Its score of negative 79, a drop of 20 points from last year, was the lowest the poll has recorded since 1978.

"Even in 1978, after the second oil crisis that called into question an entire economic system, the French have never shown themselves as pessimistic as today," said the poll.

"Europe leads in despair, followed by North America," it said. "The rest of the world, lead by Africa, remains mostly optimistic."

With an April presidential election on the horizon and a euro zone crisis threatening havoc at home and on the continent, French voters are increasingly gloomy.

Concerns are pervasive over high unemployment, dwindling purchasing power and the fear that France's traditionally strong social support system is unraveling, even though France has mostly been spared the austerity measures taken in countries such as Greece and Spain.

"After the Second World War, there was reconstruction and our country was one of the pioneers of Europe. Today the French 'Saviour State' model, praised by both Left and Right for decades, is basically considered obsolete," said the poll. "What can the French be proud of tomorrow?"

Among a list of 51 countries, Nigeria was found to be the most optimistic country, when considering economic prosperity, followed by Vietnam and Ghana.

Between 500 and 2,700 people were interviewed in each country either by phone, via the Internet or in person between Oct. 26 and Dec. 13.

The survey in France, conducted by BVA, took place between Dec. 2 and 4.

Pessimists invented the parachute, vaccine, submarine, sonar, ABS, radar, catalytic converter or flat proof tires.

Cazeilles wrote:

Pessimists invented the parachute, vaccine, submarine, sonar, ABS, radar, catalytic converter or flat proof tires.

Cornelis Drebbel was a pessimist? I didn't know that.

I did of course know he's not french.

BurnParis wrote:

Cazeilles wrote:

Pessimists invented the parachute, vaccine, submarine, sonar, ABS, radar, catalytic converter or flat proof tires.

Cornelis Drebbel was a pessimist? I didn't know that.

I did of course know he's not french.

You can't compare Drebbel's submarine with Jean Barrié's one. Jean Barrié made several prototypes in brass featuring airlock.

France leads the world as the "most pessimistic" country in terms of the economic outlook

They're afraid Fat Anna will stomp on them next.

Greedy little people. All they care about is money.

There's more to life, froggies.

Lord_Buckhouse wrote:

France leads the world as the "most pessimistic" country in terms of the economic outlook

They're afraid Fat Anna will stomp on them next.

They're also afraid that keeping their niggers and muzz in the lap of welfare luxury may cause them to default on their financial obligations to Frau Merkel.

So they have a choice between a turd and a shit sandwich; reduce welfare benefits and face unending riots and looting or Krauts starting up their panzer engines to reoccupy Alsace and Lorraine.

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Americans invented the submarine during the Revolutionary war. In 1864 the CSA Hunley was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship
www.charlestonillustrated.com . . .

The Italian, DaVinci, invented the parachute.

Edward Jenner, "the father of immunology'" an Englishman, developed the first vaccine in 1796.
en.wikipedia.org . . .



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poz_2000 wrote:

"What can the French be proud of tomorrow?"

Both financial collapse and the fact that their country will fall to the Muzz in a few decades.

Damn near every frog I've seen seems to either be oblivious to this or openly welcomes it. Then again, being a failed shithole taken over by outside seems to be encoded in the French DNA.