Thread: You Could Have Heard a Pin Drop

Originally Posted by panama hat

Camel Toe, how do you think the French feel when Americans constantly slag them off, even going to ridiculously childish depths of renaming french fries, for goodness sake.
French citizens gave the ultimate sacrifice for you to be able to buy Buicks and M16s for hunting squirrel.

French citizens died for the creation of the USA. Have you no gratitude for them? Have you no shame when you speak disparagingly of them or their country?

Have you, sir, no honour?

America is a nation, I'm just a citizen. We like the French, I like the French. You're talking about one issue some years ago. The Brits vs. the French have centuries of issues.

Seppo is offensive to me. And that's why this exchange started. Other than Limey and Pom - very tame handles - there is no derogatory term that I'm aware of. Although horse face might do. When you rank on my country you rank on my family, two of whom volunteered to come to your aid and died. As far I know all we seppo nations came to your aid. After all y'all are the mother ship.

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

America is a nation

[Pedant Mode]Continent, actually.[/Pedant Mode]

Fecking pedant!

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Fecking pedant!

Its under my user name mate!

It is too!

Just noticed that.

Stereotyping the French is dumb.
Stereotyping the Brits is dumb.
Stereotyping Aussies is dumb.
Stereotyping Americans is dumb.

All those you mentioned have enough character to be stereotyped. What's goin on in NZ? Nothing, right? Canada? Nothing. Maybe it's not so bad if your country is one that makes enough noise to be noticed. After all, you're nobody till you have enemies.

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

You're talking about one issue some years ago.

Not at all . . . the anti-French rhetoric is a constant in the US

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

What's goin on in NZ? Nothing, right?

Do you read the NZ Herald?

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

Canada? Nothing.

Do you read any of the Canadian papers?


Are you interested enough in other countries to give yourself a wider viewpoint . . .

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

After all, you're nobody till you have enemies.

I see . . . clearly not.



My question still stands, however. You expect people to be grateful to the US and Americans because of the things done in the past. Well, doesn't that apply to you also? Do you arbitrarily set a cut-off date when it is ok to not be thankful or indebted anymore?

Originally Posted by Butterfly

USA == France and England love child

Do protect yourselves next time. Especially when you are first cousins

Originally Posted by FlyFree

Nationalistic pride is a pathetic cloak worn by those that cannot amount to anything on their own. Probably the prime reason Merkins are such a favoured target of the Brits. You're wearing a big sign saying' Prod me with a stick'. Few can resist the invite.

Could not have put it any better sir, have a green.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

The French bashing by the usual American idiots is really a no story they can't still get over the fact that a French General told them to fuck off at the end of WW2 and took the role of a popular head state instead of their "nominated" leader for France.

During a beerbreak, I asked 3 german colleages, who the germans considered the biggest coward of WW 2. The Italiens... Well, exactly what I was taught.

BTW: Are you still calling it " freedom fries" ?

Originally Posted by helge

BTW: Are you still calling it " freedom fries" ?

Pathetic. isn't it . . . just like renaming German dog breeds during World War One

Originally Posted by panama hat

Originally Posted by helge

BTW: Are you still calling it " freedom fries" ?

Pathetic. isn't it . . . just like renaming German dog breeds during World War One

I remember when I was a kid there was some kerfuffle or other between the NZ and French governments, might have been over the Rainbow Warrior or French Nuclear testing but can't recall correctly right now.

What I do remember is that there were calls to boycott French restaurants, products, and protests where loafs of French bread was broken. Nothing quite as silly as renaming a potato product however.

But I also recall thinking how utterly ridiculous the whole thing was given that those running the restaurants, selling the products, or otherwise benefitting from them where, invariably, New Zealanders and therefore the ones being harmed most directly. Mental.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

What I do remember is that there were calls to boycott French restaurants, products, and protests where loafs of French bread was broken. Nothing quite as silly as renaming a potato product however.

That was vastly overhyped by the media. I never saw an actual instance of this.
Most of what is reported in the press is drivel.

I've never eaten at a House of Representatives snack bar
A sneeze heard round the world.

Originally Posted by Humbert

That was vastly overhyped by the media. I never saw an actual instance of this.

I presume you're referring directly to the events/protests in NZ? Actually to be honest neither did I (see an instance). In fact the only 'protest' I did see was film on the news of some mung bean breaking loaves of French bread which also supports what you're saying.

Can you recall the specifics, when and where it was? My memory of it's a little hazy, can't even remember how old I was at the time.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Originally Posted by Humbert

That was vastly overhyped by the media. I never saw an actual instance of this.

I presume you're referring directly to the events/protests in NZ? Actually to be honest neither did I (see an instance). In fact the only 'protest' I did see was film on the news of some mung bean breaking loaves of French bread which also supports what you're saying.

Can you recall the specifics, when and where it was? My memory of it's a little hazy, can't even remember how old I was at the time.

No, I'm referring to the 'freedom fries' kerfuffle. I'm afraid I'm totally drawing a blank on the other.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Can you recall the specifics, when and where it was?

Speculation but knowing your approximate age, would think it was in the 70s when NZ organizations and government were protesting against French nuclear testing in French Polynesia.

^Yeah that's what I was thinking, 70's or early 80's. Thinking about it again now I'm pretty sure it wasn't over the Rainbow Warrior so you're no doubt sopt-on re: the testing angle.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

You're talking about one issue some years ago.

Not at all . . . the anti-French rhetoric is a constant in the US

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

What's goin on in NZ? Nothing, right?

Do you read the NZ Herald?

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

Canada? Nothing.

Do you read any of the Canadian papers?


Are you interested enough in other countries to give yourself a wider viewpoint . . .

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

After all, you're nobody till you have enemies.

I see . . . clearly not.



My question still stands, however. You expect people to be grateful to the US and Americans because of the things done in the past. Well, doesn't that apply to you also? Do you arbitrarily set a cut-off date when it is ok to not be thankful or indebted anymore?

And were you paddled for soiling your plus4s? Have you ever been to Panama? If so did you get ridiculed for sounding so gay? Anal kunt.

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

And were you paddled for soiling your plus4s?

You like to imagine babies bottoms being spanked? Weirdo!

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

Have you ever been to Panama?

Yes, I have. But if you are referring to my nic then you are as off-base as you are with everything you've written

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

If so did you get ridiculed for sounding so gay?

Have we met? You can deduce what I sound like from TD?

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

Anal kunt.

Ah, name-calling. The last refuge for a thin-skinned loser in an argument

Originally Posted by panama hat

But if you are referring to my nic then you are as off-base

Sorry to take this fine thread off topic but I have a friend interested in bringing his Panama Hat factory from the US to SEA. Interested?