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03-17-2014, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueStreak
They gave us more than that.
How many Frenchmen died fighting in our revolution? Look at the contributions in aviation, art and science.
Dave
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Originally Posted by Boreas
If it weren't for the French, we would never have gained out independence from Britain in 1776.
If not for the French, the British would have taken the country back in 1812.
How could we not hate those cheese-eating bastards?
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Agreed!
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03-18-2014, 01:08 AM
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Agreed!
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Commie pinko!
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03-18-2014, 02:01 AM
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Dance audition for the Moulin Rouge.
Encourage your inhibited right wing Americans to visit gorgeous France. Their hatred will be blown away instantly.
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03-18-2014, 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by HarmanKardon
Dance audition for the Moulin Rouge.
Encourage your inhibited right wing Americans to visit gorgeous France. Their hatred will be blown away instantly.
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I'm afraid our neo puritan bible thumpers would be screeching about hellfire and damnation, whilst peeking between their fingers Chris. Not very many enlightened Berliners' in some parts of this country.
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03-19-2014, 07:51 PM
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Actually, Dj, "...ripping the french." was NOT the intent of my OP.
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Originally Posted by BlueStreak
I was being facetious in the OP. I was in the South of France for two weeks back in the '80s. Cannes, Nice and Toulon. Even Toulon wasn't bad, if you didn't behave like a jackass. Cannes and Nice were beautiful.
The dislike of the French most recently, I believe, was fomented by our own government over instances when we found ourselves at odds with them. Over the Iraq war, etc. Rightwingers fall for it more readily because...........well, they always seem to need foreigners to loathe.
I was once told that the French were why we "...ended up in Vietnam. To take care of something they were too weak to finish."
Ummmmm....... We never "finished" Vietnam, either.
Dave
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueStreak
They gave us more than that.
How many Frenchmen died fighting in our revolution? Look at the contributions in aviation, art and science.
Dave
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Originally Posted by Boreas
If it weren't for the French, we would never have gained out independence from Britain in 1776.
If not for the French, the British would have taken the country back in 1812.
How could we not hate those cheese-eating bastards?
John
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Originally Posted by finnbow
Kinda like the type of Americans who profess to hate the French (i.e., the ones who harp on American exceptionalism) without having set foot in France.
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Originally Posted by piece-itpete
Agreed!
Pete
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See?
Dave
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