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[โ€“] [email protected] 70 points 1 year ago

It's not a real place unless it's from the Place region of France, otherwise it's just sparkling area.

[โ€“] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nice ๐Ÿ‘

Nice, France ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿ”ซ

[โ€“] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago

I think it was a french writer who said "France is a paradise, populated with people who think it's a hell".

[โ€“] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because it isn't the place that is the problem, it are the people.

And France is full of French people.

[โ€“] ICastFist 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And as if that wasn't bad enough, they all insist on speaking french.

[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

I'm sorry. We really tried.
Sincerely,
Germany

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I currently live in france and can confirm. Full of french people speaking french. I told my kids that it's a made up language and everybody is actually just pretending that they understand what each other is saying.

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

everybody is actually just pretending that they understand what each other is saying

Oh no no you got it wrong! We don't actually listen to what the others are saying, we don't care!

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Like... Why name your language after the classic breakfast food "French Toast"? Absolutely deranged.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

My only problem is the language. ๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคฎ Every French person I've met was cool

[โ€“] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Does anyone "get" this? Why would anyone be mad at France?

[โ€“] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fr*nch ๐Ÿคฎ ๐Ÿคฎ

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is that how the joke against france begin? Or is it something else?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Definitely not the start of the joke, but I couldn't tell you where it did start. I think it long predates the internet. I would guess that it goes back to cultural conflict between British and French aristocracy in centuries past, but at this point I think it's very far removed from the origins.

In the US, I think using France as the butt of random jokes got a boost during George W. Bush's presidency because France publicly opposed the US's invasion of Iraq, which caused some absurd and petty reactions from US politicians, like renaming "French fries" to "freedom fries".

I have no idea why Disney decided to change that line. Perhaps it has more to do with the suggestion of interracial partnerships than with France specifically? Either way, Jesus Christ, Disney.....

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That is certainly.... weird.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oeuf -> รถf

Oeufs -> รถ

Papa always says "don't trust anyone who speaks a language where adding a plural suffix makes the word shorter" and I live by that rule

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is that a germanic language you are poking fun at?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

You must be high. I of course knew that, it was obviously the other one I was asking about.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's just another level of the meme with happy face with place, japan.

It's funny to some to say that france or the uk are bad.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But we all know one is actually bad

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

People think France is bad, but they have objective proof about the UK.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Le Baguette are probably the reason.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So people hate France because they make amazing bread? I don't get it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I suppose so.
I like le baguette. Tastes very good.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm american... not mad at france. Because I'm not a weirdo republican who considers them effeminate for some weird reason. I was making an assumption based on experience that not many of those types are on Lemmy. At least not in the communities I haven't blocked.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah and if you went to France with that attitude, I bet you didn't have a particularly bad time. (Paris is a little more complicated though, parisians have zero patience, especially with tourists, which does include french tourists)

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I had a great time in paris. I didn't find the stereotype to be true. I only had one person be rude to me... Whereas in New York, people can be quite rude for almost no reason

[โ€“] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I refuse to believe fr*nce is a real place

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It's between Wyoming and Wakanda. Or you can take the secret entrance from downtown Atlantis.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

we need a version of r/shitposting (before 100k subs) here and i dont know how to make one or if one already exists

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

There are five search results for "shitposting" for me, with [email protected] being the most active with 199 user/month

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Edit : Someone explained the meme to me. Sorry I often miss the point with memes. X)

Anyways, thank for helping us fighting climate change. โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm a french moderator, we saw it, more exactly : j'lai lu. :)

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

"france" ๐Ÿคฌ

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

๐Ÿคฎ