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The French are Whiners

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070514/lf_afp/lifestylefranceireland

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French workers are the world's biggest whiners, according to a study published Monday which said the Irish complain least about their lot.

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Old 05-15-2007, 09:30 AM
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Interesting results.
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Pls do not tell the frogs about this, it would give them something else to whine about...
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French workers are the world's biggest whiners, according to a study published Monday which said the Irish complain least about their lot.
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Know a lot of irish, very true
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French workers are the world's biggest whiners, according to a study published Monday which said the Irish complain least about their lot.
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Know a lot of irish, very true
The Irish don't complain because they don't want you to smell the booze on their breath
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Why so selective w/r to the results of this study?

"The UK and US, with their marked competitive individualism and unequal wealth distribution, both appear towards the top of the world's list of whingiest workers," said Cornish.
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And I thought this was a thread about Floyd Landis...

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