"Okay so before the European Union we had connecting flights, sometimes theres a delay and you have to stay in a hotel which lasted an entire day and night usually. Things are a bit faster now however this speech reflects on the past.
During my first stay in france I noticed that French People did something ingenious. There was a TV in the hotel and all of the channels were free. You have a limited time to watch them however. If someone passing through France has a delay and stays in a hotel... this is an oppotunity for France to gain a tourist by displaying its glory in its films on Television, aside from being able to leave your hotel. If tourists see a French Soap and a few commercials during the daytime... they Want to go back and see more of France, tour the country, and speak with the people and listen to the music, which by the way was a clever thing Julie did with her radio in the airport while listening to music for people passing through at a low volume. Low volume music does not interfere with airport announcements, if people know they have to wit they can choose to listen to the music for a bit and get a taste of France, which honestly ultimately makes some of them go back and spend quite a bit of money at the time touring the country, because they liked something about it. Later on... TV was paid, and finally... there was absolutely no TV in hotels, Not that most passengers stayed in them because the amount of flights was so large you had plenty of opportunities to take the next near flight. Julie no longer had her radio, at lest sharing a part of France with passerbys either. Capitalism isn't a bad thing, but thinking that everything should be paid is a flawed way of thinking. During the old times... France actually gained more money than it lost as a result of this, and I think a lot of countries should have done the same. How much electricity does it take to power a tiny radio anyway?
"If you don't stand up for yourself... everyone will walk all over you." -Donald Trump
