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by advracer on January 26th, 2009
speaking french, they really excel at it.
by strange1 still in pb on January 26th, 2009
surrendering, cheese eating comes to mind
by 1THING on January 26th, 2009
Being rude assholes.
by Oor Galooly - on January 27th, 2009
Les français sont connus pour être vachement arrogants, impolis et têtus. Et surtout pour avoir aidé et collaboré avec les Nazis dans la deuxième guerre mondiale, ce qui est honteux. Comment is se sont échappés d'un tel crime contre l'humanité je ne comprendrai jamais.
by SnortingMercury enjoys New panties on January 26th, 2009
-French kissing
-the French tickeler
-French toast
-French's mustard
-French fries
-French braids
-French maid outfits
-The French Prince of Bel Air
-Really skinny mustaches that you tweeze with your fingers constantly
-Black and white striped shirts
-Bright red berets
-Gerard Depardieu
-Other fat guys that go "Hau, hau, hau. Oui, oui!"
-Champagne and being angry at other people who call sparkeling white wines champagne
-those little chocolates with the chocolate sprinkles on them that they sell at See's
-Body hair and odor
-Eating snails
-the French Mistake
-the French Connection
-The Red Balloon and other crappy movies
-Botching up the Louisiana Purchase
-Botching up the Italian Wars
-Botching up the Hundred Years War
-Botching up the War of Spanish Succession
-Botching up the Napoleonic Wars
-Botching up the... well you get the point.
-Their only real military victory coming during the French Revolution when France faced...well... France.
by Anonymous on January 26th, 2009
My first girlfriend was REALLY horny. She was French. I'll remember that 'til the day I die. The French are great cooks and even better lovers. :-)
by InfoJunkie on January 26th, 2009
wee wee
by Yanstari on January 26th, 2009
kissing
by -_You Can Leave Your Hat On....- on January 26th, 2009
Berets
by Mr.question on January 26th, 2009
hating americans and just about everyone else
by Mr. Josh on January 26th, 2009
Their class.
by Marguerite on February 27th, 2009
1. Good French recipes
2. Adorable accents
3. Charming men
4. perfumed soaps
5. Topless at the beach!
6. Nice perfumes.
7. Great art!
8. Love
9. clothes designs
by Anonymous on February 27th, 2009
Inventing champagne!
by betony24.rei-chan on January 26th, 2009
the language french where we're all probably going to have to learn when we get into high school...
by Yarnlady is happy every day on January 26th, 2009
The Eiffel Tower
The Statue of Liberty
French Pastry
Fashions
High Speed Railway system
The best health care system in the World
Tour de France
Month long public holidays
Romance (Paris)
by Firebrand on January 26th, 2009
Arrogance and rudeness primarily Parisiennes
France is famous for many things Champagne, Wines,
Paris a wonderful City,
Cuisine
Perfumes
Haute Couture.
Saying NO to everything the rest of the world asks them
by Talimze on January 26th, 2009
Being French and acting like it doesn't bother anyone.
by fred flintstone on January 26th, 2009
Hairy armpits (women)
Smelling of garlic
Smoking in restaurants
Licking the boots of Germans
by DukeG on January 26th, 2009
Not having a spine,
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on January 26th, 2009
their diet
by ICU says April is Autism Awareness Mo. on January 26th, 2009
fries.
by iwnit on November 2nd, 2009
1) French people are famous for:
- France, one of the oldest nations in Europe, a former World power and one of the grounders of the European Union,
- in particular, the French Revolution, which propagated democratic ideals which were followed by many other nations,
- the French language, which is spoken in some other countries, and by many people as a foreign language; there is a great literature and there are great songs in that language,
- the French culture, a great part of it happened in Paris, but could also integrate the culture of many immigrants,
- part of the culture are also: cooking, cheese, wine, fashion, perfumes.
2) On that page you can find a list of French people of note:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_people
3) Unfortunately, there are also some things for which French people are *infamous*. French history was not always glorious, for instance some French people collaborated actively with the German by the Holocaust, the massacre of Protestants in the religion wars, the massacres of Palatinate and other atrocities in Indochina or in North Africa.
Also, there are some stereotypes about the French which are hard to kill.
"Francophobia, or Gallophobia, as well as Francophobe, are terms that refer to a dislike toward the government, culture, history, or people of France or the Francophonie. Its antonym is francophilia. Contemporary prejudice against the French often derives from criticisms from the immediate post-World War II period and the way of life of the artistic and philosophic elite of the time. Francophobia has existed in various forms and in different countries for centuries. In China, the term "Francophobia" (恐法症) became widely known in 2006 in the context of the eight-year standing football rivalry between Brazil and France by local media under its literal meaning of "Fear of the French". However, this is a misnomer stemming from the use of the word "phobia," the Greek word for "fear.""
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francophobia
"112 Gripes about the French [with their refutation]
Published in Paris in 1945 by the 'Information & Education Division' of the US Occupation Forces."
Source and further information:
http://www.112gripes.com/
4) "A Francophile (or Gallophile) is a person who has a strong interest in French culture. This could include France itself and its history, the French language, French cuisine, literature, etc. The opposite of a Francophile is a Francophobe (or Gallophobe) -- someone who dislikes all that is French.
Francophilia often arises in former French colonies where the élite spoke French and adopted many French habits—although places where resentment against French customs is often fresh in the mind of the population (such as Algeria and Vietnam) might instead want to dispense with French culture. In some countries such as Romania, French culture has also long been popular among the educated classes. Even in the United States, the French language is still one of the main foreign languages taught in school. French Canadians who have adapted French culture could also be considered Francophiles.
Historically, Francophilia has been associated with supporters of the philosophy of French Enlightenment during and after the French Revolution, where democratic uprisings challenged the autocratic countries of Europe."
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francophile
5) Please read here in the comment thread to that answer my views about the anti-Americanism by some French people:
http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8157066
by Davidine on May 30th, 2009
Eating snails
by cellarmaster1 on May 30th, 2009
Mmmmm, wine. And phylloxera.
by juliec228 on May 30th, 2009
Cheese, wine, fashion.
by Anonomous on February 27th, 2009
Good food, cheese, wine, art, fine culture, infidelity, philosophers, moulin rouge, risque behaviour,arrogance, capitulating in war.
by Tallyman on February 27th, 2009
Large loaves of bread sticking out of brown paper bags in movies
by RysMom on February 27th, 2009
Their "I'm better than you" attitude. My entire family is french (Paris) except me.
by Lori K still ignores stalkers and trolls on February 27th, 2009
food and capitulation
by Big B on February 27th, 2009
Fries, Bread, and Mardi Gras...
by Schonberg on February 27th, 2009
Forgetting that America and the UK and other allies liberated them twice in a matter twenty seven years and sacrificed our lives for their freedom.Their police collaborated with the Germans by rounding up the Jews and Communists to send them to concentration camps.
Refused to hand over their Navy and preferred the Germans to have it,so the British had to sink their entire fleet at Marseilles.
French (not Vichy) joined the German army including the SS to surpress their own countrymen
Had a week spined army in the liberation of Kuwait whose army commanders led their soldiers away in a different from the battlfield so they saw no action whatsover.Most probably a map reading error.lol
Have got into bed with the Germans once again in the EEC Government.Refuse to compromise and are very arrogant.
And finally, lined the roads of France with tree's so that their friends the germans could march in the shade (Joke)
by Schonberg on January 27th, 2009
Wine,cheese, baguettes,onions,and chocolate.
by --paw43--is back for now on January 26th, 2009
french maids
by shrinkess on January 26th, 2009
Being obtuse and hating Americans. (They have very short memories!)
by alderson on January 26th, 2009
being rude, pushing in queues, surendering during the war, riots, eating garlic, making baguets, playing for the boring arsenal!
by Sodapop on January 26th, 2009
Berets. Cheese, Wine, Cuisine, Fashion, Perfumes, Art, Bastille, Huguenots. Lotsa' Louis Kings. Gregary Lemarchal. Croissants. etc.
by GreenFreak on January 26th, 2009
Lost of stuff. Little of it has any truth to it, so does it even matter?
by Oor Galooly - on January 26th, 2009
arrogance and rudeness.
by uncacal on January 26th, 2009
French letters?
by Done. never again. on January 26th, 2009
Not taking critism well?
by Jennie thanks all of you ABers on January 26th, 2009
Their Fries
by joyceee on January 27th, 2009
Absolutely nothing useful.
by Go know thyself is THE RED QUEEN on May 30th, 2009
Hating Americans and not bathing frequently.
by SilverStreak on January 26th, 2009
many things. many, many things, all of which i do not know. lol im sooo helpful
by Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot on November 2nd, 2009
France
by Capital J on January 27th, 2009
stinkin, not bathing, too much cologne, women not shaving legs/ underarms
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