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That said, the lack of progress on the French side is ridiculous, depressing, infuriating, bewildering, ... you name it. Just an observation, but it seems like with a few notable exceptions there is a general lack of will to improve the situation, and no one really seems to care. That's on both the government and the people of St Martin, native and metropolitan. Everyone seems to want to point fingers and demand action from someone else. Everything is someone else's problem. There are exceptions, but they only prove the rule.
Respectfully, I so disagree with your assessment.
The people of BOTH sides have made tremendous strides in improving the conditions post that b itch Irma given the incredible amount of damage sustained on both sides of the island, but the people of the French side have been seriously hampered, mostly by government - both local and mainland. Just getting roofs instead of tarps has been problematic for them and the clean-up itself has been a monumental effort. And for sure, those with better financial situations have done big things already but the general population has made great strides given all the restrictions and the pitfalls they’ve had to deal with.
