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« Reply #6944 on: July 16, 2021, 09:33:52 AM »
Also, other countries have universal health care and less wage disparity, so they're isn't as much pressure to be more qualified for various jobs.
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« Reply #6945 on: July 16, 2021, 09:38:20 AM »
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Got a 4 year degree in theater. Now works in IT after getting 2 year degree from local CC. Cool beans. Should have gone there in the first place!!
it's not Broadway, but it pays the bills
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« Reply #6946 on: July 16, 2021, 10:34:02 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 16, 2021, 08:16:08 AM
I gave a wine talk in France and stated that the American motto is:

"If some is good, more is better."

Nothing exceeds like excess.
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« Reply #6947 on: July 16, 2021, 10:36:08 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on July 16, 2021, 09:38:20 AM
it's not Broadway, but it pays the bills
Throughout grade school, junior high, and high school, I was in theater, band, and choir.  I dreamt of acting and singing on Broadway, and I also loved theater production and thought I'd make a good director.

But, I also like having money.  So, EE it was.

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« Reply #6948 on: July 16, 2021, 11:25:03 AM »
In my high school years I looked up the best paying professions and the length of time to achieve it

accounting won
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« Reply #6949 on: July 16, 2021, 11:25:22 AM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on July 16, 2021, 09:33:52 AM
Also, other countries have universal health care and less wage disparity, so they're isn't as much pressure to be more qualified for various jobs.
I would think there should be pressure to be qualified for one's job, no?

The wife has scathing things to say about French "workers".  So does my French buddy, who I haven't seen since last January.

We chat a bit by email, he's not much for email.
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« Reply #6950 on: July 16, 2021, 11:27:11 AM »
Ive said this before

France is the only place I know of where the banks go on strike
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« Reply #6951 on: July 16, 2021, 11:36:57 AM »
Quote from: longhorn320 on July 16, 2021, 11:27:11 AM
Ive said this before

France is the only place I know of where the banks go on strike
Oh they strike in Italy too.  Greece,  Belgium, Spain.  
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« Reply #6952 on: July 16, 2021, 11:41:10 AM »
The last tme we were in Paris we entered south of the Seine and our hotel was north of it, and every bridge was closed by police because of a protest.
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« Reply #6953 on: July 16, 2021, 11:54:44 AM »
sounds like a wonderful place
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« Reply #6954 on: July 16, 2021, 11:59:05 AM »
It was quite annoying, but the wife was driving.  She kept looking for another bridge, and  traffic of course was barely moving.  They finally finished protesting around 4 PM and opened the bridges and we made the hotel.  

The other fun thing was the garbage workers were on strike and the city had garbage everywhere.

January 2020, before "it" happened.  It was also cold and dismal.
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« Reply #6955 on: July 16, 2021, 12:03:53 PM »
Paris is great.  You just gotta be relaxed and not expect too much to run on schedule.

It ain't Germany, you know.
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« Reply #6956 on: July 16, 2021, 12:06:26 PM »
I tell people it's my least favorite French city.  That gets a rise out of folks.

I've spent some time now in every major French city, and quite a few lesser ones.  I think Lyon is pretty nice.
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« Reply #6957 on: July 16, 2021, 12:44:39 PM »
Paris is a big city.  I like it for similar reasons to why I like NYC or London.  They're also all a huge pain in the ass.

I spent the most time in Nantes, which I enjoyed.  Nice was touristy and expensive even by French standards.  Aix en Provence and Bordeaux are among my favorites.  I've never been to Lyon but I'll put it on the list.
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