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Re:The worldwide reputation of products produced in differen... by monsieurbanana on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @04:28AM (#15489433)
As French, I don't remember the last time I've seen "Made in France" for a mechanical/technological good.
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Re:The worldwide reputation of products produced in differen... by dx034 on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @04:50AM (#15489516)
I'd guess the French rating is mostly due to the high quality food they export. Same as Italy. Outside of Europe, you probably won't see a "made in France" label on anything except for cheese, wine and champagne.
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Re:The worldwide reputation of products produced in differen... by dagw on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @04:53AM (#15489533)
Also fashion. Paris is still considered one of the great fashion centers of the world so any clothes coming out of there gets an extra reputation 'bonus'
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Re:The worldwide reputation of products produced in differen... by _b8r0 on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @04:35AM (#15489464)
Wine, Cheese, Cars.

D.O.C. seems to be more common than Fabrique en France. ISTR Citroens having Fabrique en France on their manuals back in the day.

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Re:The worldwide reputation of products produced in differen... by dagw on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @04:46AM (#15489504)
Calling wine and cheese technological goods seems to be pushing the definition a bit far.
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Re:The worldwide reputation of products produced in differen... by ucaetano on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @05:00AM (#15489560)
Surprisingly, those are a very large share of France's exports.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_France#/media/File:...

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Re:The worldwide reputation of products produced in differen... by Boothroid on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @07:06AM (#15490008)
French cars have a pretty poor reputation - budget, unreliable cars, vintage Citroen notwithstanding.
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Re:The worldwide reputation of products produced in differen... by leonroy on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @07:14AM (#15490042)
Devialet are a recent one. Very, very impressive engineering indeed and all designed and made in France: https://www.devialet.com/
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Re:The worldwide reputation of products produced in differen... by qume on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @04:29AM (#15489438)
Cars
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