the french trust its young too much.

i'm fine with the fact that they let their kids drink nice and early--that's why they appreciate wine and aren't such alcoholics when they start university. i also have no problem with the fact that they can buy cigarettes before i was even allowed to vote.

however, what i simply cannot understand is how the schools let them go out for lunch so early. we're not talking about senior/junior year of high school, when american students first taste freedo, and are let out for that glorious hour. i'm talking about little shit middle schoolers who spend their lunch hour blocking the streets by reid hall, elongating the lines at my establishments, and making the wait both noisy and frustrating. cm'on france, don't you think that's a bit too much freedom?