yeah but you cant come up with any figures relating to finance or
anything other than a blackadder quote.

Move to queensland, you ll love it there.

Eric

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Ian Murray <ianjamesmur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I'm a FOTL but even I think that this pro French attitude is slightly wrong 
> Damian!
>
> To quote Blackadder 'we hate the French. Was the man who burnt Joan of Arc 
> simply wasting good matches!'
>
> Ian - (Australia bound)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 29 May 2012, at 10:29, "Damian Walsh" <pussaydam...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> There are different ways of measuring productivity and France is a long way
>> from being top in all of them, but even so, taking a relatively unfavorable
>> measure for France (GDP per hour worked in USD, OECD, 2010 figures) France
>> weighs in at 57,7 USD compared to the UKs 46,2 USD. Even if the French
>> under-declare the real hours worked, those figures explain the better
>> public services, more generous pensions, having an aircraft carrier when
>> the neighbours don't anymore ;) and so on....
>>
>> Damian
>>
>> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 12:11 AM, Andy Clayton 
>> <andyclayto...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> wha.... You just stated the complete opposite of the truth just to get a
>>> reaction, right?
>>>
>>> Am consulting at a French/American telecoms company right now, with a new
>>> product introduction factory in Eu.
>>>
>>> Nice folks as they are, productivity wouldn't be the first word I'd use to
>>> describe them. Work shy maybe. Strike inclined, perhaps, obstinate,
>>> certainly, but certainly not productive.
>>>
>>> Andy C
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On 28 May 2012, at 10:36, Damian Walsh <pussaydam...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> France has the world's highest productivity
>>>> to justify its 6 public holidays.
>>>>
>>>> Damian
>>>
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