10 Reasons to be #FiersdelaFrance!
The French Government creates a hashtag to combat French bashing...
After recent episodes of 'French Bashing' it seems the government had decided to fight back with statistics. They have published 10 reasons to be proud of France and are encouraging the use of the hashtag #fiersdelafrance (Proud of France).
And here are there reasons:
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.
I, for one, am in agreement...I am especially proud and happy with number 4!
