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Comment on French pension reform sparks controversy by September 7th day of strikes: What you should know city by city « Americanexpatinfrance's Blog

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:13:03 +0000

[...] necessary evil if the French government is to not go broke and be able to finance its public debt. They’ve announced raising it from the current 60 years old to 62 over the course of 8 years. If you’re in France on Tuesday [...]

Comment on Sarkozy facing increasing pressure and criticism over Roma expulsions by Realignment Is Needed . . . and We Are Not Talking Tires. « Till I Dream in French

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:48:46 +0000

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Comment on Could the U.S. ever adopt the paid holiday systems of Europe? by Expat 21

Expat 21 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:11:44 +0000

I think one of the major differences between France and the U.S. is that in the U.S., people GAIN STATUS by showing how hard and long they work (note the CEO’s that work longer hours than anyone else). In other countries, people gain status through other ways. In North African and Middle Eastern countries, the people working the LEAST seem to have the highest status!

Comment on Could the U.S. ever adopt the paid holiday systems of Europe? by Fabienne Fitzpatrick

Fabienne Fitzpatrick — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:35:32 +0000

As a French living and working in the U.S., this is one of my major problems I faced working as an employee in the U.S. So I have given up and created my own business. If you ask for more vacation or time off, you are seen as lazy (The HR even laughed at me). My colleagues were all excited about a 3-day week-end, that was pathetic to watch…I don’t think this is going to change any time soon. There is a lot of guilt when you take more than 1 week vacation. Once I took a two week vacation and when I came back, people looked at me as if I had taken a sabbatical year. I found out later that in fact I was not entitled to a vacation more than 10 days long and it was a favor…That is why you see Americans visiting Europe in 10 days in a frenesie…and going back home exhausted. And that is why most of them do not even consider visiting other countries. This culture really limits their understanding of the world.

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Exercise Balls — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:06:29 +0000

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Travel as a Political Act Intro — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:46:00 +0000

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mode20100 — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:43:10 +0000

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pharmacy technician — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:59:16 +0000

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