Comment The main complaint is against China (Score 2) 1313
If you read the letter to the end (yes I know...), after the tirade against the French workers, the main subject is subsidizing and unfair competition from the Chinese.
The guy complains against the US government too, and says he'll end up producing only from China and India.
So the French may not be working enough, but the Americans can break their backs all they want, the tires are still coming from China.
This is the important aspect, and it is one which is common to western workers, and more interesting than French- or US-bashing.