What other world capital plays host annually to its nation's farmers? Very few, I imagine. But right now Paris is hosting the national Agricultural Expo and having a ball. Imagine the biggest state fair in the US; now imagine it hosted in Manhattan. Seven out of the eight great halls at the Portes de Versailles expo center are taken over by animals, farm equipment, regional & international cuisine and media booths. The city mice are visiting their country cousins this week and it shows - suede boots have given way to rubber boots.
In the US this would be a truck-n-tractor pull.
The French may not in actual fact be paysans, but their national identity is tied up very strongly in this rural link.
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