Why Hate France??

[Louis VI the Fat]

Okay, our turn to start an omg-quick-hand-me-some-Kleenex-because-they-all-hate-us whine thread.

I mean, disregarding the fact that we nuke islands in the Pacific, blow up Greenpeace vessels in Australia, colonized South-East Asia, install sick puppet regimes in Africa, abondon America in war, try to break-up Canada, extort money from Europe and piss-off the English for a national sport, what have we ever done to deserve the world's wrath?

Let's hear it, lads.

[Ianofsmeg16]

Cos i'm english, its the only thing we're good at!

[rory_20_uk]

I'm English. It's in my bones. Some things are in the national psyche and since it's taken about 1,000 to get them there, they ain't going any time soon.

I hate France at a viceral level. Everything france does right is a grudging admission that they didn't completely screw up, every mistake is further evidence that the universe is working properly.

[Samurai Waki]

In the inside your too much like America... or is it vice versa?

[lancelot]

I'm English. It's in my bones. Some things are in the national psyche and since it's taken about 1,000 to get them there, they ain't going any time soon.

I hate France at a viceral level. Everything france does right is a grudging admission that they didn't completely screw up, every mistake is further evidence that the universe is working properly.

So true....

The question is 'why hate France?'. It would be so much quicker to list reasons why I dont hate France...

Only thing I can think of- a grudging respect for Napoleon....

....and Im done.




Only joking France, love ya really.

[Soulforged]

Okay, our turn to start an omg-quick-hand-me-some-Kleenex-because-they-all-hate-us whine thread.

I mean, disregarding the fact that we nuke islands in the Pacific, blow up Greenpeace vessels in Australia, colonized South-East Asia, install sick puppet regimes in Africa, abondon America in war, try to break-up Canada, extort money from Europe and piss-off the English for a national sport, what have we ever done to deserve the world's wrath?

Let's hear it, lads.

How can anybody hate France, it's the land of love (or so they say)...But I'll hate France anyway for at least five months until the World Cup is over.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I'm half Prussian. What more can I say?
I'll be invading in the summer. Watch out for me in Paris.

[Redleg]

To hate France would require me to care what effects of the French Government has on the world and most important myself.

Since I in no way shape or form care one bit about what France is doing, is about to do, or planning to do - I have no feeling one way or the other about them.

Now as for Parisians - well lets just say they make me

[Louis VI the Fat]

To hate France would require me to care what effects of the French Government has on the world and most important myself.

Since I in no way shape or form care one bit about what France is doing, is about to do, or planning to do - I have no feeling one way or the other about them.

No! No! For the love of God, love France or loathe France, but don't be indifferent towards her! It undermines my feeling of self-importance.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

I'm English, I resent France on a national level. On an individual level I've met some very nice French people.

Why:

In 1066 you screwed up our country and it took 500 years just to get back to where we started.

Your women, on average, look better than ours.

Napoleon.

Leaving us in the lurch when we try and help you out.

Most of all, your self-importance.

In the end we English consoul our selves with the fact that we kicked your arse, repeatedly.

[master of the puppets]

i'm american, the french when they don't rip us off (american revolution and [i]then[i] the french revolution) are screwing us over and other than that they have no balls and seem to back out of any real engagemenrt since 1920 leaving us to spend the money and men to solve there problems.
plus they got napoleon

[Kraxis]

Becasue when we visit your country you expect us to talk french... I think we are streching far enough already by talking another foreign language (thus excludes US and UK citizens). It is only fair to be met halfway at least.

That is about the best argument I can come up with... I know pretty bad.
To be honest I have no qualms with France itself. Besides the arrogance, but as noted in the other thread we are all arrogant, especially if we have something to have it in, then we get super extra mega oversized arrogant. And in Scandinavia we tended to boost each other, like an evil friendly pressuregroup.

[master of the puppets]

i can understand trying to learn the language while there.

[Soulforged]

In 1066 you screwed up our country and it took 500 years just to get back to where we started.

Seriously? I thought that William the Conqueror was the best king Britain had in all medieval history.

[Kagemusha]

I like your food, women and movies.Thats about it.

[Marcellus]

Seriously? I thought that William the Conqueror was the best king Britain had in all medieval history.

He did some not so nice things to North England:

From the Humber to Tees, William's men burnt whole villages and slaughtered the inhabitants. Foodstores and livestock were destroyed so that anyone surviving the initial massacre would soon succumb to starvation over the winter. The survivors were reduced to cannibalism, with one report stating that the skulls of the dead were cracked open so that the brains could be eaten.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Harrying_of_the_North

[Redleg]

No! No! For the love of God, love France or loathe France, but don't be indifferent towards her! It undermines my feeling of self-importance.

Unfortunately for you - I am indifferent towards all of Europe except for one country.

So I will have to undermine your feeling of self importance.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

I like the French...

One of my best friends is French...

Hell, France is awsome...

Yeah Louis!

[solypsist]

i love france. i have nothing bad to say about it, or its people.

i'm willing to bet that anyone who is decidely pro-american and anti-french has never been.

[HunkinElvis]

I mean, disregarding the fact that we nuke islands in the Pacific,

All nuclear powers begin as nuclear powers by testing their nukes. And France is not the only country to test it in the Pacific. And there are many other non-nuclear countries who are doing more damage with their own nuclear wastes.
Look at North Korea. They are advertising themselves as a nuclear power but no one will acknowledge it until they see a test.

blow up Greenpeace vessels in Australia,

I never heard about it. If you do not mention it then people will not use it as a reason to hate France.

colonized South-East Asia,

I do not know the details of the colonization. All I know is that South-East Asians became better cooks.

install sick puppet regimes in Africa,

Africans seem to like you still. A lot of them are moving to France. I know that there are plenty of famous Africans who have successful lives in France. The Africans who live in France and hate France do not hate France for the puppet regimes. A lot of those Africans are actually French nationals.

abondon America in war,

American textbooks never say that. They probably do in college, but American students rarely take the higher history courses. They just do not think it has anything to do with their life.

try to break-up Canada,

Bah! People make fun of you for losing wars, and then they make fun of you for being close to accomplishing something in the world. It is hard to please them. They are just jealous of you.

extort money from Europe

Hmm...People outside Europe do not care or do not know what you do with that continent.

and piss-off the English for a national sport,

I have never seen hooliganism between the French and the English. Plus, there are plenty of countries who would love to beat the strong English team and brag about it.

[Paul Peru]

Hélène et les garçons

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Okay, our turn to start an omg-quick-hand-me-some-Kleenex-because-they-all-hate-us whine thread.

I mean, disregarding the fact that we nuke islands in the Pacific, blow up Greenpeace vessels in Australia, colonized South-East Asia, install sick puppet regimes in Africa, abondon America in war, try to break-up Canada, extort money from Europe and piss-off the English for a national sport, what have we ever done to deserve the world's wrath?

Let's hear it, lads.

Your food sucks.

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

I used to live with a bunch of French people. I have very mixed feelings as some were great and others weren't.

[[DnC]]

I used to live with a bunch of French people. I have very mixed feelings as some were great and others weren't.

I'm sure you could say the same about people from your own country.

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

I'm sure you could say the same about people from your own country.

er, yeah, your point being?

[[DnC]]

er, yeah, your point being?

You can meet people whom you feel are great or outright twats from any nation. It just sounded as if you are trying to write off a country by a few individuals. I could be wrong however. I'm not attacking you if you might think that.

[BigTex]

Its not that I completely loathe France, its more of a deep seeded announce. They have lost and been conquered so many times its not funy yet still they persist. They are a small and relatively unimportant country in the world of things. Yet they think their opinions are the most important and carry the most weight. They have funnled oil out of iraq secrely prior to the war supported by their ally's. Thier politicians were massively involved in the oil for food scandle, that one really gets me. They oppose America at every turn. They are part of NATO but are helping the chinese build a next gen helicopter. They always have to build their own planes, ships, weapons even if it costs more and is horribly worse. They only work till 3 pm. They speak french. Their women have bad higene, and need to shave. They have horrid tasting food, come to Texas if you want some good food, just ask for some Barbecued brisket. They drink wine, not beer. They think they have a more sophisticated sense of art, yet in front of their national art museum they have a wreched post modern glass pyramid. I'll probably have to list some more reasons, later. Soly, ridicolus.

[master of the puppets]

well big tex said alot of what i think, they are way to arrogant (as a person and as a whole) and we should just give um back to the germans...but we get all there fine art like da vinci and stuff. or at least send it back to italy.

[doc_bean]

This should be a poll....

[Viking]

Frog legs, snails.