Wondering???

No.

Originally posted by Avril Lavigne
No.

Ditto!

Sounds like possibly this ought to be in the politics board. You might also want to find out whether we hate the French government, since it sounds like you're asking if we hate the French people, the answer to which is clearly no.

No!

lol, non. ;)
i dont care much for some of their president's decisions....but i dont hate all french or anything. actually one of my friends this yr was an exchange student from france.

No, they are just easy to pick on :D

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:cheers:

Originally posted by Ags2000
No, they are just easy to pick on :D


true...true...
i made fun of the exchange student guy all year because he couldnt pronounce "unique" ("let me try again...eunic! unic! you-nick") all in good fun though :lol:

I thought that they hated us.

Originally posted by MaRtInA_GuRL
I thought that they hated us.

Ditto...and no I don't hate them.

Not all French people. Just Gérard Depardieu.

Originally posted by *A TV People*
Ditto...and no I don't hate them. What makes you and Martina fan think that they hate us?

lol! peter may, do you realize how many americans there are and how many french there are? i'm sure lots of americans hate certain french people... maybe the french person stole something of theres or something.... I personally don't know any french people, so I couldn't hate any of them, but if I meet one and they steal from me, I will hate that french person...

Hate is too strong a word.

There is a general "negative" demeanor by the French toward the USA that has existed for decades. Where and why it began, I have no idea.

It is this basic negativism of theirs that makes me not much like them in return... not like France, the French, and anything French. Negativism begets negativism.

Having said that, there are individual French people and things that I do not dislike. It's just the overall "french" connection that bugs me.

I don't hate them either- I think it's became a stereotype for americans to hate the french (the british have started it too). As for Gérard Depardieu- I have never seen any of his films. Everytime they make a film with a french character it's like he's the one they turn to- like when they want to make a black film they turn to chric rock or eddie murphy for buddy cop films. Gérard Depardieu reminds me of Jean Claude Van Damme- he's not a celebrity anymore- (I sound obnoxious typing that) he's just THERE- and I haven't seen a van damme flic either. They look like those shallow films that are made for pure action (cough cough*** Triple X*** cough)

Originally posted by Mysty Eyes
Negativism begets negativism.

That's a quaint policy. But neither country will benifit from those mutual negative feelings, and you know it.



I do not hate the french. I love them. I would not be here today if it wasn't for a frenchman.
I don't believe they did anything wrong. I don't think they hate us. If the government was only trying to protect their oil interest in Iraq, I can understand that. The US has done worse in the past.
Everybody makes mistakes. All these negative feelings are not helpful. We should save them for the terrorists, and not waste them on our friends.

Originally posted by Ags2000
No, they are just easy to pick on :D


That's certainly true. It's not like they can retaliate.

Originally posted by Max Whittaker
That's a quaint policy. But neither country will benifit from those mutual negative feelings, and you know it....

...Everybody makes mistakes.
To call a policy of treating countries that act like friends differently from countries that do not "quaint" is unfair. It is a sensible policy. Everyone should not automatically be forgiven regardless of the offense. And when you say, "everybody makes mistakes," are you suggesting that their foreign policy was not what they intended and was not deliberately planned? I, for one, do not intend to turn the other cheek 100% of the time no matter what is done to me. I intend to turn the other cheek some of the time, based on a case by case evaluation. And, I should add that I do not make blind agreement with America a condition of friendship, but leading the attempt to thwart us in matters we consider vital does qualify.

No-pperdoo

Yesterday I wanted to wear all black, including this black Paris shirt, wondering how many people would say something. But then I changed my mind

Je ne deteste pas les Francais, je deteste juste le gouvernement Francais.

Originally posted by BrandonS
To call a policy of treating countries that act like friends differently from countries that do not "quaint" is unfair. It is a sensible policy. Everyone should not automatically be forgiven regardless of the offense. And when you say, "everybody makes mistakes," are you suggesting that their foreign policy was not what they intended and was not deliberately planned? I, for one, do not intend to turn the other cheek 100% of the time no matter what is done to me. I intend to turn the other cheek some of the time, based on a case by case evaluation. And, I should add that I do not make blind agreement with America a condition of friendship, but leading the attempt to thwart us in matters we consider vital does qualify.
Then I guess it's just a matter of how bad you feel the offense was.
The way I see it is, they were either protecting their own interests(the United States would do the same) or they truely saw this war as wrong and immoral.
I will not resent them for either.

Originally posted by M82A1
Je ne deteste pas les Francais, je deteste juste le gouvernement Francais.

I can understand that. I love the Americans but don't particularly care for the American Government. So I get what your saying.

Originally posted by Max Whittaker
That's a quaint policy. But neither country will benifit from those mutual negative feelings, and you know it.

True enough that no one benefits, but there is nothing "quaint" about it.

I was not speaking of current events, but rather of decades of negative feelings. This is not new. I was only stating fact: the negativism exists... on both sides... and has existed for a long time.

I can't help feeling resentful toward someone else who has directed resentment toward me, especially if I do not know the cause of the initial resentment.

J'aime embrasser a francais...;)

Originally posted by Max Whittaker
I can understand that. I love the Americans but don't particularly care for the American Government. So I get what your saying.
what country are you from?

i dont hate them.

Originally posted by webuster
I don't hate them either- I think it's became a stereotype for americans to hate the french (the british have started it too). As for Gérard Depardieu- I have never seen any of his films. Everytime they make a film with a french character it's like he's the one they turn to- like when they want to make a black film they turn to chric rock or eddie murphy for buddy cop films. Gérard Depardieu reminds me of Jean Claude Van Damme- he's not a celebrity anymore- (I sound obnoxious typing that) he's just THERE- and I haven't seen a van damme flic either. They look like those shallow films that are made for pure action (cough cough*** Triple X*** cough)

Relax. It was just a joke.

I don't hate french people!

No, we just hate ungrateful, little, wishy-washy, smelly, piss-ant countries who use whatever they can to try and thwart us at every turn, but they sure do want the economic benefits of dealing with us and being our friends so we can protect them, don't they?!
So, I guess you could say we hate the french government.

I don't hate french people...
I think all that bullish about turning everything that had the word french into the word freedom was totally stupid...
Freedom Fries
Freedom Vanilla
Freedom Kissing
:rolleyes:

Originally posted by MonarC
I don't hate french people...
I think all that bullish about turning everything that had the word french into the word freedom was totally stupid...
Freedom Fries
Freedom Vanilla
Freedom Kissing
:rolleyes:
It was stupid because it was ineffective. We need to stop sending our business their way, as I have been doing ever since. I really loved Yoplait yogurt, and frequently bought certain French brands of bottled water, but now I don't. Whatever course others may take, it will be a cold day in Hell before I buy anything knowingly that came from France.

Originally posted by M82A1
what country are you from?

America.

Originally posted by BrandonS
It was stupid because it was ineffective. We need to stop sending our business their way, as I have been doing ever since. I really loved Yoplait yogurt, and frequently bought certain French brands of bottled water, but now I don't. Whatever course others may take, it will be a cold day in Hell before I buy anything knowingly that came from France.

:rolleyes:

I am mainly french and have a deep history of french in my blood and so I really dont hate the french

my great great grandfather had the first French-American newspaper