James, Conor and I are in Strasbourg, France until June 2011. We've created "STRASblog" so we can share all of our fun, amusing, French experiences as well as our many "faux-pas" that inevitably occur when living abroad and, bien-sur, among les francais.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Maybe You've heard that French people like to go on strike ...
In the past month there has been a strike about once a week over Sarkozy's proposed reforms of the retirement systems. These strikes are actually quite festive (think Fourth of July parade) and totally peaceful. However, they cause massive disruptions to the public transportation system and general functioning of the government. At a birthday party last night, someone confessed that these strikes have no hope of changing anything and that Sarkozy's reforms are sure to get pushed through.
My favorite is the picture of the strikers passing the Hermes store.
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