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The French suicide rate i actually quite baffling, and there's no easy explanation to it (just like the high teenage pregnancy rate in the UK, or the massive urban violence in the US).
Re : French taking a lot of time to eat, it's really because of our culture. Eating is an integral part of the French way of life : while many western cultures (including the UK's and the US', but not exclusively) consider food as a mere fuel for humans for which no fuss should be made, the French consider eating as the main daily-life pleasure. As soon as primary school, the young French learn to enjoy a long lunchtime, and many families teach their children that food is something varied and enjoyable.
As a result, the French tend to be very eager and curious wrt food. For example, among European tourists, the French are those who are most likely to sample local food (they're pretty bad at speaking the local language, or generally being curious of the local culture besides food).
When it comes to sleep, that OECD study contradicts a French study from a few years ago, where the average sleep time was much shorter. I don't know where the discrepancy comes from. Personally, I'd sure love to have more sleep tim. My job as a civil servant has me working 40 to 50 hours a week, and that's not even couting the time I spend for the Communist party
Finally, I'd like to remind that the lazy French's hourly productivity pwns English and American asses
Our workweek sure is supposed to be 35 hours, but at least our workplace is the place where we actually work 
Re : French taking a lot of time to eat, it's really because of our culture. Eating is an integral part of the French way of life : while many western cultures (including the UK's and the US', but not exclusively) consider food as a mere fuel for humans for which no fuss should be made, the French consider eating as the main daily-life pleasure. As soon as primary school, the young French learn to enjoy a long lunchtime, and many families teach their children that food is something varied and enjoyable.
As a result, the French tend to be very eager and curious wrt food. For example, among European tourists, the French are those who are most likely to sample local food (they're pretty bad at speaking the local language, or generally being curious of the local culture besides food).
When it comes to sleep, that OECD study contradicts a French study from a few years ago, where the average sleep time was much shorter. I don't know where the discrepancy comes from. Personally, I'd sure love to have more sleep tim. My job as a civil servant has me working 40 to 50 hours a week, and that's not even couting the time I spend for the Communist party
Finally, I'd like to remind that the lazy French's hourly productivity pwns English and American asses
Our workweek sure is supposed to be 35 hours, but at least our workplace is the place where we actually work
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