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France
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:21 pm
by Mito Man
So it’s barely being covered by the news here but wtf is going on, hundreds of thousands protesting over fuel duty increases (this bit I understand) but why has it turned into a random riot with everyone smashing and burning cars? Or is that just what the French do when they have a disagreement?
Re: France
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:52 pm
by Maurice
Mito Man wrote: Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:21 pm
Or is that just what the French do when they have a disagreement?
This. Or strike.
Re: France
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 4:38 pm
by JLv3.0
Confirmed. Not even newsworthy tbh.
Re: France
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:12 pm
by Mito Man
Pretty newsworthy for anyone here looking to drive to France over the winter. Radio here saying all the roads into and out of Calais are blocked with pricks donning high vis jackets and throwing stones at cars. Not great is it...
Re: France
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 6:18 pm
by Simon
This is why I'm not in Paris right now, but Rome instead.
Re: France
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 7:06 pm
by Mito Man
None of my cars have the reliability to make it to Rome and I’m still not allowed on airplanes.
Re: France
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 7:36 pm
by Simon
And you don't want to drive in Rome. They're all fucking crazy here.
Re: France
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:18 pm
by mik
Every time we go to Italy I swear I will never drive there again.
And then I forget that the next time I go to Italy.

Re: France
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:24 pm
by Mito Man
I say the same whenever I drive through South London

Re: France
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:52 pm
by dinny_g
La haine...
Re: France
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 9:40 am
by Gavin
I doubt our masters want us to know we have the option of fire raising and riots and road blockages to protest. Love them or hate them, when our Gallic cousins don't like things, they really know how to get a riot going - see 14th July as a reference.
Re: France
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:29 pm
by jamcg
Re: France
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:08 pm
by Gavin
I happened in to the car at about five minutes to 2 and caught the last moments of Jeremy shit stirring more on Vine and he mentioned French riots being covered.