problem is simply mathematical. Previous gvts have preferred to not address the issue, which has got worse over the past 20 years as people live longer, how dare they?
Macron went the stupid route.
Mr Whippy said:
I suppose there is more than one way to go about addressing this issue though.
Macron went the stupid route.
I assume you mean the 49.3. The bill was approved by the senate and then debated for 175 hours. Macron went the stupid route.
It wasn't ideal but what else would you have done?
Give up like past govts ?
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