tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post7768668281455128465..comments2024-01-12T00:35:16.941+01:00Comments on French Leave: In the blackthe fly in the webhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-68451697739033265652009-07-16T19:48:41.662+02:002009-07-16T19:48:41.662+02:00Saundra M, France is paralysed by beaurocracy and ...Saundra M, France is paralysed by beaurocracy and protectionism which works against the individual as such and as a consumer of goods and services.<br />It makes life unnecessarily tiresome.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-8003081156902528612009-07-16T03:46:31.879+02:002009-07-16T03:46:31.879+02:00I suppose it just goes to show that all that is be...I suppose it just goes to show that all that is beautiful is not wonderful. Bureaucracy is the osteo-arthritis of aging countries and just as crippling. Thanks for such a perfect example of how it works in France.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169744796462803017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-51831947848751596942009-07-10T17:13:19.997+02:002009-07-10T17:13:19.997+02:00Alison, I am ignorant of what is proposed in the U...Alison, I am ignorant of what is proposed in the U.S. - something else to start looking at...so I can't make any sensible comparison with what goes onin France. However, in the U.K. we have had a national health service since after the Second World War, and a basic State pension, paid for from contributions, which, with ups and downs, works pretty well. It hasn't meant that we have become like the French....thank goodness.<br />The pettifogging restrictions on earning a living keep the country stagnant....French economic prowess is built on major companies outsourcing abroad, while the home country drifts.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-54313466462527581802009-07-10T17:04:48.569+02:002009-07-10T17:04:48.569+02:00Sunflower Ranch, coming from the U.K., I was not p...Sunflower Ranch, coming from the U.K., I was not prepared for the restrictive, monopolistic nature of French commercial life. I have known any number of young, ambitious French who have found it necessary to go abroad in order to set up their businesses......what a loss for France!<br />I don't hold out much hope for the B and B either, but at least he has a lot of other irons in the fire.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-90605083805108804552009-07-10T14:56:31.385+02:002009-07-10T14:56:31.385+02:00Things will turn the same in the US, just as soon ...Things will turn the same in the US, just as soon as we have a "better" health care plan.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102293511365512080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-21752212176655534822009-07-10T08:18:22.763+02:002009-07-10T08:18:22.763+02:00Whew!! What a mess! How did the country fall into ...Whew!! What a mess! How did the country fall into such a state? And I thought the total fix-up of my Father's mid-century home was a long and complicated affair -- it only took 5 months -- but this whole business with the chateau is simply a nightmare!! Thank you for explaining it all so well and in such an entertaining manner. I do hope he can be successful with the bed and breakfast, but somehow, I am not hopeful. Please keep us posted.Sunflower Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527237680371743975noreply@blogger.com