1. We rescued the
French twice in 25 years. They are ungrateful |
see Monsieur Perrichon |
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2. When we landed,
they offered us everything they had (wine, cheese, fruit) and
kissed us : what a welcome. But now, a year later, they have
forgotten. |
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3. They do not invite
us to their homes. |
see what to do |
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4. They are snotty |
see arrogance |
5. I'll never love
the French. I hate them. |
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6. We keep rescuing
them. Have they ever done anything for us ? |
see image in history |
7. You can't trust
the French. |
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8. We have more problems
with the French than with the Germans. The French keep arguing,
criticizing, giving their opinion, when the Germans just do what
we ask them to do. The French are not cooperative. |
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9. We gave them everything
: uniforms, jeeps, trucks, food, ammunition, everything. |
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10. We gave them
billions of $ of equipment. They'll never pay us back. |
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11. They use our
gas but do not give us any. |
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12. A Frenchman told
me that France gave us the Statue of Liberty. How can you hear
such a thing ? |
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13. We are not welcome
in French restaurants. |
see DOs & DONTs |
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14. Every time we
go to a night club, they rip us off. |
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15. They are incredible
beggars for cigarettes, chocolate, soap, food... They have no
dignity. |
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16. First they welcomed
us and now they want us to leave. |
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17. They are proud
of their military participation but have you ever heard any Americans
congratulating them for it ? |
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18. They dropped
us when the combats became harder. What did they do for us ? |
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19. They ride our
jeeps and waste our gas. |
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20. They are not
friendly. |
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21. Why bother
with them : they'll weigh nothing after the war. |
see economic ranking |
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22. They are too
independent. |
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23. They see
only their own interest and always bet on the winner. |
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24. They are mercenaries
: they'll do anything for a dime. |
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25. They rip
us off. |
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26. They are cynical. |
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27. They are
not up-to-date, they are not modern and live in the past. |
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28. They refuse new
ideas, they are not inventive. |
see inventions |
29. They are always
critical, there is always something wrong with them. |
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30. What they want
is only to have a good time. |
see art de vivre |
31. They are not
sincere : it is genetic. |
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32. They are irresponsible,
all they say is " laisser faire ". |
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33. They have no
guts, they are decadent. |
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34. What did these
damned frog-eaters do for the world ? |
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35. They act differently
than we do : that's what I hate. |
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36. All they do is
talk. |
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37. I've never heard
people talk that much : a real logorrhea. |
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38. Why do they look
so miserable ? |
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39. What shocks me
is to see how well-dressed they are, when they want to make us
believe that they have suffered so much. |
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40. Why are they
constantly marching in the streets ? |
see strikes |
41. At the Folies
Bergères, even the ushers ask for a tip : what a racket. |
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42. What don't all
French houses have a decent plumbing? Bathrooms are a shame. |
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43. French cities
are dirty. |
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44. The French have
no hygiene. |
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45. They do not wash. |
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46. In the metro,
you almost faint with the smell, sweat, garlic .. and perfume. |
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47. French villages
are pig pens : they pile up their manure in front of the house. |
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48. I'd love the
French better if they were clean. |
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49. Why do they stop
working two or three hours every day ? |
see work ethics |
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50. Instead of working,
they spend their time drinking in bars. |
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51. They are lazy. |
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52. In Paris, you
can cross the whole town without seeing anybody working. |
see quality of life |
53. They are primitive
: in the country, they still use wooden clogs. |
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54. Why don't they
work in their fields. You never see anybody working, they are
lazy. |
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55. French women
are women of easy virtue. |
see la Parisienne |
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56. French women
are immoral. |
see women |
57. What do the French
think of all this prostitution, why do they close their eyes
? |
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58. Supporting one
of these damned French girls is horribly expensive, they only
think of money. |
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59. The French drink
too much. |
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60. Everytime a French
girls sits, she lifts up her dress. |
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61. The French are
immoral, they are morally rotten. |
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62. They kiss everywhere
: on the street, in public |
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63. How can they
tolerate women being assigned to keep toilets for men. |
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64. Why do those
damned French drive so fast ? |
see driving |
65. They drive like
crazy, they do not respect the rules and show no common sense. |
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66. They cannot drive
a car : they do not know how to maintain our vehicles and damage
them. |
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67. French railways
are a disaster and their quality is terrible. |
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68. We gave them
locomotives and they do not use them. |
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69. We have less
affinity with the French than with the Germans. |
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70. The French are
not as clean as the Germans. |
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71. It is easier
to get along with the Germans because they respect the laws. |
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72. The French are
not as efficient as the Germans for mass production. |
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73. The French are
trouble-makers, when the Germans are basically peaceful. |
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74. We should have
joined the Germans and fought against the French. |
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75. The French are
not as hardworkers as the Germans. |
see productivity |
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76. They have no
courage : why couldn't they defend themselves against the Germans
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see a tentative
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77. Their population
is too small to resist the Germans. |
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78. They did not
fight and just let the Germans in. |
see the
figures of military losses |
79. In bombed cities,
they do not clear away the rubble, whereas the Germans do. |
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80. They pillaged
Stuttgart and stole everything from the Germans. |
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81. They terrify
women in occupied Germany. |
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82. They were supposed
to hate the Germans but they lost no time picking up German girls. |
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83. 50 Francs for
a Dollar is a rip-off : the Dollar is worth 100 to 200 Francs. |
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84. High prices and
inflation are a shame for France. |
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85. When we buy beautiful
gifts to send home, it costs us hell. |
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86. Prices are scandalously
high. |
see prices today |
87. What did the
French do to compensate this ridiculous exchange rate ? |
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88. For them giving
us a monthly compensation is only a way to payback what we gave
them under the Loan-Lease agreement. |
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89. There is something
suspicious in this monthly compensation. |
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90. The black market
is a shame for France. |
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91. Why don't the
French do something stronger to put an end to the Black Market. |
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92. The heads of
the French Resistance were behind the Black Market and made a
fortune for themselves out of it. |
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93. The French do
nothing to keep some of their compatriots from using official
vehicles for purely leisure trips. |
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94. I can't stand
seeing French soldiers in American uniforms. |
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95. The French behave
as if they had won the war all alone. |
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96. Why don't the
French soldiers ever clean their uniform ? |
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97. In Paris we see
hundreds of young Frenchmen in civilian clothes : why aren't
they in the army ? |
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98. French soldiers
look sloppy : you just have to look at them to understand that
they are not good fighters. |
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99. Why do they look
so sloppy in their uniforms ? |
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100. All this publicity
about French soldiers is driving me mad : the Press largely exaggerates
their role. |
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101. French soldiers
steal everyhing : we have to put a guard next to each vehicle. |
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102. All the French
were collaborators. |
see French-bashing |
103. The French largely
collaborated with the Germans. |
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104. After the defeat
of France, the French gave up and were only waiting for us to
liberate them. Why didn't they fight ? |
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105. When you look
at their cities, like Paris, you do not have the feeling that
there was a war |
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106. They finished
the war with few casualties. |
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107. Why don't they
go to work and rebuild their country ? |
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108. All French politicians
are rotten. |
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109. The French do
not have a decent political system, they have too many parties
; they will never get along together. |
see politics |
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110. Politically,
they are too radical. |
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111. They are communists. |
see communism |
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112. France is a
decadent nation. |
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