Also, if French people take the month of August off, who is who is working at restaurants and stores? Do those people take a different month off?

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[+] -17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"Be patient" meaning "wait until september" which effectively means that things basically shut down during august.

Also there's no such thing as a norm of going on vacation in summer, this is just from people getting influenced by what they're told and not a magical natural instinct to synchronize vacation times.

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  • [–] 4 points 18 hours ago

    To answer your first point, no, just slower due to staff shortages. That's not closure, it's staff shortages.

    "No such thing as a norm of going on vacation in summer" is the dumbest thing I've heard in a while. It's summer! It's literally the best time to go on holiday as it's warmer and it's school holidays so it makes sense for most people. Now I have a question...are you a USian? I ask because "lack of vacation" is a very US thing for many and you might just be thinking your life is the norm everywhere whereas, for those in civilised countries, it isn't.

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