Couple Carries On Drinking, Smoking As Paris Protests Erupt Around Them

A couple Sitting outside a Parisian café seemed unfazed by rioting protesters around them Saturday night. Video shows the couple calmly talking while smoking and drinking near the Arc de Triomphe. Flames from burning trash piles are seen in the background. Paris and cities across France were consumed by looting and violent protests over the weekend against rising prices and falling education standards. Demonstrations began a month ago by students protesting substandard school buildings and absent teachers.