[FairfieldLife] Re: Is Paris Burning? Part II

[Kenny H]

Here is the reply I just received from my niece, direct from Paris.

Basically what I've observed is nothing. I came into Charles DeGaulle
Airport, and all modes of transport were open to me, unlike the
reported closure of trains on CNN. I go out almost every night and
have never seen a fire. I eavesdrop mercilessly, and the only people
talking about it are doing it in english- with british or american
accents. The riots are happening, but they're the expression of one
community far on the outskirts of Paris AND from what the local news
reports they're on a serious decline. It's unfortunate that the people
behind the rioting are so incredibly justified for their anger, but
Paris is not on fire.




--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Judy,
 That is a good question and would have been my next question but there
 wasn't enough time to ask. I just fired off an e-mail asking her if
 she could send me a description of what her direct experience is like.
 KH
 
 
 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  wrote:
  
   Well, fwiw, I just spoke with my 27 year old niece who lives in the
   heart of Paris and she said that what is actually going on over
there
   is nothing like the press here in the U.S. has made it out to
be. She
   recently watched CNN and could not believe how exaggerated they made
   it out to be. And that the reporter from CNN completely
ignored the
   French person he was interviewing and kept hypersensationalizing it,
   in spite of what was being said straight from someone who lives 
  there.
  
  So what *is* happening in Paris?
 








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Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is Paris Burning? Part II

[MDixon6569]

In a message dated 11/13/05 7:27:42 P.M. Central Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I 
  eavesdrop mercilessly, and the only peopletalking about it are doing it in 
  english- with british or americanaccents. The riots are happening, but 
  they're the _expression_ of onecommunity far on the outskirts of Paris AND 
  from what the local newsreports they're on a serious decline. It's 
  unfortunate that the peoplebehind the rioting are so incredibly justified 
  for their anger, butParis is not on fire."

This is far closer to what is being reported on Fox. Rioting 
and car burning is in the suburbs outside of Paris and other towns through out 
France. But Paris is relatively quiet. The French seem to be too embarrassed to 
talk about it. Unemployment among the French is around 10% but among the 
immigrant population and their children it's closer to 40 or even 50%! 
Unfortunately many of the rioters are heard to be shouting "God is great" and 
"this is Baghdad". Also unfortunately, the French have a reputation of looking 
down their noses at foreigners which probably pisses the immigrants off 
even more.





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