> The reputation of the tax office is that the tiniest of inconveniences is more than enough to prevent them from doing something. The reputation of the French

> The reputation of the tax office is that the tiniest of inconveniences is more than enough to prevent them from doing something. The reputation of the French tax office is that it is the sole branch of the administration which is actually run correctly. This is not far from the truth imho. > Oh and there's the surprisingly little known fact that French citizens torched most of the cars and half of the government departments, including Police stations, in Paris (and Marseille, and Lille, and Toulouse, and ...) on a regular basis for 5 years now. That’s a funny one. My advise is to stop watching Fox News and actually spend some time in France.