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France's 35-hour work week_ June 17 2008

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Thousands of people have been protesting against Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to change France's working hours. Al Jazeera correspondent Estelle Youssouffa speaks to one man in Paris who owns a flower shop and says the proposed changes are preventing his business from blossoming.

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  • it is a choice for some. A lot of people in the US are lonely, and workaholics, so they really feel empty when they leave work-its the only place they interact with people, and they can use the money to buy things so people will like them more.

    Of course, Im not like that, so I find a way to live cheaper, like getting roomates, and I work less hours.

    Some people in America like work more than they like play, it scares me. I'd definitely fit in better in France.

  • Like in the good style of XIX Century Economic Liberalism, when widows and orphans died in the street of London. I gave you something, though, that gave Charles Dickens, one of my favorite writers, a lot of good material. Why move toward a more humanitarian society when we can live in a dog eats dog society where everything's private. Let's privatize fire departments. It was like that in the XIX Century and we know how it works for Chicago and London.

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  • estelle's gorgeous.

  • example of a Parasite who doesn't live in the real world: 1:56

  • 1 of 545,543,454 examples of how socialism fucks everyone in the long run.

  • Well at least they don't take all the crap from the government and the CEO's like the Americans. I call them girly because they are so submissive and cowardly towards their rulers.

    Their exist a culture in America where the CEO's are all hero's and geniuses. Still, they crashed the economy. Turns out their genius was simply greed.

  • That doesn't even make sense, girly Americans? France needs to stop protesting over every fucking thing. Transportation came to a halt because they wanted more benefits, sometimes you have to say no!

  • Yes absolutely the government should step in otherwise in theory we would all be working 90 hours a week.

  • If the French didn't protest like the girly Americans then they wouldn't have benefits that they have now.

  • At least you have time to spent your money.

  • it sucks. what are you gonna do with 1500 Euros ? prostitution pays better

  • man that sounds nice 35 hour work week :)

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