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Summer holidays: "La France buissonnière"

2020-04-24T18:19:19.308Z


The editorial of Figaro, by Bertrand de Saint Vincent.


How far? Until when? The French have not yet returned to work - nor the schoolchildren to school - that they are already wondering what their summer holidays will be. The concern is growing. This great escape that everyone has been waiting for since 1936 risks this year being thwarted by security measures aimed at stemming a new spread of the virus. The vagueness remains, but one thing is certain: the time will not be for distant getaways. The second wave haunts the minds. The borders will remain closed, the planes still don't know if they will be able to take off, the trains will only run half empty. Only cars, yesterday cursed, will regain their safe haven status.

Stations, airports, restaurants, but also pebble or fine sand beaches: any gathering place, however idyllic, is now a threat. In this dream-breaking climate where promiscuity becomes a symbol of danger and children playing, virtual mini-bombs,

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Source: lefigaro

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