French Strikes:
If you say strike, you say French. They even have lunch hours when they are striking. I want to thank them for introducing the concept of paid annual leave, for all these national, international celebrations that the countries in EU must have and mainly because the French have the energy to come together for a better level of live. Vive la France!
Japanese Strikes:
The stereotype for the Japanese strikes it’s a white banderole around the arm. So, there are still working, when protesting. There is nothing more to say, since we all know how their economy is evolving.
Greek Strikes:
Recently, we have heard more about strikes in Greece because of the unfavorable context, but these people have a long history when it comes to strikes. Very passionate, the Greeks seldom end up turning violent and fighting with the police.
Indian Strikes:
They do not go on strikes because they are too busy working, developing, innovating. There is no time to strike if you plan to take over the world.
Romanian Strikes:
This kind of strike is in my area of expertise. Romanians do not go on strikes. Not because everything is great, but because it’s not in our blood. Sometimes teachers and professors go on strike. But since they are well educated people, nothing really remarkable happens. They have leaders that negotiate for them and most of the times their strike resumes to some more free days for the students.
Last year, all the employees that were paid from the public budget, got their salaries cut 25%. A big strike was announced, but less people showed up than in Madonna’s concert. More than that, because it was cold and the protestors were bored, they started to dance.
Another failure strike happened recently. Because the gas price is going up madly, some people went on strike and did not buy any gas in two days that were announced as strike days. Some paid only with small coins. But most people with cars just treated the “strike days” like and other day, so they did buy gas. Today, the gas companies in Romania announced that they will rise the prices again.
Note: I have offensive intentions. If you have any other examples, please share them.
