An interesting tidbit...

[alfreda89]

This was from an article about the unrest in France the past three weeks.

"The number of cars burned nightly has steadily decreased from 502 overnight into Saturday, to 374 overnight into Saturday, to 271 as Monday began. A week earlier, 1,400 cars were incinerated in a single night.

On Monday, the Cabinet was to propose a bill allowing an extension of the 12-day state of emergency if needed.

If the downward trend continues, "things could return to normal very quickly," National Police Chief Michel Gaudin said, noting that French youths burn about 100 cars on an average Saturday night."

French youths burn about 100 cars on an average Saturday night?

Perhaps our youth are not as bad as the press would lead us to believe!

Comments

[ladypoetess.livejournal.com]

Well, that's one way to spend a Saturday night, I guess. Not my cup of tea, but then I'm not French, I guess... O.o?

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

I preferred dancing until the band or DJ ran out of steam, but to each generation its own, I suppose... ;^)

[ladypoetess.livejournal.com]

My generally preferred Friday night activities include: going out dancing with my best friend and/or my girlfriend(s), curling up with a cup of hot tea and a book, playing FFXI until the wee hours of the morning, or if it is November (like now!) pounding away at my NaNoWriMo until my eyes completely cross and refuse to focus.

But dancing tops the list. ^_^

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

pounding away at my NaNoWriMo until my eyes completely cross and refuse to focus.

All quite worthy endeavors, but kudos for getting settled into your manuscript! This year, what with the Exciting Adventures in Lymeville (TM) my goal is to simply start writing regularly again.

I hope to be like Amy Tan--when the dam breaks, everybody get out of the way. I'll be lucky if I eat--the cats will let me know when they need food.

French Metrics

[moon-happy.livejournal.com]

I've been watching the burning car numbers and thought it a peculiar way of measuring decreasing violence. But then, I didn't know that a baseline existed. Just odd that returning to the baseline is supposed to be reassuring. Perhaps it's like graffitti, merely an annoyance when done to your wall, but "art" when done to someone else's wall.

Re: French Metrics

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Perhaps it's like graffitti, merely an annoyance when done to your wall, but "art" when done to someone else's wall.

LOL!

Maybe I'm too Scotch, but I doubt those 100 people losing those cars every Saturday would class it with grafitti. Unfortunately, maybe the kids do?