Talking about the impending smoking ban, and whether it will be enforced or not.
- well, probably not at first, but then someone will probably sue their employer for not providing a smoke-free environment.
quizzical look.
- oh, but people don't really sue each other much here, do they.
- erm. no.
And it's true, France is governed, in the widest sense of the word, through legislation rather than litigation. And practicing law, by and large, is seen as a respectable profession, there are no French equivalents to the plethora of jokes in American pop culture about lawyers being despicable scum of the earth. Not sure that there is any relation there, but I find it interesting...
What has the reaction been on the street?
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