| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys 11:26 - Aug 8 with 8191 views | real_loftus |
24,000 French have voted in an on-line poll/pole in L'Equipe, regarding Team GB's success in the cycling.
Currently, 73% feel the results have been "tainted by cheating"-
http://www.lequipe.fr/qdj/2671
(You may want to use Google translate)
Unbelievable Jeff!
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 15:16 - Aug 8 with 1128 views | toboboly |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 15:03 - Aug 8 by Antti_Heinola |
I actually like the French too and have always found them quite friendly on my many trips there. even the legendary rude Parisian waiters were fine. We went for breakfast in one place and they'd run out of croissants. We looked a bit crestfallen, so he held up a finger and then jogged off. He disappeared round the corner and emerged a minute later, triumphantly waving two croissants in the air for us that h bought from a shop or nearby cafe.
It's funny, really, because if ever there was a nation similar to us, it's probably them, in terms of attitudes. Here's an interesting thing, though, if the roles were reversed and the Sun were to run that poll, would the results have been any different? I suspect not. And the French LOVE Wiggo - actually probably took him to their hearts before we did - as they did with Ellen MacArthur, who we basically ignored for SAILING AROUND THE WORLD SINGLE HANDED AT THE AGE OF ABOUT 21. I'd take that poll with a pinch of salt too.
Plus I've never got this garlic cr@p. Most meals I eat have garlic in them. It's a pretty vital ingredient to cooking, is it not? |
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 15:23 - Aug 8 with 1120 views | Tonto |
I have skiied in 6 countries. the only place where queing is an optinal extra is in France.
But - there are many sides to french society I admire.
I like the fact 75% of the cars bought in France are French (despite the French auto industry's exentricities)
I like the fact that public infrastructure can be built without 25 years of bloody expencive public enquires whilst people moan about the impact on newts.
I like the fact that they say "if you want to live in France - behave our way"
So its swings and roundabouts with them and every other country (including ours).
But this whole "cheating" insuation is bollox. Its poor losing after we won the Tour (clean - unlike what Eric gen says - as with blood passports its very very difficult to dope these days) and now the Olympics (on French equipment) and its just lame.
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 15:29 - Aug 8 with 1114 views | Antti_Heinola |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 15:16 - Aug 8 by toboboly |
Burn the heretic! |
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 15:39 - Aug 8 with 1104 views | rongould |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 14:47 - Aug 8 by Juzzie |
Riding a motorbike in France is a much more pleasurable experience than in the UK.
Car/van/lorry etc drivers over there are considerate, observant and understanding and sometimes pull over almost into the verge to let you go by whereas here they try and drive YOU into the verge.... as happened to me yesterday, again.
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Just riding a bike in France is a much better experience than here.
I love France, the Frence and I don't even mind Parisians.
The thing about them is is that they have a sense of humour, that we Brits do not think that they have and so misinterpret things.
L'Equipe ran a poll.
The question was "Do you think that the British cheat?" of course they nearly all said yes. I would.
Any country that has a regular daily sports paper and a weekly like Le Canard Enchaine, can't be all bad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Canard_encha%C3%AEn%C3%A9 |  | | |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 17:31 - Aug 8 with 1057 views | SomersetHoops |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 15:39 - Aug 8 by rongould |
Just riding a bike in France is a much better experience than here.
I love France, the Frence and I don't even mind Parisians.
The thing about them is is that they have a sense of humour, that we Brits do not think that they have and so misinterpret things.
L'Equipe ran a poll.
The question was "Do you think that the British cheat?" of course they nearly all said yes. I would.
Any country that has a regular daily sports paper and a weekly like Le Canard Enchaine, can't be all bad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Canard_encha%C3%AEn%C3%A9 |
I've only seen one issue of le Canard and thought it was a bit like a broadsheet French version of Private Eye, which adds another similarity between us.
Driving in France as far as the roads are concerned is more of a pleasure than in England and if a town or village needs a bye-pass it gets one without all the endless public enquiry crap we suffer in England. Some French drivers treat it as an affront to be passed by a British plated car though and will drive glued to your bumper until they can overtake only to then slow down in front of you so you need to overtake again and go through the same cycle. |  |
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 17:50 - Aug 8 with 1044 views | fblockasia |
I actually like the French too and have always found them quite friendly on my many trips there. even the legendary rude Parisian waiters were fine. We went for breakfast in one place and they'd run out of croissants. We looked a bit crestfallen, so he held up a finger and then jogged off. He disappeared round the corner and emerged a minute later, triumphantly waving two croissants in the air for us that he had just finished wiping his arsehole with while muttering in a very strong french accent "f*ck you english bastards i clean my clingons with your brunch " |  | | |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 18:13 - Aug 8 with 1024 views | TacticalR |
The French love their straight lines, from their boulevards to their railways. Even their parks are ordered.
The English always try and fit things around what's already there, so we still have our narrow, bending streets, sometimes with high modern buildings on them.
The French tend to proceed from rational principles, whereas for the practically-minded English the proof of the pudding is in the eating. There's a story that a group of French and English bureaucrats met to discuss a mutual project. At the end of the meeting the French representive is supposed to have said 'well, we know it will work in practice, but will it work in theory?' The Englishman does not trouble himself with such niceties. [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 19:12 - Aug 8 with 993 views | BromleyHoop |
The reason most Brits say they hate the French...............jealousy.
Their climate is better than ours.
The country is more beautiful than ours.
Their women are more stunning/stylish/beautiful than ours.
Their food is infinately better than ours.
They have no truck with Health and safety nonsense.
They have joi de vivre.
They question their Government and protest at what they don't like.
They don't give a shit about anyone else.
They never really bought into the Industrial Revolution like we did and are probably all the better for it.
They are deeply suspicious of America.
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 19:36 - Aug 8 with 978 views | QPR1882 |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 18:13 - Aug 8 by TacticalR |
The French love their straight lines, from their boulevards to their railways. Even their parks are ordered.
The English always try and fit things around what's already there, so we still have our narrow, bending streets, sometimes with high modern buildings on them.
The French tend to proceed from rational principles, whereas for the practically-minded English the proof of the pudding is in the eating. There's a story that a group of French and English bureaucrats met to discuss a mutual project. At the end of the meeting the French representive is supposed to have said 'well, we know it will work in practice, but will it work in theory?' The Englishman does not trouble himself with such niceties. [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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There has never been a problem with French roads, In 1939 the Germans found them straight and empty.
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 19:40 - Aug 8 with 974 views | Cornish_oooRRRR |
A good fightback by the francophiles methinks |  |
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 20:37 - Aug 8 with 947 views | TacticalR |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 19:36 - Aug 8 by QPR1882 |
There has never been a problem with French roads, In 1939 the Germans found them straight and empty.
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That's true enough. A key difference between Britain and France is that France has suffered repeated defeat over the last 60 years: by Germany, by Vietnam and by Algeria.
A key similarity is that both France and Britain are declining powers whose position in world politics (both permanent Security Council members) does not reflect their reduced importance in world affairs. And neither has the slightest idea how to deal with the new Germany. | |
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 22:30 - Aug 8 with 903 views | derbyhoop |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 11:59 - Aug 8 by Bluce_Ree |
Fk them, frankly. I went to Paris about 12 years ago. Literally everyone was a c*nt. I was being pleasant enough, tried to speak a bit of French here and there. Pure horrible snooty fking pricks.
In the end I got so fked off with having my food thrown on the table at restaurants that I only ever ate Chinese ones in the end. Chinese people aren't c*nts.
No prejudice, no racism. I'm just going on experience. Everyone I met in Paris was an infinite c*nt and I hope they all get AIDS of the FACE. Le C*nts. Frankly. |
The majority of French think that Parisians are rude.
We'll be in the Limousin for the next 2 weeks and I can assure you that many French are helpful, polite, funny and hospitable. |  |
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 22:32 - Aug 8 with 898 views | ted_hendrix |
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 00:30 - Aug 9 with 862 views | Trom |
Culturally I've always thought were closer to the Germans and Irish. All of these like their beer. Don't get the German obsession with pickled vegetables though.
You've never seen a city on the p@ss as one until you've been to St Patricks day in Dublin. Looked like a war zone the day after. |  | | |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 01:16 - Aug 9 with 856 views | qprmick |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 11:51 - Aug 8 by Birchwood |
Top French National Sports
1. Cowardly Surrendering at Important Battles
2. Constant Whining and Complaining
3. Being unbelievably rude to anyone who is Not French (3rd. place tie with - Hating ANYTHING connected to the English)
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They smell too, and the women have very black hairy armpits. |  |
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 09:24 - Aug 9 with 816 views | TheBlob |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 01:16 - Aug 9 by qprmick |
They smell too, and the women have very black hairy armpits. |
They had no cuisine until Catherine de' Medici showed up.They were eating pork fat and/or each other up to that point. |  |
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 09:40 - Aug 9 with 808 views | real_loftus |
Culturally I think we have more in common with the Dutch and ze Germans. At least you know where you stand with Rudi and Fritz, not so sure the same can be said of Pierre? | |
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 09:57 - Aug 9 with 794 views | TheBlob |
Strange innit,but quite often your next door neighbour is an arseole and you get on better with the geezer two doors down..... | |
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 10:26 - Aug 9 with 779 views | baz_qpr |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 01:16 - Aug 9 by qprmick |
They smell too, and the women have very black hairy armpits. |
One thing you can never cuss is french women, beautiful, beautifully presented in both outer and under garments and its the done thing to have a wife and a mistress |  | | |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 10:28 - Aug 9 with 775 views | Monahoop |
While on a motorbike trip to France in the 1980's I stopped off at Rennes, the capital of Brittany. While there I couldn't help laughing at a huge piece of graffiti painted on a wall which said 'Frogs Out Of Brittany'!
I've no truck with the French or France. Love the place. Great cuisine,though not as good as the Italians.
Own up anyone. Ever driven a Citroen 2CV? Remember those chug, chug, puff,puff oddities? Mind you in France they could make them motor like nothing else on Earth. Someone in Normandy once told me they put Calvados in the fuel tanks and they went like a rocket often leaving the bodywork behind ! 2CV racing was popular in France at one time, akin to lawnmower racing in the UK. Not a lot of difference I would have thought. |  |
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 10:32 - Aug 9 with 770 views | willis1980 |
I get on with about 30% of french people I meet, having said that 90% of those lived in England at some point. I would say the french are the ones that are jealous of the brits tbh. London is france's 6th biggest city says it all really, the fact that their political parties come over here to canvas voters made me chuckle.
theres anumber of things that drive me demented about france:
dogshit everywhere
elderly brasses wandering the streets
ponsing fags no matter where you are or whether youre in the middle of a meal at restaurant
uncalled for rudeness (and thats everywhere not just Paris)
their far right tendancies
the fact that they still wear leather jackets like the ones out of grease
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 10:36 - Aug 9 with 764 views | TheBlob |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 10:28 - Aug 9 by Monahoop |
While on a motorbike trip to France in the 1980's I stopped off at Rennes, the capital of Brittany. While there I couldn't help laughing at a huge piece of graffiti painted on a wall which said 'Frogs Out Of Brittany'!
I've no truck with the French or France. Love the place. Great cuisine,though not as good as the Italians.
Own up anyone. Ever driven a Citroen 2CV? Remember those chug, chug, puff,puff oddities? Mind you in France they could make them motor like nothing else on Earth. Someone in Normandy once told me they put Calvados in the fuel tanks and they went like a rocket often leaving the bodywork behind ! 2CV racing was popular in France at one time, akin to lawnmower racing in the UK. Not a lot of difference I would have thought. |
Not forgetting the death trap.....
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 10:53 - Aug 9 with 755 views | Antti_Heinola |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 10:32 - Aug 9 by willis1980 |
I get on with about 30% of french people I meet, having said that 90% of those lived in England at some point. I would say the french are the ones that are jealous of the brits tbh. London is france's 6th biggest city says it all really, the fact that their political parties come over here to canvas voters made me chuckle.
theres anumber of things that drive me demented about france:
dogshit everywhere
elderly brasses wandering the streets
ponsing fags no matter where you are or whether youre in the middle of a meal at restaurant
uncalled for rudeness (and thats everywhere not just Paris)
their far right tendancies
the fact that they still wear leather jackets like the ones out of grease
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you could level a lot of those things at the British.
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| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 11:26 - Aug 9 with 732 views | ericgen34 |
For what it's worth, here are my general feelings about both our countries
England:
For:
- QPR
- English popular culture (music and comedy the main one)
- London (best city in the world by miles)
- Real ale, anything to do with pubs
- The food (yes, I love sunday roast, curries and the fact that you can eat any type of food anywhere)
- Universities
- English people
Against:
- The monarchy
- the class system
- Little englandism
- Them and us attitude
- English countryside
- bigotry
France:
For:
- The way of life
- The unruliness (we just don't follow any orders)
- The food - real fresh fruits, you havent tasted a peach if you havent had one round here
- The wine
- The country side
- It's a republic
Against:
- Paris, beautiful but horrible to live in
- The national front
- The bureaucracy
- The elitist culture and shit popular culture
- The education system
I'm sure I could go on in all categories... |  | | |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 11:50 - Aug 9 with 717 views | londonscottish |
| Filthy, garlic munching surrender monkeys on 11:26 - Aug 9 by ericgen34 |
For what it's worth, here are my general feelings about both our countries
England:
For:
- QPR
- English popular culture (music and comedy the main one)
- London (best city in the world by miles)
- Real ale, anything to do with pubs
- The food (yes, I love sunday roast, curries and the fact that you can eat any type of food anywhere)
- Universities
- English people
Against:
- The monarchy
- the class system
- Little englandism
- Them and us attitude
- English countryside
- bigotry
France:
For:
- The way of life
- The unruliness (we just don't follow any orders)
- The food - real fresh fruits, you havent tasted a peach if you havent had one round here
- The wine
- The country side
- It's a republic
Against:
- Paris, beautiful but horrible to live in
- The national front
- The bureaucracy
- The elitist culture and shit popular culture
- The education system
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Hi Eric, sounds like a good summary.
Here are a couple of additonal points
Food; when I first went to France in the late 80's it's fair to say the standard of food in the UK was pretty appalling just about anywhere outside of a top restaurant whereas decent food was available just about anywhere in France. 25 years on I'd say food in England has improved beyond all recognition in terms of quality and variety and I'd say France has fallen behind, especially in terms of what you can expect at a fairly basic rural cafe/bar/restaurant. I'm not talking about whet people cook in their own homes, just what's available out and about
Families; the French have this one cracked - staying with French familes and eating with them is a lesson in spending very long periods of time eating all manner of carefully selected and prepared food. World class.
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