Comments on: French Survey Reveals…a Revolt! http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/05/08/french-survey-revealsa-revolt/ An American in France writes about the good, the bad and the quirky Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:06:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: alex http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/05/08/french-survey-revealsa-revolt/comment-page-1/#comment-1123331 alex Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:28:16 +0000 http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/?p=2699#comment-1123331 Well said starman. Well said starman.

]]> By: Pamela Poole http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/05/08/french-survey-revealsa-revolt/comment-page-1/#comment-1073456 Pamela Poole Sun, 17 May 2009 08:04:39 +0000 http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/?p=2699#comment-1073456 Bonjour ! I thought you might like to know about www.francophilia.com, the social network for francophiles. We're a tiny startup operating on a shoestring budget, and depending on francophile bloggers like you to help get the word out. Hope you and your readers will stop by and join us! And be sure to follow us on Twitter for daily French culture bites and francophile treats! @francophilia Merci et à bientôt. Pamela Poole (LaGoulue) Founder Bonjour !

I thought you might like to know about http://www.francophilia.com, the social network for francophiles.

We’re a tiny startup operating on a shoestring budget, and depending on francophile bloggers like you to help get the word out.

Hope you and your readers will stop by and join us! And be sure to follow us on Twitter for daily French culture bites and francophile treats! @francophilia

Merci et à bientôt.

Pamela Poole (LaGoulue)
Founder

]]> By: starman1695 http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/05/08/french-survey-revealsa-revolt/comment-page-1/#comment-1073241 starman1695 Sat, 16 May 2009 18:02:52 +0000 http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/?p=2699#comment-1073241 I don't think it has as much to do with hierarchy of needs as much as cowardice. If Americans became as vocal and demonstrative as the French, they would have the free time and the safety net. But it's much easier to sit in front of your TV and complain than to get off your butt and confront the powers that be and maybe accomplish something. I don’t think it has as much to do with hierarchy of needs as much as cowardice. If Americans became as vocal and demonstrative as the French, they would have the free time and the safety net. But it’s much easier to sit in front of your TV and complain than to get off your butt and confront the powers that be and maybe accomplish something.

]]> By: Laure http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/05/08/french-survey-revealsa-revolt/comment-page-1/#comment-1071846 Laure Mon, 11 May 2009 23:25:57 +0000 http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/?p=2699#comment-1071846 There's some nefarious wishful thinking here -- particularly from the inept French Left. I think it is dangerous to promote such theses. Euro-contacts of mine keep probing me on why average Americans don't revolt, or at least demonstrate, the French do, when their situation is way worse than the French (20% of home foreclosures, people getting homeless, fired without benefits, no health coverage, etc., things French would find unbearable). I refer them to Maslow's hierarchy of needs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy_of_needs): the French have enough free time (vacation & all) and a social safety net to have their basic needs (food, health and shelter) secured. The average American doesn't have that luxury... There’s some nefarious wishful thinking here — particularly from the inept French Left. I think it is dangerous to promote such theses. Euro-contacts of mine keep probing me on why average Americans don’t revolt, or at least demonstrate, the French do, when their situation is way worse than the French (20% of home foreclosures, people getting homeless, fired without benefits, no health coverage, etc., things French would find unbearable). I refer them to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy_of_needs): the French have enough free time (vacation & all) and a social safety net to have their basic needs (food, health and shelter) secured. The average American doesn’t have that luxury…

]]> By: starman1695 http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/05/08/french-survey-revealsa-revolt/comment-page-1/#comment-1071239 starman1695 Sat, 09 May 2009 18:01:25 +0000 http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/?p=2699#comment-1071239 So what else is new? So what else is new?

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