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Are the French 'ungrateful teenagers', crunch time for strikes and France's beauty spots to avoid?

This week on Talking France we explore why the French public are compared to stroppy teenagers when it comes to their relationship with the state.

Are they just a bunch of ungrateful kids or are they right to be so demanding?

We also discuss the next moves in the battle over pension reform after the third day of mass strikes and protests this week.

Visitors have been warned-off two of France’s most famous beauty spots. We find out why and look at what the country’s best natural attractions are doing to stay off the list of no-go sites.

And that most famous of French statesmen Charles de…

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