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Happiness comes from the plate - Thursday Prompt
It's been an eternity since I've writen anything but when I saw the prompt of this week, I thought that I should give it a try. I had a few ideas in mind, most involving aviation but for once I thought "let's try something else". And thus, I decided to have another of my passions to kick in, and that's cooking. Because I'm not joking around with food. ;)
Not too sure how it came out, but I hope you'll like it.
Since, English is not my native language, I wish to apologise for any mistake or hard to understand moments I've made.
Critism is always welcome, so long as it's constructive, of course.
The prompt of that week was 'Rescue'.
Ps: I've nothing personal against Dobermanns, I just liked a lot that phrase "to have the palate of a Dobermann", I have to credit an old friend of mine with this one, and I'll most probably still use it for a while.
Not too sure how it came out, but I hope you'll like it.
Since, English is not my native language, I wish to apologise for any mistake or hard to understand moments I've made.
Critism is always welcome, so long as it's constructive, of course.
The prompt of that week was 'Rescue'.
Ps: I've nothing personal against Dobermanns, I just liked a lot that phrase "to have the palate of a Dobermann", I have to credit an old friend of mine with this one, and I'll most probably still use it for a while.
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Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Heh, isn't it? I'm one to believe that food affects a lot mental health, I can't see how one can be happy when one of the simplest pleasure one can have is reduced to a simple act of survival. I think there's some kind of satisfaction in seeing all the steps that leads to what you end up with in your plate, for instance, one thing I like is to prepare the animal as whole, I would buy a whole unpreapared pheasant or fish and prepare it from start to finish, it's sometimes a lot of work but in the end, I enjoy it better and know what I'm eating.
There are cases nowadays of companies commercialising burgers, just to talk about one case, but when looking at the composition you realise that there's a lot of water, of additive to absorb that water, of starch to avoid it to be sticky, of a lot of preservatives, colourants and artificial flavouring, without talking about the meat that is composed of the cheapest parts, mostly composed of nerves. And these are sold just a few cents cheaper than minced meat from a butcher...
Heh, isn't it? I'm one to believe that food affects a lot mental health, I can't see how one can be happy when one of the simplest pleasure one can have is reduced to a simple act of survival. I think there's some kind of satisfaction in seeing all the steps that leads to what you end up with in your plate, for instance, one thing I like is to prepare the animal as whole, I would buy a whole unpreapared pheasant or fish and prepare it from start to finish, it's sometimes a lot of work but in the end, I enjoy it better and know what I'm eating.
There are cases nowadays of companies commercialising burgers, just to talk about one case, but when looking at the composition you realise that there's a lot of water, of additive to absorb that water, of starch to avoid it to be sticky, of a lot of preservatives, colourants and artificial flavouring, without talking about the meat that is composed of the cheapest parts, mostly composed of nerves. And these are sold just a few cents cheaper than minced meat from a butcher...
Thanks a lot, CK! I'll try to, but I need to find the inspiration to! :)
And I can confirm, it's very good! It cannot be bad, anyways, there's crème fraîche in it! ;P (if by "that's sound good" you meant the recipe presented in the story, I'm a bit unsure of my understanding, there ^^')
And I can confirm, it's very good! It cannot be bad, anyways, there's crème fraîche in it! ;P (if by "that's sound good" you meant the recipe presented in the story, I'm a bit unsure of my understanding, there ^^')
y/w and the Thursday Prompt is usually pretty good for getting inspiration I find, btw you should add this one to this weeks prompt so other people see it!
And yep I meant the meal does seem like it would be very tasty, I have to admit I'm such a culinary philistine I had to look crème fraîche up ;)
And yep I meant the meal does seem like it would be very tasty, I have to admit I'm such a culinary philistine I had to look crème fraîche up ;)
Indeed, it is! But I have to admit that sometimes, I find little inspiration in these prompts, and sometimes, I just don't find/take the time to put it on paper, or rather screen... And thanks for the advice, I've done it already (a bit late, though ;P).
Indeed, it's very tasty, the best in it, I think, is how the butter mixes with both the meat juice and the crème fraîche sauce, it's just divine! And the little pleasure, at the end of the meal, is to mop up the sauce from the pan with some bread. Actually, this recipe has a little story behind, back in the 1950s-1960s, my grand-mother was at the market or at a kind of fair, something like that, and there's a cookware vendor who proposed her a little game, he would cook a dish, this dish actually, and she would have to tell all the ingredients once he was over with the cooking, and if she had it all, he would gift her some cookware. When the vendor was over, she gave all the ingredients but one and could not have the free cookware, thus, she left quite bitter and never forgot the recipe, which she then transmitted to her children. ;)
I think that you'd need to know a bit about French cuisine to know about crème fraîche, in all honnesty. It seems that sour cream is more present outside of the French borders, which may explain why it's the French term that is used in English language as well, maybe?
Due to the fact that I'm from Poitou and a part of my family is from Normandy (both regions are renown for their dairy products like crème fraîche and butter), I was raised in these products and mostly cook with these. There are actually a kind of way to distinguish where a French dish is from: If it's cooked with butter, it's from the north-western quarter; from the north of Bordeaux to Normandy, if it's butter cooked with something else; it's from Brittany, if it's cooked with duck grease; it's from Gascony and globally the south western quarter, if it's cooked with lard; it's from the the north-eastern quarter, and if it's cooked with vegetal oils; it's from the south-eastern quarter.
But by all means, if you can manage to find some, I would highly recommand you to try it out, but I guess it must not be as cheap as it's here, and if you need recipes, I would gladly share some with you. ;)
Indeed, it's very tasty, the best in it, I think, is how the butter mixes with both the meat juice and the crème fraîche sauce, it's just divine! And the little pleasure, at the end of the meal, is to mop up the sauce from the pan with some bread. Actually, this recipe has a little story behind, back in the 1950s-1960s, my grand-mother was at the market or at a kind of fair, something like that, and there's a cookware vendor who proposed her a little game, he would cook a dish, this dish actually, and she would have to tell all the ingredients once he was over with the cooking, and if she had it all, he would gift her some cookware. When the vendor was over, she gave all the ingredients but one and could not have the free cookware, thus, she left quite bitter and never forgot the recipe, which she then transmitted to her children. ;)
I think that you'd need to know a bit about French cuisine to know about crème fraîche, in all honnesty. It seems that sour cream is more present outside of the French borders, which may explain why it's the French term that is used in English language as well, maybe?
Due to the fact that I'm from Poitou and a part of my family is from Normandy (both regions are renown for their dairy products like crème fraîche and butter), I was raised in these products and mostly cook with these. There are actually a kind of way to distinguish where a French dish is from: If it's cooked with butter, it's from the north-western quarter; from the north of Bordeaux to Normandy, if it's butter cooked with something else; it's from Brittany, if it's cooked with duck grease; it's from Gascony and globally the south western quarter, if it's cooked with lard; it's from the the north-eastern quarter, and if it's cooked with vegetal oils; it's from the south-eastern quarter.
But by all means, if you can manage to find some, I would highly recommand you to try it out, but I guess it must not be as cheap as it's here, and if you need recipes, I would gladly share some with you. ;)
Oh sure, I skip them if they don't pique my interest also but in general I find the prompt useful for actually getting me to sit down and write!
And oh dear, well at least something good came from it, and that's quite the way to advertise his wares ;)
As for crème fraîche you're really tempting me to try some, if I find some I'll let you know, thanks for the offer! Interesting that France has such distinct culinary regions as well.
And oh dear, well at least something good came from it, and that's quite the way to advertise his wares ;)
As for crème fraîche you're really tempting me to try some, if I find some I'll let you know, thanks for the offer! Interesting that France has such distinct culinary regions as well.
I understand, I think it's also good to try to venture out of your comfort zone, in terms of writing. I guess the regularity and the challenge it might offer helps you to write, is it?
For sure, I'm quite thankful that she memorised that recipe! And indeed, that was some useful advertising, nothing like whatever you can find now. ;)
I would be delighted to introduce you to the delicacy of that divine product. ;P
Actually, mainland France alone is composed of around 50 ethnic groups, almost all have their own languages and culinary specialites. But Napoleon III has greatly impacted that diversity by prohibiting the teaching of regional idioms, thus reducing the regional identity, and post-war migrations from regions to others didn't help either, that and the use of products from around the world contributed in the fall of many regional specialities. And the way the society is nowadays, where none has the time anymore, everything must be done quickly, has greatly impacted the cuisine as well since dishes that needed a lot of cooking time were neglected for dishes that required less time, for instance, in my home region, of the few culinary specialties we had, we may have kept around 7 specialities out of all we had, and few are main dishes, most are pastries or starters. One we had that disappeared was a kind of pâté made from offal, wine and blood that was important in the familial life of peasants since it needed to be stirred for hours if not for a day, so family members were working together to make this dish.
For sure, I'm quite thankful that she memorised that recipe! And indeed, that was some useful advertising, nothing like whatever you can find now. ;)
I would be delighted to introduce you to the delicacy of that divine product. ;P
Actually, mainland France alone is composed of around 50 ethnic groups, almost all have their own languages and culinary specialites. But Napoleon III has greatly impacted that diversity by prohibiting the teaching of regional idioms, thus reducing the regional identity, and post-war migrations from regions to others didn't help either, that and the use of products from around the world contributed in the fall of many regional specialities. And the way the society is nowadays, where none has the time anymore, everything must be done quickly, has greatly impacted the cuisine as well since dishes that needed a lot of cooking time were neglected for dishes that required less time, for instance, in my home region, of the few culinary specialties we had, we may have kept around 7 specialities out of all we had, and few are main dishes, most are pastries or starters. One we had that disappeared was a kind of pâté made from offal, wine and blood that was important in the familial life of peasants since it needed to be stirred for hours if not for a day, so family members were working together to make this dish.
My pleasure. ;)
Indeed, that's the price of progress, for the better or for the worse, I just think it's sad that a whole lot of different cultures are sinking into oblivion... Since I'm the fruit of this modern era, my mother's family was established since 4 generations in French Algeria until they had to flee to France in the late 50s, I do not have solid roots in any region, and not knowing really well my father's family region, I can't really identify to any region if the one I was born and raised in, but I've got to learn its culture, its habits and customs by myself, and that's how I came to realised how endangered it had become.
Indeed, that's the price of progress, for the better or for the worse, I just think it's sad that a whole lot of different cultures are sinking into oblivion... Since I'm the fruit of this modern era, my mother's family was established since 4 generations in French Algeria until they had to flee to France in the late 50s, I do not have solid roots in any region, and not knowing really well my father's family region, I can't really identify to any region if the one I was born and raised in, but I've got to learn its culture, its habits and customs by myself, and that's how I came to realised how endangered it had become.
Sorry for the late reply, CK!
That's true, but will younger generations keep an interest in these things? Indeed, that mostly doesn't help, and I think it must be even more true for English speaking countries, as it seems, from what I heard, that American English is taking over some more British expressions. Though, it can also be a strenght in the preservation of local cultures, for instances, the three strongest regional identities nowadays in France, Corsicans, Brittons and Basques, have programmes in their respective idioms on the channel dedicated for regional news*, and other regions, like mine, have programmes, on the same channel, to promote and explain their own cultures. Depending on how it's used, it can both be a strenght or a weakness.
*: France 3 is a national channel that has subdivions in all departments of France, and while most of the programmes are the same nationwide, the news are centered over their respective regions, in order for people to have some proximity news on the TV. It's generally on that allocated time that regional contents are broadcasted.
That's true, but will younger generations keep an interest in these things? Indeed, that mostly doesn't help, and I think it must be even more true for English speaking countries, as it seems, from what I heard, that American English is taking over some more British expressions. Though, it can also be a strenght in the preservation of local cultures, for instances, the three strongest regional identities nowadays in France, Corsicans, Brittons and Basques, have programmes in their respective idioms on the channel dedicated for regional news*, and other regions, like mine, have programmes, on the same channel, to promote and explain their own cultures. Depending on how it's used, it can both be a strenght or a weakness.
*: France 3 is a national channel that has subdivions in all departments of France, and while most of the programmes are the same nationwide, the news are centered over their respective regions, in order for people to have some proximity news on the TV. It's generally on that allocated time that regional contents are broadcasted.
Still, I left you without an answer fro two weeks! ;P
I prefer to apologise, though, mostly given that I've become less regular here than I used to.
I understand, I did the same, it got to the point that I had to battle against the tax office to prove them I had no TV and thus, wasn't bound to the audiovisual tax.
I prefer to apologise, though, mostly given that I've become less regular here than I used to.
I understand, I did the same, it got to the point that I had to battle against the tax office to prove them I had no TV and thus, wasn't bound to the audiovisual tax.
Well, thanks to you too, then. ;)
We used to have one, until 2022, when Macron's governement decided to abrogated it. But since it was mainly financing public audiovisual, they had to find a solution to finance it and thus, instead of having only TV users paying for these services, everybody is participating since it is now financed by a part of VAT. Only problem is that it's illegal to do so, so they'll have to find a solution before 2025 and it will either be to reinstate that licence fee or to privatise public audiovisual...
We used to have one, until 2022, when Macron's governement decided to abrogated it. But since it was mainly financing public audiovisual, they had to find a solution to finance it and thus, instead of having only TV users paying for these services, everybody is participating since it is now financed by a part of VAT. Only problem is that it's illegal to do so, so they'll have to find a solution before 2025 and it will either be to reinstate that licence fee or to privatise public audiovisual...
Well, I guess it isn't very surprising, I feel like there's a growing number of people who lost interest in TVs nowadays, and I'd guess they're seeing less money coming in to finance public broadcasting companies, that or they are just trying to justify selling off said companies...
I'm not too sure, to be honnest, I don't really follow them and there's very little Olympics events outside of Paris. Though, what I can catch from here and there, is that French medias are saying that everything is going well but I don't have the same stories from foreign medias... For instance, Belgian triathelt Claire Michel was hospitalised 3 days after a trial in the Seine river and speculations about her having caught Escherichia Coli in the river went wild, but the news were not relayed by the AFP and France 24 in French while the Spanish antenna of France 24 and both Reuters and the AP did relayed the news. Turned out it wasn't E.Coli but another virus, not known as of yet, but these articles mentionned of several athlets having been ill due to food poisoning but none seems to care about that, I mean, it's Paris for crying out loud! It's a gastronomic center in a well developped country! For fox's sake! I don't remember having stories of food poisoning during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which, I think, is much more at risk!
That plus Coca Cola having said they would use soda fountains to fill ecocups in their refreshment stalls to have a 0% plastic waste but are instead filling their ecocups with small plastic bottles... :/
Furthermore, I've heard that most inhabitants of Paris have left the city before the Olympics. I've got a cousin who owns two restaurants in the north of Paris, he told me that it was very complicated, himself wasn't too much impacted as his restaurants are outside of restricted areas, but some of his friends owns businesses within the restricted area and they had on a single night around 50 reservations that got cancelled because people just couldn't go to the restaurant...
But well, I might well not be very objective on the matter since I was against the Olympics taking place in France, since I think we have higer priorities than the Olympics right now. But what really upsets me the most, is that Macron decided to do like Rishi Sunak; dissolved the National Assembly, probably hoping to perform like on the two last presidential elections, meaning waving the far-right wing as the big threat to be avoided and presenting his party as the sole opponent to far-right (while I see less and less difference between both...), excepted that it did not went as he hoped: his party came 3rd, behind the left wing alliance and the far-right wing. As a result, he has to take a prime minister from the opposition, and with 180 seats, the left wing alliance comes up with the most MPs, but due to the stupidity of left wing parties leaders and internal conflicts, it took an eternity for them to agree on someone to present as a potential PM. They ended up with naming, a few days before the Olympics began, an unknown woman who has been the responsible for a section of the intelligence department of the Finances Minister, tasked with fighting against financial criminality. But since I suspect Macron would prefer a far-right PM than a left wing PM, he suddenly decided that nothing but the Olympics were of any matter, as a results, we still haven no Prime Minister to this day, none cares, all that you see in the medias or on social networks are Olympics related news.
So, to be honest, I think I can resume what's going on in France right now with three words: Bread and circuses.
Otherwise, on the sportive side, I only saw a handful of trials, but at least I've seen the whole French podium in Cycling BMX Racing, that did not happened since a century ago. Have you been following on your end?
That plus Coca Cola having said they would use soda fountains to fill ecocups in their refreshment stalls to have a 0% plastic waste but are instead filling their ecocups with small plastic bottles... :/
Furthermore, I've heard that most inhabitants of Paris have left the city before the Olympics. I've got a cousin who owns two restaurants in the north of Paris, he told me that it was very complicated, himself wasn't too much impacted as his restaurants are outside of restricted areas, but some of his friends owns businesses within the restricted area and they had on a single night around 50 reservations that got cancelled because people just couldn't go to the restaurant...
But well, I might well not be very objective on the matter since I was against the Olympics taking place in France, since I think we have higer priorities than the Olympics right now. But what really upsets me the most, is that Macron decided to do like Rishi Sunak; dissolved the National Assembly, probably hoping to perform like on the two last presidential elections, meaning waving the far-right wing as the big threat to be avoided and presenting his party as the sole opponent to far-right (while I see less and less difference between both...), excepted that it did not went as he hoped: his party came 3rd, behind the left wing alliance and the far-right wing. As a result, he has to take a prime minister from the opposition, and with 180 seats, the left wing alliance comes up with the most MPs, but due to the stupidity of left wing parties leaders and internal conflicts, it took an eternity for them to agree on someone to present as a potential PM. They ended up with naming, a few days before the Olympics began, an unknown woman who has been the responsible for a section of the intelligence department of the Finances Minister, tasked with fighting against financial criminality. But since I suspect Macron would prefer a far-right PM than a left wing PM, he suddenly decided that nothing but the Olympics were of any matter, as a results, we still haven no Prime Minister to this day, none cares, all that you see in the medias or on social networks are Olympics related news.
So, to be honest, I think I can resume what's going on in France right now with three words: Bread and circuses.
Otherwise, on the sportive side, I only saw a handful of trials, but at least I've seen the whole French podium in Cycling BMX Racing, that did not happened since a century ago. Have you been following on your end?
Ah I see, thanks K, so definitely some problems then :/
And there are a lot of political issues at the moment, in France, other parts of Europe, the US and the UK, tension is very high and it makes you wonder were it's all going to end.
I haven't seen much, just haven't had much opportunity to sit down and watch, though I do prefer the Winter Olympics. Congratulations on the cycling podium, that's quite an achievement!
And there are a lot of political issues at the moment, in France, other parts of Europe, the US and the UK, tension is very high and it makes you wonder were it's all going to end.
I haven't seen much, just haven't had much opportunity to sit down and watch, though I do prefer the Winter Olympics. Congratulations on the cycling podium, that's quite an achievement!
Yes, well, that was to be expected, isn't it? Though, even with all the negative points I pointed out, at least, there was only minimal construction done for the Olympics, it was mostly temporary structures that were used and otherwise, they used already existing building, which is a pretty big plus, in my opinion, given the number of buldings worldwide built for the Olympics and then left abandoned (Even though the 1.4 billions € thrown in the Seine river still stick in my throat...)
Indeed, things are quite unstable worldwide, and politicians, whatever their nations, are not up to their tasks. I've been trying to watch political debates and their are just moronic, there's no profoundness, just pure ignorance and no knowledge in the use of words, it just looks like a kindergarten squabble, may it be in France, or in the US. And if they can't show a trace of intelligence and of selflessness, then, indeed, I fear our futur will be quite dark... :/
I can understand, I would not have watch them either if that wasn't for some friends. Indeed, that was an achievement, it was quite thrilling to watch, I must say. I understand, Winter Olympics are a bit more interesting to watch, so long as you're comfortably installed in your couch under a blanket. ;P
Indeed, things are quite unstable worldwide, and politicians, whatever their nations, are not up to their tasks. I've been trying to watch political debates and their are just moronic, there's no profoundness, just pure ignorance and no knowledge in the use of words, it just looks like a kindergarten squabble, may it be in France, or in the US. And if they can't show a trace of intelligence and of selflessness, then, indeed, I fear our futur will be quite dark... :/
I can understand, I would not have watch them either if that wasn't for some friends. Indeed, that was an achievement, it was quite thrilling to watch, I must say. I understand, Winter Olympics are a bit more interesting to watch, so long as you're comfortably installed in your couch under a blanket. ;P
And I wish them good luck and all the best with these!
Indeed, when politicans back then, were educated, able to write, or at least to hire people who knew how to write their speeches, and had repartee, now they are only after their career, unable to have a decent speech that doesn't reek of disdain and ignorance. Honestly, I've tried to watch debates that were held fpr the past elections, but couldn't watch more than five minutes because of how puerile they were sounding.
I think the last politicians who were able to hold speeches, were active until the 1990s; in France, former presidents Chirac and Mitterand had an excellent repartee, and as of now, only members of the French Academy, who have no power on the politics, are still able to deliver good speeches... As for the UK, I'm not too sure, but I remember hearing a very accurate and striking speech by MP Tony Benn from the late 1990s.
I think that nowadays, polticians lack in literary skills, in values and in skills in general.
Indeed, when politicans back then, were educated, able to write, or at least to hire people who knew how to write their speeches, and had repartee, now they are only after their career, unable to have a decent speech that doesn't reek of disdain and ignorance. Honestly, I've tried to watch debates that were held fpr the past elections, but couldn't watch more than five minutes because of how puerile they were sounding.
I think the last politicians who were able to hold speeches, were active until the 1990s; in France, former presidents Chirac and Mitterand had an excellent repartee, and as of now, only members of the French Academy, who have no power on the politics, are still able to deliver good speeches... As for the UK, I'm not too sure, but I remember hearing a very accurate and striking speech by MP Tony Benn from the late 1990s.
I think that nowadays, polticians lack in literary skills, in values and in skills in general.
Indeed, and that's also what make them more dangerous... And I think they see the use of Twitter as a way to get closer to the people without having to actually see them; they can broadcast their opinions and postions in live with people around the world and eventually exchange with their followers, I'd guess... But if you take the exemple of a certain man in the US who was famous for posting everything that went through his mind on Twitter, I would guess it was a way for him to create polemics, it sould not be forgotten that he came for the show business world...
I actually tried to get to Twitter, as I had heard it was the first place where news were spreading. But who says fast news also means unverified news, and quickly, I came to see its limitations and kept myself to watching artists, but I never really got a hold of this site either, it's only interesting if you keep an eye on governmental institutions' pages. Though, two or three weeks ago, as two Rafale fighter aircraft crashed, I had intel on the accident through some connections, and I got the information that two pilots, who were still missing by 11pm, were found dead, but as I got it, medias were still unaware of that. And as I wanted to confirm that information, I dusted down my Twitter account to check what was announced by the MoD, and as I read the comment section of their post about the accident, I couldn't help how stupid the population of X was... It was full of complotists comments, accusing the MoD of hiding that both aircraft would have been shot down over Ukraine or that it was Ukrainian pilots who were flying, and there was a lot of comments of the kind which were plain disrespectful. All that to say that I understand your lack of interest in Twitter; on the short amount of time I spent on there, I felt like the 240 or so characters restriction only led to an increase in violent and hateful messages and thus, to a globally unhealthy atmosphere on that website...
I actually tried to get to Twitter, as I had heard it was the first place where news were spreading. But who says fast news also means unverified news, and quickly, I came to see its limitations and kept myself to watching artists, but I never really got a hold of this site either, it's only interesting if you keep an eye on governmental institutions' pages. Though, two or three weeks ago, as two Rafale fighter aircraft crashed, I had intel on the accident through some connections, and I got the information that two pilots, who were still missing by 11pm, were found dead, but as I got it, medias were still unaware of that. And as I wanted to confirm that information, I dusted down my Twitter account to check what was announced by the MoD, and as I read the comment section of their post about the accident, I couldn't help how stupid the population of X was... It was full of complotists comments, accusing the MoD of hiding that both aircraft would have been shot down over Ukraine or that it was Ukrainian pilots who were flying, and there was a lot of comments of the kind which were plain disrespectful. All that to say that I understand your lack of interest in Twitter; on the short amount of time I spent on there, I felt like the 240 or so characters restriction only led to an increase in violent and hateful messages and thus, to a globally unhealthy atmosphere on that website...
Very true, though I have to give it to Macron I did see footage on the news of him trying to explain his pension reforms directly to, and in, a crowd of people. Most politicians wouldn't do that.
And absolutely, twitter, and well social media in general really seems to bring out the worst in people :/
And absolutely, twitter, and well social media in general really seems to bring out the worst in people :/
Indeed, that's something he did that not so many would have done, but it also backfired on him, he tried to explained to the worker class why they should work longer for economic reasons when they are ruining their health at work. It is also to be known, that in 2017, a law was passed that highly changed the labour code; harsh working conditions were recognised by the labour code which in turned allowed employees recognised to work in harsh conditions to retire earlier depending of their conditions, following this law, the labour code no longer serves to recognise harsh working conditions but only serves as a guide on whether a job is considered as harsh working conditions, to clarify, before, the law determined whether or not an employee could retire early due to work conditions and now it's up to the employer to decide if the job is in harsh working conditions or not and if an employee can retire early or not.
As an exemple, I had worked with a carpenter few years ago, that man was around 50 years old, I noticed his hands were shaking a lot and he could barely hold his tools in his hands at times, when I questionned him about that he explained that it was related to his work and that he had difficulties to hold a toothbrush. As I inquired as if he was recognised as working in harsh working conditions, he told me he wasn't, which troubled me and pushed me to call the Health and Safety Inspection to learn about whether or not this was legal, as I was stuck on the former law, there, I learnt about the new law and that was up to his employer to decide if he was working in harsh working conditions or not. So, this guy who, before, could have retire at the age of 58, will now have to work up to 64 because some lawyers, bureaucrats and bankers, thought that because we live longer, we should work longer without any consideration on whether or not we age better...
Btw, speaking of Macron, I don't know if you've seen, he has finally, after two months, selected a prime minister, he refused to chose a minister from the opposition and selected a minister from the right wing, his party having only 50 MPs on 577 and being the 5th in term of size at the National Assembly...
That's true, that's why I'm keeping myself away from them..
As an exemple, I had worked with a carpenter few years ago, that man was around 50 years old, I noticed his hands were shaking a lot and he could barely hold his tools in his hands at times, when I questionned him about that he explained that it was related to his work and that he had difficulties to hold a toothbrush. As I inquired as if he was recognised as working in harsh working conditions, he told me he wasn't, which troubled me and pushed me to call the Health and Safety Inspection to learn about whether or not this was legal, as I was stuck on the former law, there, I learnt about the new law and that was up to his employer to decide if he was working in harsh working conditions or not. So, this guy who, before, could have retire at the age of 58, will now have to work up to 64 because some lawyers, bureaucrats and bankers, thought that because we live longer, we should work longer without any consideration on whether or not we age better...
Btw, speaking of Macron, I don't know if you've seen, he has finally, after two months, selected a prime minister, he refused to chose a minister from the opposition and selected a minister from the right wing, his party having only 50 MPs on 577 and being the 5th in term of size at the National Assembly...
That's true, that's why I'm keeping myself away from them..
Interesting thanks K, and yes the people making these rules are sitting in nice air-conditioned offices not actually out doing physical work. We had one journalist over here write an article during the pandemic saying everyone should just work from home, which shows how out of touch they are.
Yes I saw an article about that, I don't know much about French politics but it certainly seems complicated at the moment!
Yes I saw an article about that, I don't know much about French politics but it certainly seems complicated at the moment!
You're most welcome. :)
And indeed, that's what it's, they are completly out of the real world... It reminds me of a right wing candidate to the presidency who once declared that a croissant was costing no more than 5 euro cents... And yes, the pandemic was really a time were a lot of people should really have kept their mouth shut, so many were speaking as if they had the absolute truth about everything while they knew barely anything, and on both ends... And yes, the state of journalism nowadays is frightening as well...
And as we're talking about out of touch people, let me introduce you to former French Agiculture Minister from 2009 to 2012 and Economics and Finance Minister from 2017 to 2024... Once you'll watch this, I think you'll figure out why France has been an absolute mess for the past two decades... https://youtu.be/3BNL8WVvQLE
Yes, it's quite complicated, indeed. Well, to explain a bit, the Prime Minister in France is, just like in the UK, the Head of the government, but they still have the President of the Republic above them who limits their powers and who choses them. But, since laws proposed by the government have to be accepted by both the National Assembly and the Senate, a government that doesn't line up with the National Assembly is more likely to stall and face the disapproval of MPs and Senators. MPs are elected by the people while senators are elected by an electoral college, a bit like for the presidential elections in the US, composed of various heads of local administrations as well as of MPs. Which is why, the Prime Minister should always be aligned with the majority in the National Assembly, mostly after a cabinet reshuffle. But then, Macron said he would 'respect the choice of the people of France' and democracy but instead chose to violate the very principle of democracy by chosing someone from an irrevelent party who will most likely be faced by a wall of opposition... And to that, add the fact that most of the newly formed government is very conservative and willing to make an about-turn on social laws such as abortion, LGBT rights and so on... :/
So, to summarise, it's a complicated situation and it might well stay so until at least 2027, if nothing's done before...
And indeed, that's what it's, they are completly out of the real world... It reminds me of a right wing candidate to the presidency who once declared that a croissant was costing no more than 5 euro cents... And yes, the pandemic was really a time were a lot of people should really have kept their mouth shut, so many were speaking as if they had the absolute truth about everything while they knew barely anything, and on both ends... And yes, the state of journalism nowadays is frightening as well...
And as we're talking about out of touch people, let me introduce you to former French Agiculture Minister from 2009 to 2012 and Economics and Finance Minister from 2017 to 2024... Once you'll watch this, I think you'll figure out why France has been an absolute mess for the past two decades... https://youtu.be/3BNL8WVvQLE
Yes, it's quite complicated, indeed. Well, to explain a bit, the Prime Minister in France is, just like in the UK, the Head of the government, but they still have the President of the Republic above them who limits their powers and who choses them. But, since laws proposed by the government have to be accepted by both the National Assembly and the Senate, a government that doesn't line up with the National Assembly is more likely to stall and face the disapproval of MPs and Senators. MPs are elected by the people while senators are elected by an electoral college, a bit like for the presidential elections in the US, composed of various heads of local administrations as well as of MPs. Which is why, the Prime Minister should always be aligned with the majority in the National Assembly, mostly after a cabinet reshuffle. But then, Macron said he would 'respect the choice of the people of France' and democracy but instead chose to violate the very principle of democracy by chosing someone from an irrevelent party who will most likely be faced by a wall of opposition... And to that, add the fact that most of the newly formed government is very conservative and willing to make an about-turn on social laws such as abortion, LGBT rights and so on... :/
So, to summarise, it's a complicated situation and it might well stay so until at least 2027, if nothing's done before...
Heh, sorry about that. ;)
Oh, maybe it did not found the conditions ideal to give sprouts? From the main countries growing them, it seems like it loves rainy places... I don't think I ever seen one grow around where I live, if winters are very rainy, summers can get quite sunny, enough to burn all my attempts at growing avocado trees.
And thank you very much for the fave, V!
Oh, maybe it did not found the conditions ideal to give sprouts? From the main countries growing them, it seems like it loves rainy places... I don't think I ever seen one grow around where I live, if winters are very rainy, summers can get quite sunny, enough to burn all my attempts at growing avocado trees.
And thank you very much for the fave, V!
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