<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Because french people are usually very = lazy, and retire from work when they are around 60-65.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In fact, some people can retire at 50 = or 55 when they have worked at least 30 or 40 years. It depends on the job you = have, and the advantages your job can give you.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The system must be totally different in = the US.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think most people in France don't = like their job, so the faster they retire, the happier they are.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And I'd be interested in hearing your = stories about previous careers from today's US techs because in France, most people = don't change their job during their life. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At least it is going to change a little = bit now, but the past generations always worked in the same field all their life.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Quentin</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Peterson wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM>why the heck "stop working" if you love what you do??? At least = I do.<BR><BR>Terry Peterson<BR></EM></DIV></BODY></HTML>