Lazy French bastards

[beats me]

Just caught wind that unions in France are generally fucking up the country through protests and strikes over the proposed retire age being raised from 60 to 62. Here in the states it's a pipedream for most people to retire much before the age of 65 and by the time I approach that age the accepted retirement age will be closer to 85.

Silliest of all students are getting involved in the protests. That's like a fetus protesting the legal drinking age.

Could France use some serious problems? We've got plenty here we'd like to cut loose.

[alex.the.forge]

the French have the right idea IMO

their working week is small as well. 2 hour lunch breaks. Last I heard the official maximum working week in the UK is 48 hours… IN France they were protesting it going up to something ridiculous like 32! It should be about living your life, not spending it all working.

It seems they kept their revolutionary spirit, meanwhile US/UK get fucked over by the greediest of bankers and the govt gives them billions of taxpayer money in reward and it's just another day! That's seriously something worth rioting over. Heads should have rolled over that.

In fact I'm really glad I'm not in the UK now - as a result of the GFC the new government - which is Tories enabled by the fucking Lib Dems (who were supposed to be a left wing alternative to both Tory and Labor) are allowing them to dismantle all the public services that help the less privileged - so in other words, the bankers were bailed out by taxpayer money, and now the poorest and most vulnerable are going to be the ones who pay for the bankers being allowed to keep their porsches. And unemployment is up to something like 10% which means more people will need benefits etc. And they will get away with it.

Heads should fucking roll.

[stringtapper]

Heads should fucking roll.

Can we just fast forward to this part please? Preferably in HD?

[LoopStationZebra]

Heads should fucking roll.

Can we just fast forward to this part please? Preferably in HD?

I'm single, you know.

[Mint Invader]

Lol I thought of Family Guy when I read the title "DEAR FRENCH PEOPLE, ATRACTIVE MEN LOOKING SAD SMOKING A CIGARETTE, IS NOT A MOVIE"

"ALSO YOUR SIRENS SOUND LIKE A GAY ORGY" ee ah ee ah ee ah ee ah.

[stringtapper]

Heads should fucking roll.

Can we just fast forward to this part please? Preferably in HD?

I'm single, you know.

It's me or the AppleTV Loops.

[john gordon]

how dare you guys talk this way of the french! im calling on dave to care of this awful thread..

[mikemc]

^lol

In the US, it is not widely recognized that the retirement age is based on birthyear:

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/agereduction.htm

Like most things, this can be changed, so that more of your benefits can be held until you are older. Coupled with advances in medicine and biotechnology, this makes you more productive for longer.

[d.reamonn]

The French, as they are discussed here, would see everything that is good about human nature clipped and destroyed. A real world case of Atlas Shrugged, the minds that have kept that country afloat are slowly vanishing into the night, leaving behind a mass of starving parasites whose only talents consist of complaining and pleading for more. In France, it is considered a sin to be rich, successful or happy. It is considered noble to be weak.

Good riddance.

[continuous]

Hopefully we'll get pissed off in the states as well. They always want to take take take.


http://www.truth-out.org/memo-health-in ... -election6

[pepezabala]

Just caught wind that unions in France are generally fucking up the country through protests and strikes over the proposed retire age being raised from 60 to 62. Here in the states it's a pipedream for most people to retire much before the age of 65 and by the time I approach that age the accepted retirement age will be closer to 85.

Silliest of all students are getting involved in the protests. That's like a fetus protesting the legal drinking age.

Could France use some serious problems? We've got plenty here we'd like to cut loose.

Well, if you happily accept to work until 85, that's your problem. I prefer to live in europe, work 30 hours a week, eat real food, smoke real cigarettes and drink real coffee. And retire at 57, ha!

[d.reamonn]

Well, if you happily accept to work until 85, that's your problem. I prefer to live in europe, work 30 hours a week, eat real food, smoke real cigarettes and drink real coffee. And retire at 57, ha!

Read. A. Book.

[Rave]

The best thing about the French is that they make me look good at work

[pepezabala]

Well, if you happily accept to work until 85, that's your problem. I prefer to live in europe, work 30 hours a week, eat real food, smoke real cigarettes and drink real coffee. And retire at 57, ha!

Read. A. Book.

Reading books all the time, here in europe we have enough time to do so!

[crofter]

Just caught wind that unions in France are generally fucking up the country through protests and strikes over the proposed retire age being raised from 60 to 62. Here in the states it's a pipedream for most people to retire much before the age of 65 and by the time I approach that age the accepted retirement age will be closer to 85.

Silliest of all students are getting involved in the protests. That's like a fetus protesting the legal drinking age.

Could France use some serious problems? We've got plenty here we'd like to cut loose.

Well, if you happily accept to work until 85, that's your problem. I prefer to live in europe, work 30 hours a week, eat real food, smoke real cigarettes and drink real coffee. And retire at 57, ha!

Enjoy it while you still can, things will change, as for the french, the only thing they understand is flying lead, machine gun the bastards.