Thursday, January 14, 2010

The real France

Here's a rebuttal to Paul Krugman's endorsement of life in France..........

Hey, I can play that game! I was in France as recently as last week, and took a look around as well. Here's what I saw:Booming economy

* Lots of beautiful old buildings, stylish people, elegantly designed bridges, and fancy restaurants offering delicious food!
* Craploads of ugly graffiti, including on some of the aforementioned beautiful old buildings.
* Lots of drunk homeless people, including in the front hallway of the beautiful old building where I stayed.
* Shops closed, often by government diktat, precisely when you might want to frequent them--during lunchtime, say; or a dinner-only restaurant at 6:59 p.m.
* Routine splotches of dogshit on the sidewalks (though in fairness, the trendlines are going in the right direction on this one).

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Don't forget the annual car-burning riots. In liberal land this is a sign that there is vibrant social discourse.