Is there really any better culture than the French?

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GasX

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How can you not admire a culture that worships Jerry Lewis and thinks offering up battlefields is sufficient participation in major wars?
 

gopunk

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Originally posted by: Excelsior
Originally posted by: Crappopotamus
the french? what... with the losing and surrendering and all?

the chinese > *

Eating dogs isn't my idea of a good culture.


*runs*.

you better run, i think i hear the sound of a billion people coming for you
 

Siddhartha

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Originally posted by: schizoid
Obviously superior to american culture, but what about the rest of the world?

Best ever?

Their culture is older but better?

Boy, talk about flame bait.
 

styrafoam

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Originally posted by: schizoid
Originally posted by: kenshorin
Originally posted by: schizoid
Dude, if they'd just gimme the special title of "Certified Asshat" or something like that, I'd totally never post again!

Can some mod please make this happen?

i mean, hey, if NFS4 is known for posting news (And got "Ace Report") and RossMAN is known for his hot deals (and got "Grand Nagus") and Brutuskend is known for his "jokes" (easily the weakest, and got "Court Jester") well...what the hell am I known for? Being an Asshat!

If you could make some type of positve impact then maybe your wish would be granted, try being a useful asshat and you will get further. Like an asshat boyscout or something.
 

Ness

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It's funny because most of you probably despise the french only because of what happened around this time last year. Get a good reason, then come back, it that's true.
 

BeauJangles

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Originally posted by: ness1469
It's funny because most of you probably despise the french only because of what happened around this time last year. Get a good reason, then come back, it that's true.

20th Century France has been very arogant with its foriegn policy. Their desire to have their own nuclear weapons system, to supplant the US as the dominant power in NATO, etc has left a bitter taste in mouth about the French government (that doesn't say anything about the people). In fact, I think they were right to protest the war, just the way in which they did was inappropriate (and their motives are questionable).
 

Nitemare

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A close second to the culture growing under the rim of my toilet bowl





The only good thing France is for is for hosting invasions
 

ScottyB

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I like the French. I don't see why so many people hate them. They did save our asses in the Rev. War.
 

Nitemare

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Originally posted by: ness1469
It's funny because most of you probably despise the french only because of what happened around this time last year. Get a good reason, then come back, it that's true.

Nope...I've pretty much despised France for the better part of my life, the only reason why I can think of is because there are so many bloody Frenchmen there
 

Fausto

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Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: ness1469
It's funny because most of you probably despise the french only because of what happened around this time last year. Get a good reason, then come back, it that's true.

Nope...I've pretty much despised France for the better part of my life, the only reason why I can think of is because there are so many bloody Frenchmen there
Out of curiousity....ever visited? Politics aside, it's a pretty interesting place to vacation.

 

Nitemare

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Originally posted by: ScottyB
I like the French. I don't see why so many people hate them. They did save our asses in the Rev. War.

Not to mention the whole week or 2 they kept the Germans at bay and then helped them with the Jewish situation as well
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Hammer

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Oct 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: ScottyB
I like the French. I don't see why so many people hate them. They did save our asses in the Rev. War.

only to piss off the british.

and anyways, we saved their ass twice in ww1 and ww2.
 

Saulbadguy

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Originally posted by: Hammer
Originally posted by: ScottyB
I like the French. I don't see why so many people hate them. They did save our asses in the Rev. War.

only to piss off the british.

and anyways, we saved their ass twice in ww1 and ww2.

we? were you alive during those wars? worst argument ever.
 

jemcam

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Jan 3, 2001
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Well the French make the best cars in the world after all.

That's a joke for those of you unfamiliar with Citroens, Renaults, etc.
 

Riprorin

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Originally posted by: schizoid
Obviously superior to american culture, but what about the rest of the world?

Best ever?

Are you serious? 13,000 elderly people died there last summer because of the heat. In many cases, people left their elderly family members home alone to fend for themselves while they went on vacation.

What does that tell you about French culture?
 

fredtam

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Jun 6, 2003
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Originally posted by: ness1469
It's funny because most of you probably despise the french only because of what happened around this time last year. Get a good reason, then come back, it that's true.

Mimes.