Break out the violins

The BBC reports that the French economy was shrinking in the last quarter of 2002.

French business morale has also been unsettled by publicity campaigns urging US consumers to boycott French products, including high-profile exports like wine and cheese.

For some reason I do not feel a twinge of sympathy for France. In fact it is my sincerest hope that my choices of Australian wine over French has assisted in this decline of the French economy.