As an observation, I spent a while in France and I noticed something different about them. They don’t put up with shit from their government. If a law is passed that many disagree with, they just don’t comply. They refused to accept, for example, vehicle clamping. The government passed it anyway, so they started handling out kits to escape them. People distributed them freely and would free any car they saw clamped. They tried to stop them smoking outside cafes. Zero compliance. Maybe it’s a hangover from The Revolution, but I found this attitude heartening.