Super-Rich Paris: Luxury Capital of the World? | Haute-Couture & Opulence (Documentary)
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- Is Paris still the world's luxury capital? Competition with London, Dubai and New York is fierce. Leading jewellers, Michelin-starred chefs and couture stars are all vying to attract the world's richest customers. But how do they do it? Ophélie Meunier reveals the secret world of Parisian excellence. Mathieu Pacaud is one of the capital's most Michelin-starred young chefs. He has welcomed Barack Obama and many other celebrities to his table. Boucheron, one of Place Vendôme's leading jewelers, uses precious stones worth up to 3 million euros to create the world's finest jewels.
This documentary was first released in 2017.
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Time and time again its proven that no amount of money buys taste and class.
Or happiness
True, they only buy it because of its name, probably to impress others.
About Ucranian woman? Jajaj
@@walkinbeauty7248learn to spell prior to posting svp.
💯💯💯👍🏼 it’s nuts .
Warning to anyone watching : this documentary is 6 years old ( 2017) !
Before the Ukrainian war...😢
That would make sense, since Natalia's homeland is being destroyed by Putin and people are fleeing or being killed. Her plastic surgery clinic/hospital is either likely now treating the injured or has been destroyed. I feel very badly for Ukrainians just trying to survive.
@@mithulahiri4105 or child trafficking, surrogate babies, organs trafficking you name it.
Thank you very much for this important information, I was just wondering...
that's what I thought!
A number of years ago I was lucky enough to see an art exhibition called "Artistic Luxury" and featuring the works of Tiffany, Lalique, and Faberge. Most works were shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1900 and the focus was on the idea that, to the three firms, the design and artistry were more important than the materials and carat count. While not calling out direct comparison, there were examples of comparable works from other jewelers. For example, there were two examples of cigarette cases in the Louis XVI style. The Cartier version, while probably of higher carat weight, was not even in the same league as the Faberge.
Some of the jewels and clothes were wearing the person, rather than the other way around.
What I notice most is that to enjoy the luxury lifestyle you have to be thin. Extra thin.
Good documentary , alarming topic on the indecency of that kind of money . Our world is in deep trouble.
you are just poor
@@jemandjemand2362 bullshit. Spending that amount of money on dresses they wear once or most twice. Hundreds on food it is going to be shat in a few hours! It's Greed Galore!!
What's impressive about the female valet attendant is that she's able to drive many different models which can be somewhat complicated to start and control - well done!
I love the personal style of the lingerie designer and her lingerie is beautiful. ❤. And the lace factory was fascinating. Loved this segment.
That gold cape with the citrine was beautiful. Reminds me of the beauty of Tutankhamen’s treasures.
A 10 euro tip for a valet?! It confirms my understanding that rich people are cheap AF!
My thoughts exactly
I was shocked by that! This level of wealth is on a different planet compared to my family but the few times we've been somewhere with valet parking we have always tipped them better than that!
In EU we don’t tip it’s not in our culture
@@amorepsyche808 Oh wow…on such small ‘salaries’, without tips, it must be difficult surviving!
@@ArmantoAlex13 absolutely you are right, in EU the salaries are not good and there is a cultural hatred (mostly leftists) against capitalism actually that it makes very difficult to even talk about money so tipping is considered vulgar…
Yes they have bed bugs that are also very expensive 😅
OMG. Which major city doesn't? LOL
oh please new york did too 10 year ago
When Natalia and her daughter were buying dresses it did make me laugh the way the tv presenter said that the sales assistant continues to take care of customer as a snack is served using silver serving tongs??? It was actually a cup of coffee with sugar in a bowl with sugar tongs so you can add your own sugar cubes with 2pieces of chocolate on the side of the tray but no snacks were ever served up to them using silver sugar tongs🤔🤥☕️😆😂🤣
😂😂Ryte smh sum luxury
and their country is at war
@@rippingale100she is wife of corrupted Ucranian warrior
I wonder how the Ukrainian ladies feel about Russian designer dresses now.
Little does Natalia know the black dress with the feathers suited her the best she looked amazing in it,the other two not so sure
If I were Natalia I would have spent the money on getting the teeth fixed first.
And getting something done to my face!
Why is so much money spent on these clothes?
Yes the black dress was by far the best looking in her.
@@poohbear6759 Yes, but you ain't Natalia...
@@poohbear6759or for poor Ucranian people
Why can I imagine the sound of a designer quietly laughing?
Sweetheart you couldn,t have said it any better than you have.
As a 74 yr old new York city native who,s held a very restigious high society position at NBC studios, 30 Rockefeller plaza, I am totally against all this logo in your face garbage and so on.
I am now a retired Lutheran ministerso i,ve had the best as well as the worst.
Filthy rich and then losing everything and living on a homeless shelter.
These fancy pants show offs can take it to heaven with them.
Th we y should have a bit more discretion and know this is a hurting world with pain sorry and hardship.
Self centered narcissists that,s all.
I,m not jealous at all. I think this is disputable.
You has the Gaul to even make a documentary like this.
Satan at his finest.
I know I won’t be popular but I really like this documentary. I love the rich history of these fashion houses.
Why is the super chef just inspecting his brand new kitchen 24 hours before opening? Just shows us regular people that have to decide between essentials how skewed the world is. Once again makes me sad to be a human in a society that puts so much influence in afluence
He should have been there while it was all installed!
That super chef probably works 70 hours a week and has inspected that new restaurant a number of times. Restaurant owners are always at the mercy of their vendors
I hope they’re enjoying life because getting through it by shopping for pretty awful looking dresses and accessories, meeting powerful or famous people is boring and unfulfilling. You can get all you want and still be unsatisfied with life. Material possessions can only do so much. Find a higher calling and the Most High.
Absolutely. These people are like bottomless vessels that buy buy and buy to fill the void where their consciousness should be. I’m not rich at all but stuff and too much of it becomes nauseating after a while.
...this well said, from a person who probably doesn't know wealth. This type of life is an addiction, you crave it, and when it fades, that's when you become bored and unfulfilled.
It's all wrong no hope they feel extremely exhausted and guilty from spending 31,000.on dresses that they may wear Once, cuz I'm sure they would not want to have seen again wearing the same dress at a New event or dinner party. So, yet they will fly back to paris or New York, to..... Buy a new outrageous clothing to fill there stuiped mind's.
@@xoox7469you are right! Better buy a cheap Chinese petroleum dress that will scare even your dog away and make u eachy for days than buying a luxury high quality dress.. your logic is on point not to count the boredom of eating in fancy restaurants and travelling the world, nono better work for your boss 10 hrs a day is more fulfilling
I usually say I'm only envious of the money, not the lifestyle. When having so much money, sometimes people cannot afford to choose how to spend it and enjoy, because the fear of kidnaping, burglary, etc.
About 2 months ago I went to Paris, we actually landed in an amazing building all blue inside and had all the top designer brands, fabulous items probably no more pricey then in Australia. Goes to show you that you dont have to be❤ all beauties for the private viewings, we all love gorgeous clothes, jewellery etc but we all seem to think only the striking people wear it when gosh the most ordinary ones are the big buyers 😅
🛑🛑🛑 WHO CARES ? FULL BS 😂😂😂
@@JUSTIN-ry4dn Oh Justin, most women love beautiful things, just because not all can afford it doesn't mean we don't like it on others 😊
It’s not fair some people not have water to drink and some bye 3 million necklaces . Special People from Kuwait so much money
The world is not fair...
@@leiawhitesfr if we aren’t born in wealth we will never be wealthy
They will regret it on judgment day
to be honest world being equal is a joke as someone will always be above someone , it will never be equal s
adly
I would hope that the U.S. Ambassador & her key American staff would highlight the excessive stress & extraordinarily LONG HOURS the Head Butler & their staff are REQUIRED to work for their Events! Yes, these Events are important, but everyone there should also understand that the ordinary people, here in the U.S. & in France, also want & need their time off to rest, sleep, & spent time with their families/friends & do the things they enjoy doing with their free time! I don’t think it’s their passion to be overworked & sleep deprived on a regular basis!!!! They are been taken advantage of - and just because the Ambassador says she appreciates the staff, that doesn’t mean their Labor Laws should be ignored!!!
You completely overlooked the fact that our U.S. tax dollars are funding their war and paying the salaries of tens of thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of their workers, along with paying to keep shop owner’s shops open so they can make money. WE are supporting this while this woman is off shopping and paying over $31k for 3 dresses. We barely make enough money to get by yet we’re funding this and other wars. It’s the oligarchs that are getting richer off of us. Who knows where our money is really going and to whom. This is disgusting.
Well said
It’s a modern myth that Paris is still the fashion capital: it might be 100 years ago, it certainly isn’t now if you travelled there or lived there enough to see how the city really is.
I came back from Paris last week. Two weeks holiday there and I noticed there are many fashionable people, not only ladies, men also. People try to look stylish, rich or poor, they have their fashion taste of style.
@@kaledonia1983 Yes I was there approx 4 months ago, I found the women and men so stylish, agree 100%
Crazy City.
What has happened in 100 years to Paris, to the world?
What could have happened?
@@kaledonia1983So so .London and NY better
For a restaurateur who is 7MM Euros in debt, the Divellec owner has to get his act together: deciding on table settings the day before opening his new restaurant is laughable. He shows up a day before the opening and behaves like an angry teenager, complaining about things that "should have been done four months ago." So where was he four months ago? Laissez-faire project management landed the restaurant in a real mess. On opening night, we find out that he didn't even have a training & test run with the kitchen staff - which leads some of his guest to say they think the restaurant is "still getting the hang of it." In terms of attitude, this is not Michelin star territory, so he should count himself as fortunate to have gotten the one star which Divellec was awarded.
How lovely! A little touch on everything, very nice thx!
OMG this is so retro, it was retro even back then. I feel like they have to lower the price, and start a new cycle with new customers. We already know what is good, for example the Michelline stars, or brand names, to a customer that knows the chefs personally, or the jewelers personally, it truly means nothing. Maybe if you are impressing business partners, but otherwise it really doesn't mean anything.
*Michelin
No it's much more then superficial, it's gorgeous, loved it to pieces, 😘
All of these people seem to me to be "rich," but not WEALTHY. The truly wealthy do not flaunt or flout their wealth, keeping it extremely quiet and close to the vest.
LOL.... you should visit Monaco sometime and watch the E500,000 autos and the fancy clothes. I will agree the billionaires don't tend to flaunt their wealth.
GRAB AND GO! WANNA BE SOPHISTICATED!! LOL ESPECIALLY THOSE UKRAINIANS!!!
@@wishIKnewHowToLove LOL !!
Agree, and they are very mean on tipping the valet (only 2 euro!) who takes care of their million euro cars!
i think that "cape" was absolutely beautiful, but should have been worn by a woman with olive or dark skin. I also think that the outfits worn by the models did their best to destroy the grandeur of the jewelry, rather than enhance it.
That jewelry fashion show looks very cringe IMHO 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
The sexiest classiest president ever!
Thank you for sharing great looks if Paris!!😊😊
Imagine how many people could be feed with this money or housings. Just a thought
But then you have to imagine how many people would be out of work if rich people didn't buy. Remember, in France alone, luxury is a $50 billion business. Directly and indirectly, it creates 300,000 jobs! And that doesn't even include the revenue from tourism.
@@dominiqueroche4231 thank you for your answer. Didn't think about that. that's why I like to hear other peoples thoughts.
@@fredom1118 how about you sell your own possessions and give them to the poor
You are missing the point. These rich people enjoy holding their wealth over the heads of the poor. Thus they need the poor, poor.
@@lilylittlemonster5 Let's not be too quick to bash rich people. Although low to middle income class are the biggest consumers, the rich are the biggest producers of goods and jobs, as well as services. Let's take Bernard Arnold as one example. Now the richest man in the world, his contributions to the French economy are very significant. In France, one job created directly by LVMH generates four for the French economy1. This is equivalent to around 160,000 people working indirectly for the Group1. THAT is significant! Infrastructure: LVMH has more than 500 stores and 110 manufacturing facilities and workshops located across France1. The group opens several manufacturing facilities each year in France, notably for Louis Vuitton. Arnold, along with Bettencourt (richest woman in the world) promote France around the world as being leaders of fashion and luxury goods that one cannot put a price on, as it brings back tens of billions or euros back into the economy. Just imagine this.... what if all the billionaires of France moved out of the country and relocated their headquarters outside of France. How would that make your standard of living better? It would be a disaster for the country with higher unemployment, loss of CAC40 value, higher inflation, and a dramatic increase in poverty. Start looking at things positively -- it's what Americans do and they're very successful. Look at the glass half full and be thankful the French economy produces some of the richest people in the world... because THEY create jobs.
Was the lobster cooked alive??! Oh My God! This is horrific!
Most Animals that you eat were alive before you ate them
That's how you cook lobster
lol, did you not know this
The best things in life are free and simplistic nourishes the soul,trust me it’s absolutely true,another thing that’s absolutely true is we can’t take it with us,eternity is a very long time compared to our short time here on earth,I’m more concerned where I’ll be going for eternity
It all looks so jaded and passe. What are they doing about the bedbug infestation and the stench from the river that engulfs the city?
Probably nothing since this doc was made in 2017.
such a hater😆😆😆😆
😂😂lol
The video is 6 years old.
Mon dieu.....si vous plait
Luxury bed bugs will crawl in to the jewelry 😮
😂😂you crazy 😅
The foolish youth....thinking that any of those things have any real significance in life. With age, one learns what is truly important and what is to be treasured.
Oh this is oooold.
As an American and visiting France many times these negative comments are true of any major city. Having said this I’ve never experienced this in France
Beautifully crafted jewellery, but it still is only stones 😊
Groundbreaking new way of displaying them 😂 ahhh how wonderful if this is important
AMAZING
Wow.❤❤❤ I loved watching this today. That is some amazing technology and lovely people. Thee jewelry displays and all. He is thee only person left in the world that knows how to do that , wow amazing Mr. Bruno. I'm watching this again, another amazing night for me, I just added on to my old comment, tonight, cool. Wow thank you CZcams thank you.
I love the lace looks ❤
About time the famous jewelers also had runway fashion shows 💃🏾🥰🎉🌟🥂🍾
"With a sale of €40 billion" How long was this? LVMH alone is at €80 billion and the next 3: Chanel, Hermes, and Kering is about €10-€20 billion each.
The sales volume you are quoting are the entire company sales, which are generated throughout the world and not just France. None the less, I think the 40Billion euros is a bit low in France. And the video is probably pre-Ukranian war; otherwise, why would that mother and daughter fly back to Kyiev.
I’m French immigrant and when I go home, I absolutely love shopping in Paris the styles it’s absolutely beautiful and very casual as times have changed not everybody’s fancy but you sure can be.❤
L' ambroise, my Swiss and American friends and me dined there and found it nothing special. Waste of money and poor cuisine for a 3 star Michelin restaurant.
To put a live animal into a pot of boiling water, without humanely killing it prior (if there's such a thing) can be no more than inconsiderate self righteous and cruel (has this chef is seen here doing here). And before all those likewise beings as the chef get on a defensive 'rant'. Ask yourself - if you would be prepared to be dropped into a boiling vessel of water still alive. No I thought not.
Has for telling the world what jewellery you own and where you are going to be and at what time etc, is that 'stupidity'...or just shear vulgarity in flaunting your richness....probably the both!
There is a wide divide between 'Rich' and 'The Wealthy'. And those 'wealthy and clever' enough unlike most, chose to keep a very low profile. An example of this would be someone like Amancio Ortega, net worth - 99.5 'Billion', and in his 87 years very rarely photographed and never does interviews or talks to the media. Now that is humble, intelligence...and 'real wealth'. Unlike many, he knows when someone is blowing Hot Air up his Arse!
Great documentary on luxurious living. Love it !
🧡💜❤️ You are so sweet. Because I live in a tropical climate fall and winter clothes aren’t of interest to me, but, I still watch your videos. Sometimes an item you feature attracts me eg your Gucci Horsebit shoulder bag in this video. ❤️💜🧡
Oh how I wish I could be super rich and live a lux life like this one. I love Paris I’d move there if I could ohh lala 🎉🥰🌟🙏🙏🙏🍰☕️😊
But, even so, your pink sweater and jewellery are beautiful. You look elegant and beautiful, regardless of your financial status.
the nkuwan would be super cute during the fall with a nude or tan or even tonal outfit! i’m thinking a tan wool coat with that bag!!
There is much to appreciate in the City of Love. ❤
Beautiful jewelry
Great documentary. The bill coming on a silver platter is absolutely ridiculous. How does one take themself so seriously? I would not be able to keep a straight face
Having class and etiquette that how
The restaurant section of this vlog was very intresting, although the video was from 2016. The rich Russians have appeared to nowhere, they are now still everywhere, in spite of war, sanctions etc. In Paris, Caribian, Asia, Dubai. They have bought their freedom in good time and moved their money to Switzerland and off shore destinations and live like everything is like before. Uff. Groce. Money talks and bullshit walks. Service providers for rich ppl do not mind the origin of money, never done so. Just the casflow counts.
How right you are! As we say in French: L'argent n'a pas d'odeur. Money has no smell! When it comes to money, decency, ethics, integrity and morality flies away. We are now in 2024 and the world is going very, very badly but the rich, or should we say nouveau riche, continue to lead their lives as if nothing was happening.
I find it difficult to have a chef touching my food with his hand. I think its very wrong
You should be a fly in a typical restaurant kitchen anywhere in the world and see what goes on in them..... hands on food are the least of your worries LOL!
@@dominiqueroche4231 I know what goes on in restaurants, I still think it's wrong for a chef to handle soft food when plating. A piece of bread ok, but to mix my salad with bare hands when so many gloves are cheap I disapproved. I do not have to worry, because I have not eaten out in over 20 years. When I use to it was always a pizza, because I knew the oven would kill any germs, and it would not be handled by any one after.
I totally agree!@@pastryshack551
15 minutes in and I’m over it.
Oh its HOTING up behind the scenes now is it?
Now we know that our hard-earned US tax dollars are hard at work at the US embassy in France....lavish parties and with a butler, even...
Really? What about when George W. Bush won his second term in office, the republican party had their party convention in Los Vegas, and used government issued credit cards to buy steak, lobster, and shows? Plus, your tax dollars also provided access to strip clubs and prostitutes!
The American Embassy in Paris, I have heard is above all other American Embassies, the dream of where Ambassadors would love to be stationed at.
I think Barbados, land of Rihanna is also considered a good posting.
Ok that gem 💎 dealers wig 😂😂
Pompeii: When Vesuvias erupted there's evidence people died running back to collect their valuables .... A more recent event I personally know of on a plane threat had people scrambling for their overhead goods/computers instead of the exit... Even blocking others who wanted t9 exit !
Some impressive business people here.👌🏽✨
Ive visited Paris. the architecture is so beautiful, I fell in love with it. Id love to be able to afford a living there. the most beautiful city Ive seen. A dream. If Id become a rich man, France would be the first on my list to buy a property in. FS FS!
I prefer my own simple life full of creativity., painting, poetry, music..! All those material things will not bring anyone contentment and inner peace..!
Bruno!!❤
in dutch they consider clothes to be distracting, so the model only wears the accessories itself like necklace, ring and belt only.
Does more than money define you as “Elite” according to the world’s standard?
I’m a little shocked by the woman from Ukraine, seeing how she’s not well known, throughout the globe.
And using US taxpayers money.
@@janewrighton9227 how so? Please explain, did I miss something in that video?
This is just All wrong n wacked out joke. Fashion is GREED
Doesn’t really look like there’s a war .
@helenwalker716 same as the Russians going there. Once again only the poor suffer.
A few comments:
How odd that the French Ambassador did not speak a word of French. How absolutely stupid of the jewelry security personnel to speak about and demonstrate their security tactics and techniques 🙄 for TV or social media. Now the criminals know too. Bravo. No chef should be inspecting his new kitchen for the first time the night before the opening of his restaurant.
Wow Paris has changed a lot since this 2017 film. I doubt Ukranian plastic surgeons are blowing €30.000 on 3 dresses these days or worried about Birkin bags, unless they live abroad
I recently found out that I have French great, great grandparents! Had absolutely no idea - I am spending time trying to find out more about the Thibodeau family. I took Spanish in school - not French.🤷🏼♀
I bought 2 small bags of groceries for $97.89. I am on disability and can't afford my utility bill. But as long as billionaires can buy million dollar jewelery, i will continue suffering. Glad to see that rich Russians arent bothered by sanctions. Lol
When you have this bag you have power…OMG.
The comments here are wild L O L. I loved Chantal's personality as a working lady!
Seriously though funny too thought the guy was was going to shove his entire face into the wine goblet! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
39:43 Good Lord! 😍
Seems like Gigi would wear gloves while driving such luxury cars.
I would never spend a dollar on those dresses.
You can find some pretty rare dresses at the Salvation Army too. Just saying.
Mantap❤❤
Even with a pleasant voice over accent you can’t make the word knickers sound classy.. Phaw Phaw phaw nickers phaw phaw phaw
The lace part is interesting and beyond beautiful 😍
Gaudy boutique fashions. Michi handbag changeable??
1:12:21 That restaurant owner needs to fix his headlight.
I believe those '2 headlights' systems have one on for 'dim' and both on for 'bright' settings.
(I wondered about this for a moment too when I first noticed it.)
Why is chef talking over the food and sauce? This is why I don’t eat out.
Lol oh I see Chriselle! Man, how far has chriselle Lim gone…I’ve followed her from the beginning
Thank you dear for taking us along. Can't wait what the bbkbags queen picked up Fend
Very very sad…the rest of the world is dying!!!!😥
Would like to visit Paris thought it would make the trip special by visiting the Restaurant that was until I saw the Lobster cooked while still alive!
💗💗💗
Если примере сколько переезд стоит и какая стоимость всего и плюс враги есть
31: its not a Phantom, its a Ghost.
Great video! Viewers, please keep in mind your critising or negative comments may come back to bite you in the backside. You don't know who they rub shoulders with. I should know, because i was relentlessly trolled!
I love it, don't misunderstand me. I'm all about it but everyone in there while shopping for those 3 unique pieces looked sooooo uptight. That wasn't having fun.
nkuwan I love you so much and watching your videos makes my day brighter
I worked in a 2 stars restaurant in Paris, the staff are not paid more than normal. Don't dream to work in luxury industry.
Sad that owning more stuff make the rich happier than helping someone in need
Tienen muchas caras! En hotel Ritz el la place Vendome una infestacion de ratas! Una pasadas!
I love luxuries. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language. I stay in the game to fight it.
~Coco Chanel 🎀
In every major city, affluent-looking tourists are marked for robbery by well-organized theft rings, or solo operators. Still, nouveau riche Chinese are alarmed that they're the target of robberies, when it's a known fact that they've come to Europe on a high-end shopping expedition. Just ask the Swiss, which nationality descends on their cities by the bus load and snaps up their expensive watches and chocolates? 🤔
Maybe Natalia who claims to be Ukrainian could spend her time learning to speak Ukrainian (she spoke Russian)
Да плевать ей на твой украинский с такими деньгами. И вообще, дайте спокою с вашей мовой.
Ukraine 🇺🇦 used to be apart of Russia 🇷🇺 and that's why they are fighting so hard for their freedom.
This documentary is from before the war. Maybe learn your recent history before commenting.
Oh come on, a lot of Ukrainian people speak both Ukranian and Russian. That does not say anything about that woman's nationality.
@@katnip6289 Rashist bot. Ruzzian swamp used to be a part of the Golden Horde, Mongolia and China. Recall that RU was built 300 yrs after UA. Today, it's a GULAG which occupies and enslaves many nationalities, regions and republics.
It is a salver not plato
1:17:59
Sure a LV bag would’ve been a lovely luxury.But I’m no famous person. I do have one designer well actually,2…one summery other Black patent leather w hardware . Coach fist one, final big black one Michael Kors) Designer still. As far as clothing not a stitch designer
But Free People a California brand.
Love the over the shoulder dress stunning!
I could wear that ,she’s tall & slim.
If I’d visited it’d wanted to try the cuisine
But being -Canadian + British I think I’m a good cook learn from my dear mum.
Don’t forget,being Canadians are bilingual and English- French descent)
So, many of us are greatncooks.😊😊
It is not accurate to say that France as a whole hates the wealthy, as attitudes towards wealth and success can vary among individuals and within different social and political groups. However, there are certain cultural, historical, and political factors that may contribute to a perception of animosity towards the wealthy in France:
1. Historical context: France has a long history of revolutions and movements aimed at challenging class inequality and the privileges of the wealthy elite. Events such as the French Revolution, which sought to overthrow the monarchy and aristocracy, have left a legacy of skepticism towards concentrated wealth and power.
2. Social values: French society has a strong tradition of promoting equality, solidarity, and social welfare. There is a cultural emphasis on providing social protections and benefits for all citizens, which can sometimes lead to a perception that excessive wealth is at odds with these values.
3. High taxes and wealth redistribution: France has a progressive tax system that places a relatively heavy burden on high-income earners. The government redistributes wealth through social programs and services, which can create a perception that the wealthy are not paying their fair share or are benefiting unfairly from the system.
4. Public opinion and media portrayal: Some segments of the French population, as well as certain media outlets and political figures, may criticize or demonize the wealthy for perceived greed, excess, or insensitivity to the struggles of others. This can contribute to a narrative of conflict or antagonism between social classes.
5. Economic disparities: Like many countries, France grapples with income inequality and economic disparities that can fuel resentment towards the wealthy. Perceptions of unfairness or privilege among the wealthy elite can breed resentment among those who feel left behind or disadvantaged.
It is important to recognize that these factors do not apply universally to all individuals in France, and attitudes towards wealth and success can be nuanced and multifaceted. While there may be tensions or conflicts related to wealth inequality in French society, it is not accurate to claim that France as a whole hates the wealthy.