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https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/06/01/astonish...

Also: Reported by Le Monde covering a study of GDP per Capita:

> Italy is just ahead of Mississippi, the poorest of the 50 states, while France is between Idaho and Arkansas, respectively 48th and 49th. Germany doesn't save face: It lies between Oklahoma and Maine (38th and 39th). This topic is muted in France – immediately met with counter-arguments about life expectancy, junk food, inequality, etc.

Love that last bit predicting OP’s stereotype.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2023/09/04/the-gdp...




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