And of course Roubaix is a city close to our hearts at @ODILeeds -- it is the French Bradford to our 50-year twin city of Lille.
I spent a week there in February expanding @TheDataCity to France.
The economic history (weaving, clothes, etc...) of Leeds and Lille are extremely similar. Their present too...
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* French taxes are high. Now I'm a fan of high taxes, but Belgium is 10 minutes away, and they don't play nicely.