Charles de Gaulle in 1947: “Two more months. And that’s it, okay?”
There’s just no other way to say it. Sure, wouldn’t a long holiday of 65 years (since circa 1945) get even the French rested up? Historically, they are not a lazy or wimpy lot. A bit high-strung, maybe. But as this blog has pointed out repeatedly, the French, after all, are still curators of the best that Western culture, government and traditions have to offer us, and that they have way more artistry for life and class than you and I do, Ernest. Yes, they are. Certainly, they do. Just because our French cousins behave in irritating and superior ways doesn’t mean that they are not both.
But c’mon, La Belle France, I mean, like, work much?
It’s a fair question.