France

[orange_foam]

I'm inspired to rant after reading a comment on someone else's blog. The gist of it was that France will never exceed American economic output as long as it has silly little rules like the 35-hour working week. This argument is irrelevant because France is a much smaller country than the US, but I shall proceed to hold forth anyway

Comments

[agriking]

America, being a young country, finds it easier to point out the flaws in other countries than to address and fix it's own problems. Honestly, there are times I'd prefer live in Canada.

[princeargon]

My comment wasn't meant to be an indictment of your country or culture. Recently, I've read of a new "siesta" policy, allowing French workers a paid nap during the day. I don't have a problem with that, just think it's silly. France is a lovely place and I plan to visit there one day to see it's beauty.

[orange_foam]

Yeah, I think my rant was disproportionate in retrospect. I also read about the siesta proposal. I think that just was one very slow news day, to be honest. Oh, and I'm not French, by the way!

[gateway]

Sing it sister. GDP doen't reflect quality of life. I know where I'd rather live