【记者手记】巴黎需放宽周日交易禁令
<p><span word="Belleville">Belleville</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sundays">Sundays</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wenzhou">Wenzhou</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="entrepreneurial">entrepreneurial</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sundays">Sundays</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Belleville">Belleville</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="rues">rues</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boulevards">boulevards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bustling">bustling</span>. <span word="Shops">Shops</span>, <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="packed">packed</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="frustration">frustration</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> 35-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="workweek">workweek</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>.</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="bother">bother</span>? <span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sundays">Sundays</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="flourish">flourish</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="navigating">navigating</span> <span word="France">France</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rigid">rigid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="exempt">exempt</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Belleville">Belleville</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tacit">tacit</span> "<span word="oui">oui</span>", <span word="most">most</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="forbidden">forbidden</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sundays">Sundays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> 9 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="weekdays">weekdays</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="century">century</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="portrayed">portrayed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="proponents">proponents</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cherished">cherished</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="of">of</span> 60,000 <span word="euros">euros</span> ($82,500).</p>
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