When you work less, retire earlier and live longer than everyone else, is it any wonder you would oppose change?
<a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/27/business/wbmarket28.php">Off the Charts: French retire early and live long</a>
I don't have my finger on the pulse of the French people, nor the Norwegians - but I expect the quality of life issue played some role in the opposition to the EU constitution.