Originally Posted by
Greenlights
and what do you know about french economy ?
maybe you should know that our GDP is higher than UK ? and FAR higher than ireland ? (47th !! lol) ... so, before giving any lesson to another country, you should verify your informations and facts.
Oui mais ... using those same statistics you'll see that Ireland's GDP per capita is 15% higher than France ... and Ireland exports more cheese (by gross weigh) than France.
The French economy is suffocating under a cross-party policy of protectionism and a suicidal attempt to maintain a status quo that has been obsolete for many decades. Even the latest "Made in France" campaign has been shown (by a Paris-based think tank) to be bad for the average French household budget because it
does not create jobs.
Today's decision to give Air France/CityJet a gentle slap on the wrist for the same offence that Ryanair has been accused of just reinforces the belief that there's one rule for the natives, another for the outside world.