All the things you've mentioned apply to pretty much every European nation.

The US is the outlier in the civilized world when it comes to labour protection.

Also, funny how every time people start to bitch in general terms about entrepreneurship in a European nation, it always comes down to one thing: you can't treat employees as expendable assets.

BTW, "It's really hard to get French people to adopt the latest trends." The place must be a horror for the fashion industry...