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| France's young set off on 'bon voyage' to better life | |
| 2005-08-15 | |
I'm not sure of the figures, coz I'm braindead, but IIRC there area bout 2 millions french expats, mostly high-skilled youngs or entrepreneurs, who flow out of France at the rate of 50 000 each year (while in the same time there are 350 to 500 000 non-skilled migrants who come in, only 5% of them in order to work, the others being benefit-receivers). Note that due to my many failures, I'm way too soft and underschooled to try my luck elsewhere. If the ship sinks, I sink with it, glups.
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| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #10 A thriving market in deodorants ? Damn that was a cheap shot. LOL! Cheap tho. LOL! Maker my corncob bounce up and down in merriment. |
| Posted by: Dugout Doug 2005-08-15 19:21 |
| #9 English IS the common language. Some ham/spam I got. A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a group of half dozen or so officers that included personnel from most of the countries. > Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks, but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.He then asked: "Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?" Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied: "Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German. The silence in the room was deafening. Ham/Spam up to you. At least some French have learned there is more to life than being anti-english. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-08-15 16:54 |
| #8 English is more or less the common language. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-08-15 16:38 |
| #7 Carl, been to England lately? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-08-15 16:27 |
| #6 Fine with me, as long as they assimilate. Don't bring any of that socialism bullsh*t with you, ami. |
| Posted by: BH 2005-08-15 13:29 |
| #5 RC: "There's something all those countries have in common. I just can't put my finger on it." A thriving market in deodorants ? |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2005-08-15 11:39 |
| #4 ..for fear of being unable to fire people," Nice to know that the U.S. government isn't the only outfit unable to fire people. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-08-15 10:42 |
| #3 Fed up with a country they describe as rigid, racist and old-fashioned, French youngsters are opting for a new start in Britain, Canada, America or New Zealand There's something all those countries have in common. I just can't put my finger on it. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-08-15 09:29 |
| #2 Another nail in the coffin of France. Come to think of it, almost all the wood has been replaced by nails now.... |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-08-15 09:26 |
| #1 I'm way too soft and underschooled to try my luck elsewhere. Silly boy, in America it's your willingness to work and learn that counts, not your curriculum vitae. I know you love your mother, but send off a few letters to American companies, and see what happens. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-08-15 09:22 |