Chirac flees summit in a fury over use of English

[MrFun]

Re: Chirac flees summit in a fury over use of English

Originally posted by OzzyKP

Embarrassed French diplomats tried to explain away the walk-out, saying that their ministers all needed a toilet break at the same time.

I'm not sure which is more stupid -- Chirac's eccentric, immature vanity or this pathetic explanation, as if the diplomats can seriously think people are that stupid to believe this "explanation."

[Combat Ingrid]

Re: Chirac flees summit in a fury over use of English

Originally posted by OzzyKP
At one UN summit where there was no translation, President Chirac pretended not to understand questions in English and demanded that Tony Blair, who speaks French, act as his interpreter.

[Meticulous Man]

@ Chirac

I think European nations giving up their languages and starting to use English is an unfortunate blow to the world's cultural diversity but it seems it is inevitably going to happen.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

its such a difficult language, to write correctly, it becomes a game. You have to go through a checklist with every single sentence to make sure nothing is wrong (and you learn all the tricks to figure out when there is an accent, when there isnt, ...)

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by Aivo½so
@ Chirac

I think European nations giving up their languages and starting to use English is an unfortunate blow to the world's cultural diversity but it seems it is inevitably going to happen.

English > Culture

[KrazyHorse]

its such a difficult language, to write correctly, it becomes a game. You have to go through a checklist with every single sentence to make sure nothing is wrong (and you learn all the tricks to figure out when there is an accent, when there isnt, ...)

Not really. It's fairly straightforward.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Not really. It's fairly straightforward.

what? french?

[dannubis]

Originally posted by DanS
Somewhat seriously, why are the French the only ones throwing a fit when English is used? Also, why are only some French throwing the fit? I would be interested in the history of this. Chirac is only fit for the bathroom, but let's set that aside for the moment.

well there ARE also people who freak out when spanish is spoken instead of english...

[Az]

and the Urban Ranger Memorial medal of "BUT LOOK AT THE US" goes to...

[VetLegion]

Great stuff, especially talking French with Bush

[Eli]

This Chirac dude is almost as crazy as Dear Leader.

[dannubis]

Originally posted by Az
and the Urban Ranger Memorial medal of "BUT LOOK AT THE US" goes to...

Thanks ...

*shines*

But really, my main beef is that in this thread our righties our laughing, but in the other thread the cry foul. So no, not really "look at the US", but rather "look at yourselves and STFU."

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
What a freaking turd. One wonders how somone like Chirac ended up being President of a country.

[Pyrodrew]

It's not Chirac's fault. It's clearly the work of God.
To prevent this project from succeeding, God confused their languages so that each spoke a different language. As a result, they could no longer communicate with one another and the work stopped.

Repent HeathenS!

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Az
and the Urban Ranger Memorial medal of "BUT LOOK AT THE US" goes to...

I am not dead yet