Shark Attack!!!!

I had an odd conversation this weekend with someone from France who insisted that you shouldn't swim in the Mediterranean... because of sharks.

Between 1847 and 2006 there were apparently only four reported shark attacks in France. During that century and a half, there were just 39 attacks in ALL OF EUROPE.

To put this in perspective, In 2006 alone there were 38 recorded shark attacks in U.S. waters including Hawaii, and 62 worldwide.

Out six-or-so billion people, 62 were attacked by sharks last year.

I think the French can swim at ease...