French on strike again!

[Mich the Tester]

Why does anyone bother going to France on holiday?

In fact, does France serve any useful purpose?

BBC News - France air controllers' strike disrupts European travel

[moorfield]

We're driving. Much more civilised than ChavAir and we can do Southern France in a days drive from Moorfield Towers.

[Mich the Tester]

We're driving. Much more civilised than ChavAir and we can do Southern France in a days drive from Moorfield Towers.

Which means you could visit Italy instead. Or even better; Ticino. I find France just gets in the way when I'm visiting nicer places with better food and less grumpy workshy bastard waiters.

[gingerjedi]

Which means you could visit Italy instead. Or even better; Ticino. I find France just gets in the way when I'm visiting nicer places with better food and less grumpy workshy bastard waiters.

Stay out of the big cities and you'll find a different experience altogether, the area between Poitiers and Châteauroux is particularly good and the locals seem nice enough too.

[TimberWolf]

BA, or BAA, are threatening to strike too.

Re France. I was disgusted by the unfriendly and rude attitude shown by people when I got back from visiting France. The French by contrast were so polite it took some getting used to. Complete strangers, including the chavs smile and say 'Bonjour' for no apparent reason. So once the suspicion wore off I decided to make the effort and speak their language by suffixing each English sentence/conversation with 'Bonjour', although this did sometimes come out as "bitte", which is still foreign. Apparently they like it when you make an effort, although they also seem to like speaking in English too.

[SupremeSpod]

The French are polite with me.

They generally think I'm German.

[gingerjedi]

The French are polite with me.

They generally think I'm German.

My mates wife is French, apparently both the French and Spanish have trouble distinguishing between English and German people.

[Paddy]

Which means you could visit Italy instead. Or even better; Ticino. I find France just gets in the way when I'm visiting nicer places with better food and less grumpy workshy bastard waiters.

I think he wants to return to the UK with his car and its contents.

[shaunbhoy]

In fact, does France serve any useful purpose?

I believe it does have its uses. For example, all those trees alongside their major roads mean that conquering Germanic Armies get to march in the shade. If only it were not so damned close to us it would be ideal for nuclear weapons testing!

[gingerjedi]

I believe it does have its uses. For example, all those trees alongside their major roads mean that conquering Germanic Armies get to march in the shade. If only it were not so damned close to us it would be ideal for nuclear weapons testing!

Not advisable, our national grid would shut down in an instant.