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Originally posted by Arbiter I think most Americans who behave anti-French are really just joking. There are a fair number of people who are serious, but they're just the same kind of people who always need to have someone to pick on in order to feel good about themselves - and they exist in every country.

that's about how it stands, granted the french are snooty to us for only speaking one launguage. maybe if they'd start winning some wars, more people will learn to speak french




btw, i'm in the joking category for any offended readers out there

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Originally posted by Yoepus let me guess, you like heinz ketchup?

Nope. Not into ketchup either.

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Originally posted by BadBadNeil I don't think their president is very popular here, like Bush is there. His position has been very anti American in general, not just in Iraq.

You are quite right - Chirac is acting like a pompous and arrogant jerk. He hides behind humanitarian concerns, but each of his policies on foreign affairs can easily be attributed to French national interests or pampering to the anti-American elements in France (the left).
I had the good fortune of living and working in France during this summer, and can assure you that the average Jean-Pierre is not like his president. Actually, most French I met (mostly younger ones), were more concerned with criticizing France than the US. They fear that their language policy is undermining the France of the future, and are as frustrated over weird bureaucracy as us foreigners are perplexed by it.
I couldn't resist the temptation of asking one of my colleagues there why they voted for Chirac, when he is so clearly not like most of the French. He replied that it was the failings of the French that they never involved themselves until the catastrophy had occured: In the primary elections nobody bothered to vote but the extreme right, and it resulted in the choice between Le Pen and Chirac. Of course the French reacted with demonstrations, but that enthusiasm really ought to have been directed at the vote. So the end result is that Chirac is president.

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Originally posted by BadBadNeil They call us arrogant but their arrogance has been made fun of in tv and movies for decades.

Hmmm. The point being?

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Originally posted by BadBadNeil They are a member of the security council, when in reality they never were a world power.

They were a world power - it's just that it is some hundred years ago. They were the ones that helped you out in the war of independence (or war on independence as Bush calls it )

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Originally posted by BadBadNeil They constantly degrade other European members, especially the news ones, creating a barrer between old and new europe.

Chirac has a very very poor track record when it comes to acting ethically defensible in relation to the EU. His scolding of Poland and Bulgaria for having their own opinions was extremely disgusting. Similarly, his labelling of the Danish PM as a "creton" for allowing the press to follow the negotiation process during the EU expansion, was narrowminded and inexcusable.
The guy really makes my skin crawl

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Originally posted by BadBadNeil They call us arrogant but their arrogance has been made fun of in tv and movies for decades.

That's a downright lie, people would never refer to Americans as arrogant

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ierxium
Not me. I don't like mustard to begin with.

Nor me, I don't like zionists to begin with.

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Originally posted by Epicurus No, but I am a Chemical Engineer

Hmmm a chem E in pittsburgh? You don't happen go to that cesspool of a school carnegie mellon do you? That may be a redundant question since some would argue that the entire city of pittsburgh is a cesspool .

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The French like to make fun of the ignorant, fat, loud Americans and the Americans like to make fun of the cheese eating, surrender monkeys. Why rock the boat?

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Hmmm a chem E in pittsburgh? You don't happen go to that cesspool of a school carnegie mellon do you? That may be a redundant question since some would argue that the entire city of pittsburgh is a cesspool .

Pittsburgh, a cesspool??? You don't say...I mean, this city rocks But ya, to answer your question, I do go to CMU, and yes, it reflects Pittsburgh's image rather well...Why do you ask?

It's not that I hate the french, its just that I wish Quebec would quit their bitching.

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Originally posted by trancaholic Hmmm. The point being?

The point is just that since the media, movies and tv, have made fun of french arrogance people here tend to pick up on that. Remember that cartoon skunk, pepe le peu?

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Originally posted by Epicurus Pittsburgh, a cesspool??? You don't say...I mean, this city rocks But ya, to answer your question, I do go to CMU, and yes, it reflects Pittsburgh's image rather well...Why do you ask?

Unfortunately it's my alma mater GSIA (or is it tepper now?) '02. Yup there's nothing like 4 years of shitsburgh, cmu goggles, and an overpriced education to make an alcoholic out of someone.

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Originally posted by DJ Tom It's not that I hate the french, its just that I wish Quebec would quit their bitching.

talking about bitching, aren't you from Albera?

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Originally posted by LiquidX JM could come up with a smart answer..

nah, i give up.

might as well be French.



>JM<

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Unfortunately it's my alma mater GSIA (or is it tepper now?) '02. Yup there's nothing like 4 years of shitsburgh, cmu goggles, and an overpriced education to make an alcoholic out of someone.

Damn...I took tons of courses in GSIA (and yeah it's Tepper now) my first two years, so there's a pretty good chance I might have bumped into you or at least be able to recognize your face...anyway, I don't want to hijack this thread, so I'll say something related to the thread: Vive la France et le Quebec libre esti de tabarnac (Long live France and a seperate Quebec insult insult)