Is it time we did something about FRANCE?

[Seasidesage]

One major difference. They do not have an Aristocracy or such a defined class system. We allow the rich to feather their nests at the expense of the masses.

Off with their heads I say!

 

[Superphil]

Paris.

Paris is VERY dislikeable

To be fair, so is London

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Paris.

Paris is VERY dislikeable

Is it Paris or Parisiens you dislike?

 

[Nathan]

Yes, but other than the beaches, city breaks, skiing, the fine cuisine, the amazing architecture, the Tour de France, their fast trains, philosophy, the wine, champagne, their cheese, art, the originators of modern medicine, scientific enlightenment, metric system, metro (first underground...), what have the French ever done for us!?

Vanessa Paradis.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

France is the only other country that shares America's ability to offer EVERY type of holiday to an extremely high standard. City breaks, beach holidays, skiing trips, beautiful countryside retreats - there is nothing those guys can't provide. To be honest, I see the UK as more of a backward nation every day. France is only 50 miles away, but it might as well be on another planet. The answer is simply to move there. Don't try and fight a losing battle.

Personally I'd add Australia to that very short list ( obviously it's somewhat further away ! ).

 

[albion534]

And carry strings of onions around with them everywhere?

And a baguette sticking out a brown paper bag

And generally looking like a weirdo

 

[Simster]

One major difference. They do not have an Aristocracy or such a defined class system. We allow the rich to feather their nests at the expense of the masses.

Off with their heads I say!

Very true. Bizarrely, there are people in this country who see our aristocracy as some sort of asset, and not the unqualified spongers that they are. It's very odd.

 

[Colossal Squid]

To be fair, so is London

Agreed.

I am no fan of our nation's sprawling capital. But I'd still sooner live in London than Paris

 

[Colossal Squid]

Is it Paris or Parisiens you dislike?

A bit of both. The city is dirty, unwelcoming and expensive.

The people are dirty, unwelcoming and downright rude

 

[Hillian1]

The thing that pisses me off more than anything about the French is I can't find anything in France which is remotely inferior to anything we have here.

That really does grind my gears.

 

[shingle]

Yes and now London is the 6th largest French city!!!

BBC News - London, Frances sixth biggest city

Beat me to it

 

[Notters]

Simple solution. Move them all here, take France for ourselves and call it Frengland. Who's with me?

 

[Smythe]

The thing that pisses me off more than anything about the French is I can't find anything in France which is remotely inferior to anything we have here.

That really does grind my gears.

Having been to france a lot in recent years due to family living there, and also visiting parts of Germany, i have yet to find anything inferior to anything we have here in either of these countries.

 

[Colossal Squid]

The thing that pisses me off more than anything about the French is I can't find anything in France which is remotely inferior to anything we have here.

That really does grind my gears.

I think we can beat them in music. Cast your mind back over the many groundbreaking legendary musical acts we have given the world. The French can boast Daft Punk but not an awful lot else

 

[Sussax]

The French, DIRTY WAR PUSSIES

 

[Colossal Squid]

Now you're talking nonsense. Paris is the best city in the world in my opinion.

I think you and I have had this very argument before.

I'm afraid my experience (although admittedly only very limited) of Paris was overwhelmingly negative. It was as dirty as Belgrade but far more expensive and unfriendly.

Luckily, I've met many a Frenchman who've subsequently confirmed my feelings towards Paris are actually fairly common among their own too. Paris is not representative of France as a whole, generally speaking

 

[Seagull27]

Now you're talking nonsense. Paris is the best city in the world in my opinion.



I've never been to Australia so I say this with no confidence at all, but I just can't imagine it ticks the skiing or countryside boxes. Unless 2,000 miles of dust counts as countryside.

New Zealand definitely does.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Now you're talking nonsense. Paris is the best city in the world in my opinion.



I've never been to Australia so I say this with no confidence at all, but I just can't imagine it ticks the skiing or countryside boxes. Unless 2,000 miles of dust counts as countryside.

Maybe you should have stopped after the highlighted bit !!!!! There's a far bigger variety of countryside in Australia than France and the ski-ing is fantastic. That said I love France as well.