FOLLOWING a wave of French-bashing, the government has produced ten figures to give people reason to be proud of the country.
1. Tourism: France is the top tourist destination in the world. 2. Economy: It's the 5th economic power in the world.
3. Youth: France is 3rd in the world for providing places for foreign students.
4. Wine: The country is the world's top wine producer.
5. Environment: Wind power grew 70% in first 6 months of 2014.
6. Talent: France has 58 Nobel prize winners (15 for literature, making it the top country in this category).
7. Culture: Its 1,200 museums receive 62 million visitors a year.
8. Attractiveness: France is 3rd in Europe for receiving foreign business investment.
9. Entrepreneurship: The world's biggest start up incubator will open in Paris in 2016.
10. Innovation: In the past two years, half of the business employing 10 people or more, and one society in six, have launched a new product that was not previously available on the market.
Val says I am adding
11 The country is beautiful, miles and miles of rolling countryside and many fabulous beaches.
12 The French people are warm and welcoming
13. The Health service is incredible
14 Well preserved chateaux and bastide villages here in Midi Pyrenees
15 France is just a great place to live.
and I feel proud to live here.
The figures, in an infographic on the government's website, can be shared under the hashtag suggestion of #fiersdelafrance. I like the " Stop- French Bashing"
Reasons to be cheerful, remember Ian Dury?
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