I think I can permit myself to bring you all another report from the Frogland.
Since I have got here, there have been 3 major strikes. The railway workers, public transport and students...yes students! Allow me to fill you all in with the gripping details of each.
The French invented strikes, the French clearly suffer from them the most. The SNCF (French Railway Network) decided to go on strike because their pension plan privileges were taken away. They have gone on strike twice in just one month and plan to have a third right before the Christmas holidays. I don't want to even try to explain how much this has put the entire country on its head. I know, I know, It's a free country, but isn't liberty bound by the next person's? If people cannot get to work because of this
I won't go too much into the public transport one since it was a pretty sad strike (especially by local standards) that only lasted one day. However, the one about students complaining they receive no money from Sarkozy is a good one. I'm not going to say much since one argument can summarize exactly what I think: The tuition fees in France are between 100-400 euros per year...for all students! Any more questions?
I say, keep it up...Faire la grève, c'est français! Gribbit...
