Postal strike....

We had a postal strike this week in France, nothing too crazy, just one day of interrupted mail.

The following is a conversation I had with my 6-year old:

little lady: Have you checked the post today, maman?

moi: No, there isn't any today, the postal workers are 'en grève'.

little lady: What does 'en grève' mean? (You'd think she'd know this by now, considering how often her teachers 'font la greve'...)

moi: It means they aren't happy, so they aren't working. (Simplified answers work best for me at 8.20 in the morning.)

little lady: Why aren't they happy? Have they been asked to do something they don't want to do? Or are they just tired?

moi: Bit of both, I guess.....