The French have always been less likely to go into debt – when they pay with plastic, they tend to use debit cards, drawing on funds they already have, rather than credit cards. Now they see the current crisis as a vindication of the value of not spending money that you don’t have.
法国人一直以来不是很容易欠债-当他们用卡来消费的时候，他们使用的往往是借记卡，也就是花他们已有的钱，而不是用信用卡。现在，他们视当前的危机是对他们价值观的认同，也就是不花你还没有拥有的钱。