> The French countryside isn't charming, it's horrible I don't know which countryside you've seen, but most of what I've seen is not ugly, with still a great n

> The French countryside isn't charming, it's horrible I don't know which countryside you've seen, but most of what I've seen is not ugly, with still a great number of forest and other non-ugly parts. Cultivated lands is half of the total surface. Also water is not expensive in France and is not used for agriculture in most parts of the country, where they get enough rain. Of course, I agree with you that seeing those ugly corn fields receiving water at 12h in summer is infuriating. The part of the GDP is 4.5%, not 2%.