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15 Dec 18 - 02:49 AM (#3966340) Subject: BS: Is Paris revolting? From: Stanron Rantsville! OK. I can't sleep. I've missed 'Bach before 7' on Radio 3 and I've got a blocked nose. As a result I'm watching News channels and having a whiskey and fizzy water at 7.30 in the morning. Perhaps not all bad. But! In Paris there are predictions of revolt. Again! Is it five weeks? What do regulars, and also lurkers, here think of France's Revolutionary fervour? |
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15 Dec 18 - 03:51 AM (#3966343) Subject: RE: BS: Is Paris revolting? From: Senoufou I rather like the terms 'gilets jaunes' and especially 'les casseurs'. (yellow vests and smashers) Very French Revolution-y lingo. I can see why these protesters are enraged, as eco-tax (now removed) and other difficulties with poverty, high cost of living etc. have made life harder But I feel sorry for the shopkeepers and car-owners etc whose property has been burned out or smashed. The French have always been volatile, especially students. At least the authorities have water cannons ans tear gas. And the Gendarmes are quite savage. Should prove interesting! Hope your blocked nose unblocks soon Stanron. Keep taking the medicine! (ie whisky-and-water) |
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15 Dec 18 - 03:58 AM (#3966346) Subject: RE: BS: Is Paris revolting? From: Joe Offer Is Paris revolting? Well, no, I think it's rather nice. Beautiful city for walking.... |
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15 Dec 18 - 04:02 AM (#3966348) Subject: RE: BS: Is Paris revolting? From: Stanron Thanks Sen. I shall follow your advise. |
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15 Dec 18 - 04:15 AM (#3966352) Subject: RE: BS: Is Paris revolting? From: Senoufou I've visited Paris many times. It's truly a beautiful city with (normally) an enchanting atmosphere. But I did find Parisians rather arrogant and unfriendly compared to those I encountered in the Roussillon area and Normandy. They warmed up a bit if I spoke in French though. I often took groups of 12yr old pupils there. In the Champs Elysees we watched two gendarmes grab a black chap, throw him to the ground and put a pistol to his head. My pupils were terrified, they thought he was going to be shot dead. Turns out the poor bloke had merely been selling postcards without a permit. |
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15 Dec 18 - 04:34 AM (#3966353) Subject: RE: BS: Is Paris revolting? From: Iains From the Guardian: "Thousands of riot police and armoured vehicles will be deployed in Paris on Saturday as France anticipates a fifth weekend of anti-government .." Macron is about as popular as May. |
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15 Dec 18 - 12:36 PM (#3966402) Subject: RE: BS: Is Paris revolting? From: Thompson I'd say Macron is about as popular as a rainy November. He cut taxes on the super-rich by 70%, and landed down hard on the poor and the elderly, he refers to himself as "Jupiter"; he told off a child for calling him by the affectionate nickname "Manu"… He came in with a great sweep of popularity, but his cold arrogance has quickly turned people against him. Last I heard, his popularity was at 22%. According to Le Journal du Dimanche today, 33,500 people are demonstrating all over France, which, considering the filthy weather, is astonishing. Half as many as last Saturday, but still… Among the demonstrators was a group of young women with naked breasts, silvered like statues, and wearing the red hood and tricolour coquard of the Revolution. |
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15 Dec 18 - 12:46 PM (#3966408) Subject: RE: BS: Is Paris revolting? From: Iains Paris riots – French Police bombarded with fireworks as they kick ... The Irish Sun-1 hour ago Around 69,000 police officers have been deployed across France with a reinforced presence in the cities of Toulouse, Bordeaux and Saint- ... Macron riots: Yellow Vests gather for FIFTH round of protests ... Express.co.uk-17 minutes ago France's 'yellow vest' protesters hit Paris streets for fifth week NBCNews.com-1 hour ago Paris Sees Fifth Weekend of 'Yellow Vest' Protests Wall Street Journal-4 hours ago They are not happy bunnies. Is May paying attention? |