The strike followed by SNCF controllers paralyzes traffic throughout France. Few suitcases, few trains and almost no controllers: this is how the start of the day could be summed up in one of the busiest stations in France.

Despite the resignation of some, most of the people we met nevertheless displayed relative confidence. “It’s always the same thing with the S NCF, strikes every holiday. In the end, it’t the same people who toast, ” says a saleswoman.