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[i:1767q6r5]..."The French dismiss such talk as no more than cruel caricature. Now a French journal has produced figures suggesting that it may be closer to the truth than anyone - except perhaps rush-hour passengers on the Paris Metro - might ever have imagined.

A booklet published by the weekly Le Point magazine draws on a mixture of polling information and academic research to paint a sometimes surprising, and not always flattering, picture of Gallic daily life.

Among the statistics contained in 24 Hours in France - an Unusual Portrait of France and the French, is the fact that only one in 10 of the population regularly use soap.

Almost one in 25 admit that they never shower or bath, and one in 33 say they never brush their teeth."....[/i:1767q6r5]

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