so this past thursday was a grève generale in france. yes, france. it was nationwide. what that amounts to is that everyone who feels like it goes on strike. teachers, students, train/metro workers, but not - as we discovered - retail franchises. not during precious, precious soldes season. we were anticipating some major demonstrations or disturbances. aside from some shouting we could hear from our window, there wasn't much. we decided to check out bellecour, the main square, which is normally busy for any kind of event. in that square i have seen everything from native american musicians to acrobats and baby tigers. we went over in the middle of the afternoon expecting some sort of activity, but there was nothing. the only remnants of any activity were some spray-painted sheets with typical slogans (see above). i guess all that not working really takes it out of you.so, basically all the strike amounted to was a day off of work. no complaints here. hello, 5-day weekend!
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