w00kie's ramblings

Tag: france

  • Golden Parachutes or Organized Cartel: which is more popular?

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    Last week my company, Valeo, made the frontpage of all the big newspapers (at least in Europe) as our CEO stepped down and was given a 3.2M€ “golden parachute” farewell bonus in spite of the company needing governmental aid to stay afloat. The French government promptly started working on a new law to ban such…

  • United States of France

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    Speaking of politics, this article from TIME Magazine is pretty funny, if not pathetic: You just know the Frogs have only increased their disdain for us, if that is indeed possible. And why shouldn’t they? The average American is working two and a half jobs, gets two weeks off and has all the employment security…

  • Home for Christmas

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    I’m back home, in Paris, for Christmas week. It’s the 1st time I come home since I left for Japan 2 years ago (I had an 18 hour stopover once in early 2006 on my way to a business trip in Czech Republic but it doesn’t really count). It really feels strange to be back…

  • Cameo French license plates

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    Could someone explain me why I see so many cars in Japan with French or German license plates under the official Japanese plates? I might understand that car maniacs who import the cars from Europe might keep the plates for style, but this is a Mazda Premacy with the wheel on the right!