Informal boycott of French products taking hold...

[DanS]

It appears that American consumers are choosing to forgo buying products produced by France. This seems to go beyond the funny but silly "freedom fries" and the like.

For instance, instead of French wine, they're buying Spanish, Italian, and Australian (nb: Australian wine is often a very good buy--recommended, so too NZ).

Personally, I have thought twice about buying French wine in the last couple of months, even though it has been my daily drinking wine for years. It's nothing that I've made a decision about, but my eyes seem to wander away from French brands.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33986-2003Apr15.html

[Bereta_Eder]

I pity those who forgo french wine.


But if they thinkit's funding terrorism....

[DanS]

There's a ton of good wine from other parts of the world, including the US. And very often it costs a lot less too.

[rah]

Anything that is fun in US, funds terrorism. If you don't believe me just watch TV long enough, they'll tell you so.

[Shivik]

If you don't buy French wine, better, it will result more cheap for me. Thanks.

[Bereta_Eder]

Of course, I shouldn't be the one to talk. I boycotted american cigarettes after all

[BeBMan]

:sigh:

Some California wines are great too, and I never would base my decision to buy them (or not) on some political differences.

[Bereta_Eder]

BTW, so much for antiamericanism...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030416/bs_afp/us_results_drink_coke_030416152026

[JohnT]

"Certain French enterprises are suffering today from the differences that have arisen among states over the Iraqi question," the Movement of French Enterprises (Medef) said. "It is necessary to say to those who are unhappy with the positions of French diplomacy that they are free to criticize, but they must keep products and services of our enterprises outside their quarrel."

WAAAAHHHHHH!

[Spec]

This is sooooo stupid. Boycotting some country because 59% were against the war. Not the whole country, 59%! And all that because of a difference of opinion...Si it's like when we were kids...Bang Bang your dead or I dont play no more! If you dont let me play with you ,you are not my friend no more...boohoo...

Just like kids...

Why cant the U.S. respect the decision of others without making such a fuss over it? And when the U.S. takes a decision that other countries dont like do they do silly things like a boycott? NO! They get over it and go on with their lives...

The U.S. is like a spoiled little bratt.

Spec.

[Spec]

Originally posted by paiktis22
Of course, I shouldn't be the one to talk. I boycotted american cigarettes after all

I dont boycott, I just dont smoke them cuz they taste like burning shlt.

[ColdWizard]

i've been boycotting infogreed for many months, does that count?

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Spec


I dont boycott, I just dont smoke them cuz they taste like burning shlt.

Camel taste good to me. But I found a Greek brand with similar taste, more ciggarrets and less euros. You can't beat that

The Iraqi war was the insentive to try something new of course

[Spec]

Originally posted by ColdWizard
i've been boycotting infogreed for many months, does that count?

Yes it does....but not on the same level.

[DanS]

Two things that are interesting to me about this: (1) German products have been unaffected; and (2) this cuts both ways in that American brands are the most valuable in the world and we will probably take a hit because of this war.