French strikes are different from American ones. They are generally jolly, convivial affairs, with lots of marching and horn tooting, and wine. And they last only a few hours, usually... they aim to create disruption and publicity, without actually costing the strikers too many hours of paid work.
So here are a few words to hope not to hear:
Grève, especially ~ de baggagistes (i.e., say goodbye to your suitcase), or ~ de transports (i.e., welcome to Paris--it's a twenty mile walk that-a-way).
More fun: Manifestation: closed roads, placards, lots of chanting and banging on pots and pans. The CRS (riot police) sit to the side in their mesh-windowed buses. If they get out, it's definitely time to walk in the other direction.
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