Originally Posted by
dalimili
I am least politically correct person and I can certainly laugh at myself, but you have serious obsession with french people, regardless of you living there or being one, just get over it and make a joke at yourself and don't generalize, life is much more complex and so are individual people and different nations.
This is actually not funny, it's neither offensive and I would never suggest you to make a living as a standup comedian.
And by the way I'm not french.
Dude....
If you want to take this to an argument level. I'm more than happy to play cowboy.
Lets start with the entire concept of generalizations. Statistics states that 88% of all data falls within two standard deviations of the mean. Without stats you wouldn't have such disciplines as psychology and pretty much anything scientific. All scientific research depends on being able to note the "generalities."
Therefore generally speaking, all generalities are generally accurate.
OK... What I wrote.... Lets go throught it once step at a time.
10. You can only buy a Gyros in France on a baguette with mayonaise
Have you ever been to France? There are Turkish-Greek resturants everywhere. But in two years I have never been able to find a single place that makes it in a traditional way.
IE: On a pita bread with tzatziki sauce. Instead it is on a baguette with mayo. **** Simple observation on my part and hardly racist****
9. 85% of French people say Belgians invented fries.
The call them les frites here. And there was a television show out here that contributes the invention to the Belgians. (Canal 9 - documentary on international cuisine)
8. Instead of using Anti-perspirant they use "Eau de toilet" to hide body odour.
Sad fact: I have been here for some time and I have been looking for Anti-perspirant. The best I have been able to find is deoderant in small "sampler" sizes. Ask for anti-perspirant in any store and explain "Not deoderant" you will be shown the selection for "eau de toilet." **** Personal experience***
7. Street mimes in France will attract crowds.
Visit the Louve or Effiel Tower and see for yourself. Then tell me I'm lying.
*****Observation******
6. The only other dialect of french language they recognize is Quebecois. Any other French accent/dialect must be an anglophone that never learned the language properly.
Unfortunately I am not Quebcoise or a True Frenchman. I'm the "Other French" of Canada. An Acadien and I speak a dialect called Chiac. Nothing pisses me off more than when francophones switch to english on me because they think I'm an anglophone struggling. (And yes, french is my maternal language) Not a day goes by that it doesn't happen to me. ***Personal experiences***
5. Even men have to colour cordinate their clothing with their scooter.
It is all the rage. In the winter you see many, many, many men driving around with speciality gloves, leg wrappings, knee warmers, etc. Since there are 10 million people in Paris. I see alot of traffic. ***Looks like observation once again***
4. Fat Head (Gross tete) is a major cuss word in France.
And I say Tabranac (Tabranacle). Statement of fact: Fuck off isn't a french word.
3. When you don't agree with a Frenchman's opinion, he starts speaking english. A Frenchman is always right. Therefore dumb anglophone brains can not have understood him when he said it in French.
Ok, perhaps this might a wacked out generality but I based this on my american and canadian business associates and their complaints to me. As well as some of my own. As debates and disputes do occur in any business endevour. The french do tend to believe that a failure to agree must be a language barrier. ****Personal experiences****
2. Glued together plastic plumbing is considered a standard way to build a kitchen or bathroom
Come look under the sinks of a dozen apartments. (I did when I was apartment hunting) Historically Paris has always had a water problem and a plumbing problem. Part of the city's plumbing system is to re-route water down the gutters of various streets. ****Observation****
1. Considering they are next to Italy and Spain, they actually believe their Half-Raw cuisine is good.
This is the only area where I can be accused of attacking the french. But let me expalin why...
Health department standards are "ahem" lax. Anything but the most expensive resturants can have family pets in the room with your food. Cooks will smoke while they prepare your food. And cross food contamination is everywhere. Cooks use the same knife they cut the last customer's chicken to cut your roast beef.
This is especially troublesome in the major meat markets. Butchers get raw meat from all kinds of animals and use the exact same utils. They are also famous for their "afternoon break" where they drink wine, smoke and congragate with the other butchers as they shake hands and kiss each other..... And what makes this bad is they continue to wear the same blood stained aprons, dirty hands and associate in a non-ventillated smoke filled room.
Then they go right back to work when the break is over.
Wouldn't be so bad but they tend to like things like steak tartar. Which can be anything from raw hamburger meat to steak cooked 30 seconds on each side. Complete cooking would destroy some of the bacteria.
A couple of times it may not make you sick. But sooner or later you get it hit with a good dose. Off and on I was sick for 2 months before I discoverd Jewish and Muslim butchers.
***********Again!!! I observed this myself!!!!*************
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Ok,
I admit it sounds negative. But that wasn't where I was going with this. It was supposed to be a playful list. If you took offense to it, my apologies but get a grip on yourself and grow a thicker skin.
For the most part I attack anything that looks or smells stupid. Personally I love France if for no other reason then Paul Martin isn't here.
Perhaps more people need to learn to accept how others might view them and what their faults might be. Instead of asking everyone to ignore the obvious and tell them their shit don't stink.
And yes..
My shit stinks real bad.
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