MrSanity
04-18-2007, 12:21 PM
Taste of Right is proving irresistible to French
By Henry Samuel in Rungis
It is the confluence of "la France profonde" - deepest France - and its urban epicentre.
Rungis, Europe's biggest food market, just south of Paris, is also a sounding board for the political mood. And with less than a week to go before Sunday's voting in the presidential election, it was clear yesterday that France is moving to the Right.
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<SCRIPT id=fscommandscript event=FSCommand(command,args) for=tz_flash_00011158 type=text/javascript>if(command.indexOf('tz')!=-1)eval(command);</SCRIPT>Well before dawn, vans spill Roquefort from the southwest, holey cheese from the Alps, oysters from Brittany and beef from the Auvergne into its sprawling mass of hangers.
Rungis is Paris's larder.
Those who work there - from socialist porters to Right-wing suppliers of Paris's top kitchens - agree on one thing: France, for so long hampered by stifling employment laws and a groaning welfare system, needs to get back to work.France needs a Ronald Reagan.
By Henry Samuel in Rungis
It is the confluence of "la France profonde" - deepest France - and its urban epicentre.
Rungis, Europe's biggest food market, just south of Paris, is also a sounding board for the political mood. And with less than a week to go before Sunday's voting in the presidential election, it was clear yesterday that France is moving to the Right.
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<SCRIPT id=fscommandscript event=FSCommand(command,args) for=tz_flash_00011158 type=text/javascript>if(command.indexOf('tz')!=-1)eval(command);</SCRIPT>Well before dawn, vans spill Roquefort from the southwest, holey cheese from the Alps, oysters from Brittany and beef from the Auvergne into its sprawling mass of hangers.
Rungis is Paris's larder.
Those who work there - from socialist porters to Right-wing suppliers of Paris's top kitchens - agree on one thing: France, for so long hampered by stifling employment laws and a groaning welfare system, needs to get back to work.France needs a Ronald Reagan.