Paris in Trouble

I may be accused of France bashing about this, but this is not the case. I know of a fair number of independent travelers, some of whom are real Francophiles. These folks tend to cruise out on their own. There are spots named in the article above in the link that are (or should be) off limits to tourists. It is worth a read.

http://www.time.com/time/europe/html/051114/story.html

The French like the Germans and Dutch (and the USA in past centuries) have brought this on themselves. The Algerians, Turks, and the black Africans were brought into these countries to do work that the natives did not want to do. The Swiss did this with the Italians after WW II just like the Germans with the Turks. Integration has worked better in some countries than others, and it seems that the French has muddled it up pretty well. Time will tell how the others do. In Switzerland, the Italians are well integrated, but now, there are the folks from the Balkan countries who are new. This will be a new challenge. Don't be surprised if there is more trouble in France and perhaps, other countries as well.