Very interesting post, very much looking forward to the next one!
I've been studying in France for the past 9 years, did my Bac last year, I really disliked the French education system, i'm very glad to have gotten away from it now.
I've heard a lot of horror stories from friends currently in med school in France, sevral of them have already given up and are now completely screwed because the stess was too much for them. I can't pretend to know what French higher education is like, but i'm glad i'll be studying in the UK, I know I could never handle that much pressure