What the fuck is wrong with you people?

[xyle_one]

97% of americans are fat and dumb.
67% of the spanish are assholes
24% of canadians wish they were american

[Laukev7]

24% of canadians wish they were american

What a coincidence, that's almost as many Canadians who vote for Harper.

[Laukev7]

The French, on the other hand, deserve a boycott ... from my personal experiences in France I can say that 90% of French people are a bunch of fucking assholes (Notice that 10% of French people are not assholes, so don't bitch at me saying I shouldn't judge a country by it's waiters ... it's a lot more than just the waiters, unless 90% of French people are waiters)

My experience with the French was far better. Even here some people say the French are rude. Maybe that's just because you've only been to Paris, but even in Paris people were ok.

[xyle_one]

Maybe they all visit France during "tourist season" and are actually meeting other asshole tourists? Or they are annoyed by all the asshole tourists and just assume every tourist is one so you get treated like shit?

[pofnlice]

My expeiences in France depended on where I was. I was not impressed with Parisians at all. Bardoux, however, I found the people very pleasant as well as many of the small towns and villages we travelled through. The girls for the most part liked sex and didn't try to charge you for it.

I think it depends where you are and how your acting. I have my own beliefs about the French but it's personal and it'll stay that way.

Ummm, Laukev, you're French Canadian and polivous. No shit you enjoyed. You're just a misplaced Frenchman

[Pathos]

It probably helps if you have a reasonable understanding of the language.

If you just go there without a clue... yeah they'll realise you haven't made an effort.

[Dark_Me]

I've heard the French have a thing about speaking their language perfectly or not speaking it at all, so that would certainly influence things. If its true.
Be well, and see you before the fall.

[H_TeXMeX_H]

Maybe they all visit France during "tourist season" and are actually meeting other asshole tourists? Or they are annoyed by all the asshole tourists and just assume every tourist is one so you get treated like shit?

I've heard the French have a thing about speaking their language perfectly or not speaking it at all, so that would certainly influence things. If its true.
 Be well, and see you before the fall.

Probably a combination of all these reasons .. hey, I really tried to be nice, to speak well, not to speak at all, nothing helped ... actually, people were much friendlier in rural areas than in large cities (I've been to many more French cities than Paris ... in fact Paris was the friendliest city there) ... whatever, I'd much rather go to the Netherlands, the general attitude towards tourists is much better there

[Kintaro]

Never before have I read a thread with so much generalisation.

[worker201]

don't bitch at me saying I shouldn't judge a country by it's waiters ... it's a lot more than just the waiters, unless 90% of French people are waiters)

Clearly, you have never worked as a waiter.  It's one of the crappiest jobs in the world even when the customers are polite, the tips are good, and you can understand every word your customers speak.  Imagine how shitty it must be when the customers are rude, the tips are shit, and you can barely understand a thing your customers are saying.  Try going to a restaurant in the US and mumbling and treating the waitress like she has an IQ of 40.  See how your service compares to a French waiter.

Oh, and fuck rich white girls.  No pun intended.  How many people just disappeared from Guatemala in the 70s when it was run by US selected officials?  Yeah, that's right, hundreds of thousands.  And there wasn't anything about that in any US newspaper or tv show.

[Kintaro]

I have a far better idea, how about we boycott everything non-(insert your nation here) and become a pack of nationalistic retards.

The world was round the last time I checked.

[Laukev7]

Ummm, Laukev, you're French Canadian and polivous. No shit you enjoyed. You're just a misplaced Frenchman

French Canadians have complained about the French, too.

[xyle_one]

I have a far better idea, how about we boycott everything non-(insert your nation here) and become a pack of nationalistic retards.

The world was round the last time I checked.

Or flat depending on how you view things :/

Either way, everyone just needs to grow the fuck up

[H_TeXMeX_H]

I have a far better idea, how about we boycott everything non-(insert your nation here) and become a pack of nationalistic retards.

The world was round the last time I checked.

I never said we should boycott anyone, I'm against boycotts (except against M$) ... I was just saying the French would be more deserving of it than the Dutch

As for generalizations / statistical analysis ... fuck it ... but what is boycotting ? Banning (in this case) a whole fucking nation, talk about generalization :eek: (my statistical analysis included only people I met ... according to scientific tradition I can say with a randomly selected sample of participants, and compared to other places I've been (many), I can at least say that the French don't like me, and now that I've said this they like me even less, and I don't give a fuck)

I hate those stupid right-wing Americans talking about shit about the Dutch legal system, as if the American way isn't the worst.
 

The american public has a weird fascination with missing white girls. Noone cares about missing hispanic or black girls, only white ones.

generalization ?

Never before have I read a thread with so much generalisation.

I agree ... I just wanted to contribute my share, seemed like a good time and place

[xyle_one]

generalization ?

Yeah, I fucking live here and watch the news. If a rich white girl goes missing, its 24 hours a day coverage. Anyone else, perhaps a brief spot on the local news. If they are lucky, a spot on national news.