The French are pissed

jank

Red Clover wrote: »

Why does anti-French sentiment get such a following on Irish social media? Considering it is one of the nicest places in Europe to live in I can only assume that many contributors are blindly following the Anglo American tabloid media.

People are not anti-French per say. They are anti the "France is so great, a beacon on the word in terms of equality and socialism" when one just has to look at the facts and data to know that France is a basket case with huge structural and cultural issues that will all come to a head in the near future.

France has not posted a budget surplus in almost 30 years. CelticRambler has made some very good posts here about the red tape in setting up a business where people are taxed to the hilt. If anyone of these soft left hippies who harp on about the greatness of France actually tried to live there for a period of time and gone about on their day to day business like opening up a bank account, finding a place to rent you will immediately see why the country is so stagnet and in a deep malaise.

Of course France is a lovely place to visit on a holiday. Nice landscape, pleasant weather, good food and wine, interesting history. Would I move there if I wanted to set up a business or even get a job? Hell no! Its a place to retire to when you have you money made elsewhere.

IvyTheTerrible

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

I think it's Frank Lee you need to be passing this on to!

Sorry I don't follow you?

Nodin

jank wrote: »

People are not anti-French per say. They are anti the "France is so great, a beacon on the word in terms of equality and socialism" when one just has to look at the facts and data to know that France is a basket case with huge structural and cultural issues that will all come to a head in the near future.

France has not posted a budget surplus in almost 30 years. CelticRambler has made some very good posts here about the red tape in setting up a business where people are taxed to the hilt. If anyone of these soft left hippies who harp on about the greatness of France actually tried to live there for a period of time and gone about on their day to day business like opening up a bank account, finding a place to rent you will immediately see why the country is so stagnet and in a deep malaise.

Of course France is a lovely place to visit on a holiday. Nice landscape, pleasant weather, good food and wine, interesting history. Would I move there if I wanted to set up a business or even get a job? Hell no! Its a place to retire to when you have you money made elsewhere.

*sigh

jank

Nodin wrote: »

*sigh

Do you actually have anything to say every, rather then nit pick.

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The Strawman Argument

jank wrote: »

Do you actually have anything to say every, rather then nit pick.

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Fixed your post (assuming it was meant to be Python)

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Sorry I don't follow you?

The poister who initially claimed that you don't have water charges in France - I was suspicious myself.