France Rude and Boring
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"The French have been voted the world's most unfriendly nation by a landslide in a new British poll published. They were also voted the most boring and most ungenerous." link[^] The US was voted as having the worst style and food. While I agree that France is rude and boring (something that is self-evident to any reasonable and mature person) and that the US lacks style, I think I disagree with the food part. Overall typical and popular restaurants like Applebee's, Chile's and The Olive Garden suck, but there are some pretty awesome restaurants as well.
espeir wrote:
typical and popular restaurants like Applebee's, Chile's and The Olive Garden suck
:wtf: I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
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"The French have been voted the world's most unfriendly nation by a landslide in a new British poll published. They were also voted the most boring and most ungenerous." link[^] The US was voted as having the worst style and food. While I agree that France is rude and boring (something that is self-evident to any reasonable and mature person) and that the US lacks style, I think I disagree with the food part. Overall typical and popular restaurants like Applebee's, Chile's and The Olive Garden suck, but there are some pretty awesome restaurants as well.
espeir wrote:
voted the most boring and most ungenerous
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You've got to take the average rather than the best of, to be honest. The US has some fantastic food, but what's the popular opinion of 90% of the diet of 90% of Americans? Burgers, fries, pizza. Britain, too. The average British family eats almost entirely junk food, but the UK has some of the best restaurants in the world. Take The Fat Duck, for example - voted the world's best restaurant in 2005, and second best in 2006 (to Spain's El Bulli).
you got a point there, but i'm talking about normal food, cause the fast food in britain will be the same as the fast food in the us and in any other country, so they are all as bad tasting. But i'm talking about the somewhat "traditional" food. What some people eat for breakfast in Britain is a nightmare for me. Okay there are a lot of people that eat fast food for breakfast but i'm not counting that as food here, that's garbage X| )
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you got a point there, but i'm talking about normal food, cause the fast food in britain will be the same as the fast food in the us and in any other country, so they are all as bad tasting. But i'm talking about the somewhat "traditional" food. What some people eat for breakfast in Britain is a nightmare for me. Okay there are a lot of people that eat fast food for breakfast but i'm not counting that as food here, that's garbage X| )
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What, a full english? Sausage, bacon, eggs, fried bread, fried mushrooms, grilled tomato, and black pudding? You can't eat better than that, mate - anywhere, anytime.
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"The French have been voted the world's most unfriendly nation by a landslide in a new British poll published. They were also voted the most boring and most ungenerous." link[^] The US was voted as having the worst style and food. While I agree that France is rude and boring (something that is self-evident to any reasonable and mature person) and that the US lacks style, I think I disagree with the food part. Overall typical and popular restaurants like Applebee's, Chile's and The Olive Garden suck, but there are some pretty awesome restaurants as well.
No shit, ever seen a french group at a bar? All sullen faces discussing politics. I went skiing with my colleagues (some French, some Irish and US). While we (the Irish and American and I) were at the bar making coctails for everyone, getting drunk and dancing, our French colleagues started playing cards. Says it all. As for rude, on the road yes, they are however very polite face to face. Even if a shaven headed, shell suit wearing spack-head 16 year old bumps into you on the street he will apologise! You wont get that in the UK! Nunc est bibendum
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Typically, the british saying that the french are most boring and unfriendly nation. Britain will never get along with france, that's a fact so i'm not surprised the britisch say this. But I have my questions about that. France isn't that boring. Rude they are, that's a fact and selfish to. Worst food goes to Britain itself i think (but that's something they will not say off course).
The report said that only 4% of respondents were British and the survey was carried out by a Frenchman.
KrIstOfK wrote:
Worst food goes to Britain itself i think (but that's something they will not say off course).
Did you actually read the article? Comically, the British did not appear in the top or bottom 10. We are delightfully average. "The French may like to think that Chanel No 5 is their scent but we all know that garlic and stale Gitanes are much more representative" home
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What, a full english? Sausage, bacon, eggs, fried bread, fried mushrooms, grilled tomato, and black pudding? You can't eat better than that, mate - anywhere, anytime.
Craster wrote:
You can't eat better than that, mate - anywhere, anytime.
Isn't that the problem with it though? Waaaayyyy too tempting, and totally bad for you if you do it too often. 99% of the time I stick to cereal or toast, otherwise I'd be a blimp by now!!! :laugh: Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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Craster wrote:
You can't eat better than that, mate - anywhere, anytime.
Isn't that the problem with it though? Waaaayyyy too tempting, and totally bad for you if you do it too often. 99% of the time I stick to cereal or toast, otherwise I'd be a blimp by now!!! :laugh: Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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The report said that only 4% of respondents were British and the survey was carried out by a Frenchman.
KrIstOfK wrote:
Worst food goes to Britain itself i think (but that's something they will not say off course).
Did you actually read the article? Comically, the British did not appear in the top or bottom 10. We are delightfully average. "The French may like to think that Chanel No 5 is their scent but we all know that garlic and stale Gitanes are much more representative" home
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The report said that only 4% of respondents were British and the survey was carried out by a Frenchman. [snipped quote] Did you actually read the article?
I might ask the same of you. The only reference to 4% is in the following: "And to our shame, four percent of respondents -- all British of course -- said they would only talk to other Britons when they are abroad." That doesn't mean what you claim at all. John Carson "To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason is like administering medicine to the dead." Thomas Paine
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No shit, ever seen a french group at a bar? All sullen faces discussing politics. I went skiing with my colleagues (some French, some Irish and US). While we (the Irish and American and I) were at the bar making coctails for everyone, getting drunk and dancing, our French colleagues started playing cards. Says it all. As for rude, on the road yes, they are however very polite face to face. Even if a shaven headed, shell suit wearing spack-head 16 year old bumps into you on the street he will apologise! You wont get that in the UK! Nunc est bibendum
fat_boy wrote:
No sh*t
You misspelled "shіt" Edit: wow, thanks for the one vote
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My god! Whatever will we have next. :doh:
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digital man wrote:
The report said that only 4% of respondents were British and the survey was carried out by a Frenchman. [snipped quote] Did you actually read the article?
I might ask the same of you. The only reference to 4% is in the following: "And to our shame, four percent of respondents -- all British of course -- said they would only talk to other Britons when they are abroad." That doesn't mean what you claim at all. John Carson "To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason is like administering medicine to the dead." Thomas Paine
Hey, it's close enough and open to interpretation especially when discussing the French. But, alas, you are corect: hung by my own petard. I would, of course, apologise to the gentleman but he's probably a Frenchie so it would just pass him by. I see, though, that he resides in Belgium: perhaps I can get fat_boy to pop round with some waffles? home
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American cuisine generally sucks (with some very notable exceptions like cajun and creole...which is derived from french cuisine), but America has some excellent restaurants with an international influence.
espeir wrote:
American cuisine
New England Clam Chowder, lobster bisque, broiled lobster... Barbeque (N.c., Memphis, Texas, all different, all excellent!) Southwestern Fusion stuff - great! Tex-Mex (authentic stuff is great, but forget the "generic Mexican" restauraunt junk) Creole/Cajun Lots of good food, available almost anywhere (also plenty of "chain crap" and junk food, but then some like that) We need to graduate from the ridiculous notion that greed is some kind of elixir for capitalism - it's the downfall of capitalism. Self-interest, maybe, but self-interest run amok does not serve anyone. The core value of conscious capitalism is enlightened self-interest. Patricia Aburdene
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Rage wrote:
it is the kind of stuff that leads a bunch of people to concentration camps
You see, that is why french people are rude ;P
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No shit, ever seen a french group at a bar? All sullen faces discussing politics. I went skiing with my colleagues (some French, some Irish and US). While we (the Irish and American and I) were at the bar making coctails for everyone, getting drunk and dancing, our French colleagues started playing cards. Says it all. As for rude, on the road yes, they are however very polite face to face. Even if a shaven headed, shell suit wearing spack-head 16 year old bumps into you on the street he will apologise! You wont get that in the UK! Nunc est bibendum
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"The French have been voted the world's most unfriendly nation by a landslide in a new British poll published. They were also voted the most boring and most ungenerous." link[^] The US was voted as having the worst style and food. While I agree that France is rude and boring (something that is self-evident to any reasonable and mature person) and that the US lacks style, I think I disagree with the food part. Overall typical and popular restaurants like Applebee's, Chile's and The Olive Garden suck, but there are some pretty awesome restaurants as well.
espeir wrote:
I think I disagree with the food part.
I do, too. The British have the worst food. But the US food isn't really great, I think.
espeir wrote:
While I agree that France is rude and boring (something that is self-evident to any reasonable and mature person)
:) Well the most French people are very polite - and if they insult you, it still sounds polite, like their cusses - Merde! :-D Ingo ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.
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fat_boy wrote:
No sh*t
You misspelled "shіt" Edit: wow, thanks for the one vote
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Hey, it's close enough and open to interpretation especially when discussing the French. But, alas, you are corect: hung by my own petard. I would, of course, apologise to the gentleman but he's probably a Frenchie so it would just pass him by. I see, though, that he resides in Belgium: perhaps I can get fat_boy to pop round with some waffles? home
bookmarks You can ignore relatives but the neighbours live next doordigital man wrote:
But, alas, you are corect: hung by my own petard.
Getting closer. The expression is "hoist" on my own petard. It is from Shakespeare's Hamlet of course, as someone of your nationality should know. A petard is an explosive device. Accordingly, one cannot be hung by it. You can, however, blow yourself up with it, which is what "hoist" means in this context. John Carson "To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason is like administering medicine to the dead." Thomas Paine