Like almost every other nation, I don't really have an opinion on them, they are the exact same as me, except live in a much sunnier country, ... and speak French.

People shouldn't be judged based on their heritage, or even what their government does (even if the people did pick the government)

There are a lot of countries that have done terrible things, but the individuals shouldn't be blamed for it.

Cheese eating surrender monkeys.

Everyone knows the sterotype, once they win a proper war (the Napoleonic Wars don't count) I will respect them as a country.

Now to read The Daily Mail.

smallharmlesskitten:
There are two things I cannot stand... People who are intolerant of other peoples cultures. And the French.

They annoy me for some reason. They seem very very stuck up

I see what you did there.

The French are fine in my book. I think the reason most Americans dislike the French is because (correct me if I'm wrong) during World War I or II, the French did not help or something.

I spent 2 weeks in France in September and I only met one unpleasant French person in a Subway station in Paris. I like the French, they make really good bread.

Well, being a Canadian, I feel completely at ease with the French. Granted, I get a little annoyed with Quebec for their less than social approach to OUR language, but I get where they're coming from. We English weren't the friendliest bastards back in the day, and I reckon a few of em' still remember. Hell, we're not always the friendliest bunch now a days.

I think all this animosity to the French is really just an echo from generations past. Any kid or teenager that spouts off on xbox live like that has probably been listening to a little too much right wing propaganda, and likely orders "Freedom Fries" proudly. The French are largely socialist, and that scares some people. It always has.

I thought these threads were banned?

Yeah... they're Allright.

"I surrender!"

I was thinking about French military history, which is more extensive than most people think, and I came across this page.

http://www.militaryfactory.com/battles/french_military_victories.asp

Nice list of victories, draws, and losses.

Plus the American Independence War would have been lost without French support, so Americans paid them back with that whole World War 2 business. I'd say they are even right now.

Oh, and I am French Canadian, but that is a whole other bucket of worms.

Hmmm. There was a similar "how do you feel about the British" thread about a month ago and it got taken down before I could say "thank you for The Clash".

I like the French. They brought us Stereolab, Phoenix, Air, Daft Punk and Justice. I do think that they face some unique social problems, like trying to maintain national language usage and identity in the face of an increasingly English-speaking global society. I know that France has been criticized for not being more supportive of the United States' recent middle-eastern conflicts, but you can't expect all of your allies to blindly agree with you just because you're the big kid on your block.

elgringobandito:

Madnezz:

smallharmlesskitten:
There are two things I cannot stand... People who are intolerant of other peoples cultures. And the French.

They annoy me for some reason. They seem very very stuck up

I see what you did there.

The French are fine in my book. I think the reason most Americans dislike the French is because (correct me if I'm wrong) during World War I or II, the French did not help or something.

This is the kind of uneducated ignorant reasoning I suspected. Pick up a textbook and read. It's not like the Americans took 3 years to get involved or anything. This is not directed at you by the way.

Ah, thank you. My school has decided to trash World History and replace it with U.S. History, so that may be the reason. However, my dad is the stereotypical "'Murica, heck yeah!" guy. He basically says that the "Frenchies" are a bunch of cowards who ran away during the war. When I told him that the colonists would have lost the American Revolution without the French, he told me it was "different." Figures.

I fart in your general direction!

They live to the east of me across the Sea.
They make Wine, Cheese, bad Cars and the have lots of mountains.
They produced Fabien Barel.
They're generally a charming bunch, foreign, but charming nonetheless.

America owes everything to the french.

@ hillbilly yanks in general - if you dislike the French, you might want to stop considering the statue of Liberty a symbol of America.

As an American, I'd like to weigh in on this fun topic. The French are, simply put, easy targets. If you make fun of virtually any other country/culture there's invariably someone who defends them. Pick on the French though, and your comments are met with silence and nods of agreement. I don't think there's any real animosity between Americans and the French (right wing mountain nuts notwithstanding); I think it's all in good fun. Americans just like rivalries. It's kind of our thing. That reminds me...

How many Frenchmen does it take to screw in a lightbulb? One. He holds the bulb and all of Europe revolves around him.
How do you confuse a French soldier? Give him a rifle and ask him to shoot it.
Why don't credit cards work in France? Because they don't know how to say CHARGE!

Frenchie horse eating ba.. no I'm joking I've been to France a couple of times and it seems an ok place I really don't see the problems some Americans seem to have with the French at least we British have an excuse for disliking them (Napoleon, the 100 year war)

I don't really care much about the French, just as I don't care much about Belgians, Germans, Americans, Japanese, Australians, Atlantians, Meropians or whatever place someone may come from. I just make fun of everybody, even cheap Dutchies such as me.

Besides who would take those snail-'n-frog-gobblers serious?

Oh, and on the subject of them not doing a thing in WWII: They sent all their troups to the German borders, dug trences and burried themselves in there. Next the Germans flew past them in their new toys (airplanes) and conquered France since all Frenchies were still amazed and shouting things like: "Airplanes?! c'est cheating!" and "OMG, le HAX!". guess that hasn't really changed over the years...

I love the French.

samandingo:
As an American, I'd like to weigh in on this fun topic. The French are, simply put, easy targets. If you make fun of virtually any other country/culture there's invariably someone who defends them. Pick on the French though, and your comments are met with silence and nods of agreement. I don't think there's any real animosity between Americans and the French (right wing mountain nuts notwithstanding); I think it's all in good fun. Americans just like rivalries. It's kind of our thing. That reminds me...

I was going to try to post something to this effect, but now I don't need to.

been there seemed like nice people

Well, I don't like the French all that much because my grandpa told me to. He was a British Major, and has been always mad at them since WW2.

there only achievement is Disneyland and america had it first.

I've been there twice, and I only met one unpleasant person (who through a bottle of water at me from his moving car...). That not withstanding, they were a nice bunch of people which went against the stereotype of the stuck up French...
So I hold nothing against them as a nation, only one individual (as with all nations - you can't assume a stereotype fits an entire nation).

Yeh French-bashing from Americans is a bit stupid.

I think the only reason it started coming about was because France wisely stayed out of the Iraq war and there is nothing cowardly about standing up for yourself. Even then its most likely only ignorant Americans bash France.

Assassin_Thunder:
there only achievement is Disneyland and america had it first.

I suppose the Statue of Liberty doesn't count for much in America these days?

fix-the-spade:
They make...bad Cars...

As if the cars we build here in America are so much better. Personally, I'd rather drive a Renault or Citroen than a Ford or Chevy.

As for the French people, I've met quite a few that I really enjoyed. Nice folks, good food, great wine, and generally, all around nice people to spend time with.