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Old 11-30-2016, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by HarmanKardon View Post
France is an immense important part of the American history.

I love our neighbours, I am glad that our "Erzfeinde" are now our friends. The country is beautiful, the culture of France is overwhelming, most of the French I met in the last three or four decades have been so nice to me.

I will never understand the contemporary aversion of Americans to France.
I too love France, from the food to the wine to the sights to the skiing. Every time I go to Europe, I make it a point to spend a couple days on the Route des Vin in Alsace - French quality food served in German-style portions.

I think many Americans dislike the French because they're just like us - nationalistic and convinced that they are the centers of western culture (if not the universe). I believe that most Americans who express such antipathy toward the French have never set foot in France.
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