How is France a 3rd world country?
Go to Austria they have signs saying "NO KANGAROOS"
Go to Austria they have signs saying "NO KANGAROOS"
The French have been known for their armored tanks and their cheese.
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Actually, I think it's quite an important issue. We spend so much time concentrating on the Jews in WWII, that we forget other genocides which were just as bad or worse.Spearhead wrote:
Here's Bubbalo, criticizing anyone who disagrees with him on any thread that he can so he can make a political statement....
It also has to do with who the West gave a damn about. Anti-Semitism was pretty prevalent throughout all of Europe and the US pre-WWII. I'm thinking that they payed more attention to the Jewish as a bit of a guilt trip.Spearhead wrote:
There are many more landmarks and museums dedicated to the Jewish victims than the others. After all, I'm almost certain more than 50 percent of the total holocaust victims were Jewish.
Indeed I did, and I'm sure a number other minorities as well. Thankyou for picking one up.Spearhead wrote:
By the way, you forgot the homosexuals.
Leave the country and go to Italy.Major_Spittle wrote:
My wife wants to go to Europe. I would like to see Greece, Germany, and Norway. What would be a fun thing for an American to do while visiting France, you know that you couldn't do in America??? I'm not the type to just walk around and take pictures. zzzzz
Any chance I could borrow your house for a week or so? I'll leave cookies when I go............No?RicardoBlanco wrote:
I have a house in Carcassonne (Pyrenees, near Andorra) with 100 acres of oak forest nestled half way up in the Pyrenees I'm lucky enough to be able to go to. If you want to relax with good food, good wine and seriously friendly people it's the place to be.
If you want to see France as it really is avoid Paris, it'd be like me going to NewYork to get a feel of america.
I spent a day in Paris. As an Architect I had a great time taking in my surroundings. I don't speak french, I speak abit of Irish and Spanish but I didn't relish being looked apon as an Idiot because I was reading from a translation book, which is what happened. I have a few french non Parisian friends who I get on very well with. Their sense of humor is nearly as dry as the Irish.
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Lol, not the main house but I've got a gillet about an hour away, still in the same are, that I rent out. Good location, three bedrooms etc...If you're serious PM me and I'll send you the details...JahManRed wrote:
Any chance I could borrow your house for a week or so? I'll leave cookies when I go............No?RicardoBlanco wrote:
I have a house in Carcassonne (Pyrenees, near Andorra) with 100 acres of oak forest nestled half way up in the Pyrenees I'm lucky enough to be able to go to. If you want to relax with good food, good wine and seriously friendly people it's the place to be.
If you want to see France as it really is avoid Paris, it'd be like me going to NewYork to get a feel of america.
I spent a day in Paris. As an Architect I had a great time taking in my surroundings. I don't speak french, I speak abit of Irish and Spanish but I didn't relish being looked apon as an Idiot because I was reading from a translation book, which is what happened. I have a few french non Parisian friends who I get on very well with. Their sense of humor is nearly as dry as the Irish.
how do you know?Rosse_modest wrote:
Liechtenstein is like 160 square km.c0mplex1ty wrote:
you think that shits small? check out Luxemborg.PspRpg-7 wrote:
Theres a country called Leichtenstein (sp?) it's like south of Germany, it's teh small.
Luxembourg 2586 square km.
Well for starters Luxembourg is one of our neighbours and although I didn't spend much time studying the maps in geography class in highschool I do know that it's huge compared to Liechtenstein.
The actual numbers I got from the CIA world fact book.
The actual numbers I got from the CIA world fact book.
Luxembourg?PspRpg-7 wrote:
Theres a country called Leichtenstein (sp?) it's like south of Germany, it's teh small.
Whoever neg'd me for this (i know it was an American).........where is your sense of humour ?-=]DeatH1337[=- wrote:
"France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these
drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by
prostitutes." Mark Twain.
"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one
behind me." General George S. Patton.
"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your
accordion." Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
"We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it."
Marge
Simpson
"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure" Jacques Chirac,
President of France "As far as France is concerned, you're right." Rush
Limbaugh,
"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is
sitting in Paris sipping coffee." Regis Philbin.
"The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any
better, on average, than the citizens of Baltimore. True, you can sit
outside in Paris and drink little cups of coffee, but why this is more
stylish than sitting inside and drinking large glasses of whisky I
don't
know." P.J O'Rourke (1989).
"You know, the French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the
1940s who was still trying to dine out on her looks but doesn't have
the
face for it." John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona.
"You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he
hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French,
people." Conan O'Brien
"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get
Saddam
out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get Hitler out of
France
either" Jay Leno.
"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into
Paris under a German flag." David Letterman
Only thing worse than a Frenchman is a Frenchman who lives in Canada.
Ted
Nugent.
War without France would be like ... uh ... World War II.
"The favorite bumper sticker in Washington D.C. right now is one that
says
'First Iraq, then France.'" Tom Brokaw.
"What do you expect from a culture and a nation that exerted more of
its national will fighting against Disney World and Big Macs than the
Nazis?"
Dennis Miller.
"It is important to remember that the French have always been there
when they needed us." Alan Kent
"They've taken their own precautions against al-Qa'ida. To prepare for
an attack, each Frenchman is urged to keep duct tape, a white flag, and a
three-day supply of mistresses in the house." Argus Hamilton
"Somebody was telling me about the French Army rifle that was being
advertised on eBay the other day -- the description was, 'Never shot.
Dropped once.'" Rep. Roy Blunt (MO)
"The French will only agree to go to war when we've proven we've found
truffles in Iraq."
Dennis Miller
Raise your right hand if you like the French ... raise both hands if
you are French.
Q. What did the mayor of Paris say to the German Army as they entered
the city in WWII? A. Table for 100,000 m'sieur?
"Do you know how many Frenchmen it takes to defend Paris? It's not
known, it's never been tried." Rep. R. Blount (MO)
"Do you know it only took Germany three days to conquer France in WWII?
And that's because it was raining." John Xereas, Manager, DC Improv.
The AP and UPI reported that the French Government announced after the
London bombings that it has raised its terror alert level from Run to
Hide. The only two higher levels in France are Surrender and Collaborate. The
rise in the alert level was precipitated by a recent fire which
destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively disabling their military.
French Ban Fireworks at Euro Disney
(AP), Paris, March 5, 2003
The French Government announced today that it is imposing a ban on the
use of fireworks at Euro Disney. The decision comes the day after a nightly
fireworks display at the park, located just 30 miles outside of Paris,
caused the soldiers at a nearby French Army garrison to surrender to a
group of Czech tourists
ROFL i like this one! some of the others are nice as well, but hey - you can find hundreds of these about every country... (btw - France betrayed us in the begining of wwII... of course together with Britain...)-=]DeatH1337[=- wrote:
The French Government announced today that it is imposing a ban on the
use of fireworks at Euro Disney. The decision comes the day after a nightly
fireworks display at the park, located just 30 miles outside of Paris,
caused the soldiers at a nearby French Army garrison to surrender to a
group of Czech tourists
Napoleon wasnt French, he was born on Corsica and he was arrested on Elba (1st time) and later on St.Helene (after Waterloo) by the coalition of Russia, Prussia, Austria and England (he fought in 84 battles - 77 won, 3 draw, 4 lost - well done)lowing wrote:
except for that Waterloo thing right??herrr_smity wrote:
yea people surrendered to himSpearhead wrote:
There's no such thing, sorry. What a funny joke though.
Actually, I've been to Napoleons grave. And we all know he did a lot of surrendering.
Funny the only great military leader from France winds up in exile on a deserted island.lol
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France is nice, same as Germany, Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy, Schweiz, Monaco, San Marino, Hungary, Norway, Latvia, Finland and Czechia
to whoever negged me w/o even an obscene comment? wtf? I could at least rationalize no name as cowardice, but no comment seems pointless.
And the Eiffel towerSiMSaM16 wrote:
The French have been known for their armored tanks and their cheese.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
Yeah he wasn't but you missed the whole point of his post, he said "the only great military leader from France" this is not to say he was born in France, this is to say he was a military LEADER from France, he certainly led France correct? Thats the point. Enough semantics.Czech wrote:
Napoleon wasnt French-=]DeatH1337[=- wrote:
The French Government announced today that it is imposing a ban on
Funny the only great military leader from France winds up in exile on a deserted island.lol
all of our founding fathers were british.AlbertWesker[RE] wrote:
Yeah he wasn't but you missed the whole point of his post, he said "the only great military leader from France" this is not to say he was born in France, this is to say he was a military LEADER from France, he certainly led France correct? Thats the point. Enough semantics.Czech wrote:
Napoleon wasnt French-=]DeatH1337[=- wrote:
The French Government announced today that it is imposing a ban on
Funny the only great military leader from France winds up in exile on a deserted island.lol
Ummm, what does that have to do with me just clarifying that Napoleon I was a FRENCH MILITARY leader. I was not talking specifically about his origin per se, but that he led French forces.GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
all of our founding fathers were british.AlbertWesker[RE] wrote:
Yeah he wasn't but you missed the whole point of his post, he said "the only great military leader from France" this is not to say he was born in France, this is to say he was a military LEADER from France, he certainly led France correct? Thats the point. Enough semantics.Czech wrote:
Napoleon wasnt French
You'll laugh Cameron, but I live with Frenchman, and he's cool, too liberal for my blood, but thats okay!!CameronPoe wrote:
France is a beautiful country. You should visit it. Just ignore the people though.
I've seen the pictures of his town (Tarbes) and it looks like Lake Tahoe, CA (from Bay Area)
I used to really have a thing against the French, but I realized that is not that constructive. No one can bash France if they havent been there, and I havent so I'm not going to bash. French people can be annoying, but ANYONE can be annoying, so thats not a great argument.
France saved America. All I have to say in their defense.
They certainly dont get enough credit for what they did to help us during the Revolution!! if thats what you were refering too. .
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American Revolution - In a move that will become quite familiar to future Americans, France claims a win even though the English colonists saw far more action. This is later known as "de Gaulle Syndrome", and leads to the Second Rule of French Warfare; "France only wins when America does most of the fighting."jonsimon wrote:
France saved America. All I have to say in their defense.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
Thats true.CameronPoe wrote:
France is a beautiful country. You should visit it. Just ignore the people though.
Im going to France at the end of the year for holidays. I've been told to sound really Aussie, cause apparantly we're OK. I have also been told they hate the British, and think the Americans are stupid...
Mcminty.
Before 1900, they'd been fighting the British on and off for a millenium, I don't think something like that goes away easily.
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
France is 3rd world? Hahaha.....I've been saying that for years!Major_Spittle wrote:
ummm, the point of this thread is to not talk about America. Talk about some of the less known/ 3rd world type countries.bigp66 wrote:
no good hunting in france... there is better hunting in tennessee ( the best state every and home of the tennessee volunteers the best football team in the NCAA and yes they had a bad year but that was a first in forever) Alabama kentucky( i know the man who holds record for largest white tail there) mississippi and well anywhere in the southscrew hunting in france
France would be a beautiful country, if it wasn't for the French.CameronPoe wrote:
France is a beautiful country. You should visit it. Just ignore the people though.
I love France. When I used to live in Kent, I used to do regular (though not frequent, maybe three or four times a year) day trips to France to stock up on booze. Their taxes on alcohol are a lot lower than in the UK, so it actually made financial sense to buy beer that was brewed in Kent, in France.fadedsteve wrote:
You'll laugh Cameron, but I live with Frenchman, and he's cool, too liberal for my blood, but thats okay!!CameronPoe wrote:
France is a beautiful country. You should visit it. Just ignore the people though.
I've seen the pictures of his town (Tarbes) and it looks like Lake Tahoe, CA (from Bay Area)
I used to really have a thing against the French, but I realized that is not that constructive. No one can bash France if they havent been there, and I havent so I'm not going to bash. French people can be annoying, but ANYONE can be annoying, so thats not a great argument.
Paris is alright. A bit dirty compared to other capital cities I've been to, even London, but it's got some great sights and is well worth a visit. Locals are a pain in the arse though. So far up themselves that they don't give a toss what you think of them.
Outside of Paris, most French people are really friendly, especially if you're paying them. I've taken friends over to the Pas-de-Calais area and they've tried (badly) to talk French and the locals love it. Of course, they immediately speak English but they do recognise that we are trying to use their language and appreciate the gesture.