Gave a detailed answer: https://lemmy.ml/post/46593201/25415914

Gave a detailed answer: https://lemmy.ml/post/46593201/25415914

I am french. I already saw these figures and tried to understand why it was like that. The figures might be technically correct but it doesn’t make sense to compare them with other countries. 5000 people dying each year of hunger, it would be revolting.

We do not let people die of starvation in France, unless we think it is the best thing to do. We have this concept of “sédation profonde et continue”. Assisted suicide is prohibited in France. So people that suffer from uncurable decease can stop receiving food and hydratation until they die. They continue to receive painkiller or are even put in coma because letting them die that way is legal and considered the most human thing to do. A french christian newspaper wrote an article about it End of life: Are we really letting patients to die of hunger and thirst in France?. They are really opposed to assisted suicide and even them are OK with this process. So technically, we are letting people die of hunger.

About people suffering from hunger, we have food bank to help them, meal costs 1€ at university… It is far from perfect but we are not letting people die like the figures would let imagine.

About overseas regions, it is not that poor. The poorest overseas region, Mayotte, has been mostly destroyed by a cyclone two years ago. Both public services and NGOs thanks to a lot of donation reacted quickly to avoid famine. The situation is still bad but people are not starving.

Hope I answer the question

Spending time with people I care about or chess

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/

The best album of all time of the rolling stone is a great way to discover new music for me

Not the person you asked the question to. But I might not use my computer for weeks so it happens like once a year to me

No. I might explain them why they should boycott it from now on. But I do it only if their political views align with valid reasons to boycott

Would that be J Lai Lu?

J’lai lu has news but it isn’t the only thing. it is the best I know but there might be something better. I don’t know how to search for communities by language. I actually read newspapers at the library when I want to read French news

And how would you make it show more often in your feed and us news show less often?

I sort by scale for this

I don’t know for other countries, but I read French news in French. So the French instance is way smaller than the English speaking ones

I do not understand how writing stuff like “French are dirty” helps with decolonization. I suppose by anti French you mean something else.

I did not see any racist comments for quite some time. But xenophobic comments were common on threads about Ukraine’s invasion.

The anti-French sentiment is also present here like in the whole English speaking web.

The French aren’t known for their hygiene so I am not surprised their river is filthy

From a post about an olympic triathlete who got sick: https://lemmy.ml/post/18887659

In Belgium: Tartare or Mayo. Andalouse for the gal, thanks In the UK: Salt and Vinegar In both cases: I will have to change seat if you plop yourself in front of me with your poor fries inundated by ketchup. Only the French do that, and it is a Casus Belli in my book.

From a post about dipping fries: https://lemmy.ml/post/18963222