Europe unites in hatred of French

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


Texas is addicted to farm subsidies? Since when?

Google says Texas ranks 3rd in average yearly farm subsidies by state. That's not as evil as France which is first in Europe.

[Lancer]

My wife loves frogs. No, not them, the real ones. Anyway we didn't get a calendar this year yet so last week I went out trying to find one...no easy task as the stores return them for credit. So I finally find a place with a depleted rack of calendars (50% off) and there's one with frog pics. Pic of a frog with a cute hat, pic of a frog cutely driving a car, you get the idea. So I bought it, get it home and as I'm unwrapping it I notice on the back, in the corner, 'Fabrique de Fwance' or something like that.

Just thought you should know. Also, I marred my boycott but couldn't take it back because the wife thought it was very cute. So that was cool, got some points.

[Spiffor]

See? France is good for ya

[Lancer]

The frog's frogs are cute.

[Hueij]

The boring Dutchmen...

Hey!!

[alva]

Yeah, that appauling..that should read;

The very,very boring Dutchmen...

[MrFun]

I think all Europeans would get along better if they would share their crayons with one another more generously.

[Ned]

Ouside of politics, the one major problem I have with the French is their love affair with their own language. This has got to tick a lot of people off who recogonize that a common language for the world is the way we ought to go for a multitude of good reasons. Also for Europe to become a state, it really has to have one common tongue, not two.

Some years ago, I visited Canada and journeyed into the French speaking part of Canada. All the signs were in French and I had a very hard time getting around or doing anything. In contrast, if one is in the English part of Canada, signs are in both English and French. The contrast between the two parts of Canada was striking.

The impression I received was that the French were simply hostile to anything that was not French or anybody who did not speak French.

[Dauphin]

Ned, its commonly called an inferiority complex.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Dauphin
Ned, its commonly called an inferiority complex.

And it's actually far worse in Québec than in France, considering how threatened the French language is in Québec. The French are much looser than the Québecois on the issue.

[Wernazuma III]

Originally posted by DeathByTheSword
well about the not speaking english part...the entire northern part of Europe ending at belgium and austria will probably be able to speak english below that the is seriously terrible (spain, france, italia, portugal) (dont know about the greeks)...i was strassbourg for a cross europe debate between schools (this was 4 years ago) and during the normal debate the langauge was english...result...there wasnt any real debate because one half couldnt understand the other half and the other half couldnt even understand eachother

I wouldn't stop at Austria on the way south. Well, down the Appenine insular, that's right, but Slavic people from Slovenia and Croatia speak excellent English - it's not as widespread maybe, but you'll not find that not-understandable English brabble known especially from Romance languages...

[Ned]

BTW, I have no idea why the Canadians continue to occupy Quebec. They ought to return it to France. The people of Q really don't like the English. It is obvious.

[Dauphin]

You really want America to have a border with France?

[Dauphin]

Would be good for European Union's further expansion into North America too....

[Wernazuma III]

Originally posted by Dauphin
Would be good for European Union's further expansion into North America too....

Heaven forbid!
Osama's allies on North American soil!