It is a well known urban myth that the French don't trust banks and store their money under their mattress. It's not that they are tight with money - they just don't trust anyone.
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France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper.
France is the country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper.
People get into debt head over heels because banks make it so easy to do so. Then the banks come along and act like these people who can't or won't pay their bills are the dregs of society.
No one lives on credit in France because banks don't allow overdrafts and zero percent credit cards do not exist.
The fundamental problem with banks is what it's always been: they're in the business of banking, and banking, whether plain vanilla or incredibly sophisticated, is inherently risky.
The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.
Money tends to make people suspicious, if there's any money floating around.
Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.
Banks are run by executives, and executives protect themselves, and that does not always mean that banks are going to behave rationally.
Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.