.ah France. that's interesting - but you know people were fighting for themselves, out of desperation, frustration, fear that what they were enjoying would be taken away. i will bet you my bottom dollar that the same piece of labor legislation will be implemented in France - it may take decades but there's no escaping that. and i doubt many other countries have more people (as a fraction of the total population) interested in politics as in nepal, albeit it may be limited to idle chiya-pasal banter for most people. and i agree, we aren't there yet - but that's the excitement, no? we have somewhere to go!