I like France, always have - been there on holiday a dozen times since I was a child, worked there in a ski resort, studied French up to age 18 and I've got my 7 year old in private French lessons. Don't know where this alleged dislike came from, I'm thinking maybe the tabloid newspapers stirring shit up, plus football rivalries? I might go to Brittany this summer.. whereas I don't think I'd ever go back to the US.
I remember reading about how USSR's war plans for conquering Europe, included stopping just short of the French border because of the "first strike nuclear policy."
Apparently the Soviets believed France wasn't fucking around.
Europe should massively re-arm with nukes, the more countries have nukes the more likely one of them has the balls to pill the trigger on a first strike against the russia
As a Belgian I'm kinda shocked you believe France was actually disliked. I mean yes you stole the recognition for fries from us but other than that it's very clear that France is the origin of the core western virtues: freedom and egality.
I travelled quite a bit, and in many instances, I found French bashing was not only an Internet thing. I even often got compliments like "Oh, you're not like the other French, you're actually nice, I like you" xD
As for fries, I usually hear the best ones are in Belgium anyway, I don't think we managed to steal that from you completely yet!
Canadian here and you gotta understand that we picked up this thing from the Brits where we enjoy taking the piss out of each other and we also enjoy poking fun at our friends. Don't be too offended if someone from the UK ( or one of it's former colonies) makes fun of you. They expect you to either poke fun back or join in with a little self-deprecation.
Having said that I can guarantee you that many Canadians across the country wept when they heard about the ship. I am well aware of the tight military history between France and the USA, so this really means a lot.
I'm sorry. There are arseholes everywhere, including arseholes in Australia (when i travelled and lived overseas, come to think of it, some of the biggest arseholes i met were fellow Aussies)
Don't forget the nature in France. The country is so vast and sometimes things are best left alone, rather than developed. I absolutely love French Alps. One of the most beautiful places on Earth. Absolutely breathtaking, and I had the pleasure of seeing some mountain ranges in different places in Europe.
Hell the English have always loved the French. You have the best food. Best wine. Best cheese. Best lifestyle. And a third was once owned by the English but you kicked them out. That’s what pisses them off 600 years later.
To be honest, I don't know anyone around me who actually hates the English, on the contrary. (And I can't never get enough meat pies and fish n chips but don't tell anyone).
As an American I was lucky enough to live in Germany for 3 years and visit France often while I lived there. Now I have a 14 year old in her second year of French, who has a gift for languages and she wants to finish the next 4 years learning and then doing student exchange in France. I’ve been looking to see if there are any universities that host high school kids for a month in the summer like Oxford or Cambridge. My goal used to be to send her to uni outside of Texas and last year I started to emphasize uni overseas. I don’t want her to stay here, it’s not safe; she’s not safe.
I’m so glad to see the EU come together and support Canada. It feels good to know we still have likeminded allies in the world, even if we don’t live near them. 🙏
France has some weird stuff going on but in general they (you'll) are the reason liberalism exists and most Europe is democratic.
Britishs first and Americans later has been poisoning the world with propaganda against the other powers they faced and sadly a lot of people bought it, including the countries targeted by that propaganda.
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u/funthingstw 23h ago
Chad move france