Why is the per capita GDP of French people who are romantic and pursue a comfortable life still so high?

The French are romantic by nature and pursue a comfortable life, which is different from what we understand. What we understand is probably Tao Yuanming's general life, carefree and self-sufficient, but the French are different. One of the romantic manifestations of the French is the love of beauty. They pursue beauty. The pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty is not only in culture and art, but also in daily life, in food, clothing, housing and transportation. Driven by beauty, they have many luxury brands and will not lose their position in a short time, so their per capita GDP is still so high.

French luxury goods industry is developed. Lancome, Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Givenchy are all French luxury goods. Luxury goods themselves don't need too high cost, and even some luxury goods themselves are produced in China. Then add the trademark of foreign luxury goods, the price will become several times and ten times immediately, and GDP will soon increase.

Unexpectedly, the French have the lowest working hours in the world, ranking fifth from the bottom. The Japanese work more than 200 hours than France, but the per capita GDP of the French is as high as $38,000, slightly higher than that of Japan. Because per capita GDP depends on what we produce rather than working hours, our working hours far exceed those in Europe, America and Japan. But it is mainly concentrated in low-end manufacturing industry, especially labor-intensive processing industry. Therefore, the profits that can be obtained are pitiful, and the per capita GDP is far behind by European and American countries.

Moreover, the French work attitude is to pay attention to high efficiency, and when they are engaged in a certain job, they will devote themselves wholeheartedly. Even without supervision, they will work hard and will not slack off in their work, so the French work very efficiently. This also leads to the fact that France's productivity is not low and GDP will not fall behind.