Originally posted by batdog
Well Straffo... you have to admit most French seem to look upon American "Culture" like one would look at something they steped in. The sad fact is that most French I have met have always reinforced that attitude. I'm talking French Officers, and at least one French Bartender waaaay down south.
Believe it or not I'm not against eating a hamburger for exemple and I'm not alone
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The american bashing is a speciality of Extreme-left and surprisingly extreme-right in France the average "joe" (Jean in french
) just don't care.
The culture defense is done by some elitist parisian groups trying to preserve their interrest without even trying to make a single effort.
Not that I disagree complelty we have to find some way to preserve our difference but their lobbying is plain boring.
I don't think the average French citizen is very different from the US one (except obvious thinks like language and some background)
I think the attitude of your leadership didnt help alot ethier. Americans felt betrayed. I'm amazed Germany didnt catch more grief.
I was astonished by this feeling as for me it was not a betraying but more the affirmation that we think differently
The actuall outcome of Iraq war look to be quite good ,it's in fact less human costly than a revolution and better it work !
So I was wrong when thinking that was the way to lead to a pan-arabims explosion and a strong nationalistic reaction from the Iraqi.
I will say that my observations/interactions w/the French on this board ie yourself and Frenchy have allways been mostly postive w/some exceptions of course. We simply drift on the far side of the Political spectrum. This is a good thing...balance is needed in the world.
Yep we are different and it's the reason why the link between our country should be rebuild not forgiving our differences.
