THE FRENCH ARE TRUELY UNIQUE

what would happen if 11,435 people died in two weeks from heat in this country. 9/11 was about 3,000 people. SARS was a handful. why didnt the french help these people? how could they have allowed this type of tragedy to happen? how could they have not helped one another and made sure there neighbors or relatives weren't frying to death during the terrible heatwave? what is wrong with these people?

as i read about the french heatwave, i was amazed at the blatent disregard for community and family that must exist for this type of thing to happen. whenever a bad storm hits the united states from ny to la chicago to dallas, friends & family call or email to find out how they are and emergency response teams are sent to help the people who can't help themselves. in france, the heat was historical and it lasted weeks and these people didn't check on one another? what were they doing?

i could understand some beach days or wear shorts to work day, but not checking on the elderly or the sick? if that happened for 1 day in NYC thousands of people would die!

all i have to say is that their blatant disregard for human life and compassion is just plain disgusting and borders on criminal. i'm glad i'm an american.

have a grateful day!

larry