Also, if French people take the month of August off, who is who is working at restaurants and stores? Do those people take a different month off?
Also, if French people take the month of August off, who is who is working at restaurants and stores? Do those people take a different month off?
I cannot tell if you’re serious or not. That’s false anyway.
Try to find an appointment with a doctor or administration in August and you’ll see that it’s not too far off.
Like every country where corporations don’t run the government. There are less service industry workers available during the peak summer months as they go on vacation like normal people. The whole country isn’t closed though, you just have to be patient and be pleased they have that right to do so - it’s a sign of a people-focused economy.
If you think for one second that corporations don’t run the government in France, then tell that to the gendarmerie, who are as we speak posted all over my area in order to protect the construction of a new highway that nobody wants. Oh, and the highway isn’t free to use, either. After all, how else would the company building it pay to put it there?
“Be patient” meaning “wait until september” which effectively means that things basically shut down during august.
Also there’s no such thing as a norm of going on vacation in summer, this is just from people getting influenced by what they’re told and not a magical natural instinct to synchronize vacation times.
Lmfao, “people doing what they’re told”.
Bro what reality do you live in. Are you not aware that it’s more pleasant to be outside during summer than winter?
To answer your first point, no, just slower due to staff shortages. That’s not closure, it’s staff shortages.
“No such thing as a norm of going on vacation in summer” is the dumbest thing I’ve heard in a while. It’s summer! It’s literally the best time to go on holiday as it’s warmer and it’s school holidays so it makes sense for most people. Now I have a question…are you a USian? I ask because “lack of vacation” is a very US thing for many and you might just be thinking your life is the norm everywhere whereas, for those in civilised countries, it isn’t.
Go to Italy and see some people who are doing it for real.
The French are rookies :)
I heard that French people take off work much of May and then all of August. Are you French?
Also do waiters eat after lunch and dinner service? or do they shove their faces quickly during meal service?
There is not strict rules for days off in France.
It depends mostly of your work. Some work will force you to put your days off in the summer but that’s not super common. Most jobs just let you use your days off however you want.
And no it’s not a misunderstanding, some employers actually don’t want their staff to work in the summer because all businesses slow down and people are in vacations.
Basically it mostly depends of your line of work but most people are free to choose when they take their days off. They just happen to often take them in the summer. That way if they have kids they can spend time with them while they are on summer break.
Some others will on the contrary put their days outside of the school holidays because travelling and tourism is cheaper when most people are expected to be working.
Basically a lot of it depends if you have kids and when their holidays are. Each region of france has different schedule for school holidays. So it somehow guides a lot of the days off placed by workers.
I’m not sure but usually it seemed to me like they tend to eat after service but really it all depends of the manager of the restaurant.
Have you considered posing the questions like this first rather than assuming the odd thing is true, and asking why?
Maybe ask if the thing you’re assuming is even true to begin with?
What assumptions were made about when waiters and chefs eat?
Are you saying french people work during August?
No, we do not work during august. We are all on strike, supermarkets are closed and we are all starving to death. That’s why the population is halved every year.
Literally your own post