https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Over forty percent of French people don't take a shower every day, according to a new poll that took a closer look at French people's habits with all things water. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150527/forty-three-percent-of-french-dont-shower-each-day Wed, 27 May 2015 19:46:45 +0200 forty-three-percent-of-french-dont-shower-each-day Poor personal hygiene cost French companies a staggering €14.5 billion in 2013, according to a new study published this week. The report did not smell much sweeter for British and German companies, which also suffered big losses because of uncleanliness. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140226/lack-of-hygiene-cost-french-economy-145-bn-in-2013 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:04:00 +0100 lack-of-hygiene-cost-french-economy-145-bn-in-2013 A new poll asking the French about their personal hygiene habits has revealed a few live up to age-old stereotypes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121016/french-hygiene-not-a-priority-study Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:23:00 +0200 french-hygiene-not-a-priority-study