This is what I had to say about England
++ [ originally posted by Kaiser Franco ] ++
I really don't hate England even if unlike Fli I would not live there (apart from London that is). My best friend in Brussels happens to be English in fact. I just don't like some historic and present aspects of their government's policy (way too long to explain now) and I make a distinction between the Great British and the Little Englanders.
And this
++ [ originally posted by Kaiser Franco ] ++
England? Oh yeah : fish, chips, cups of tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary focking Poppins...England!
...is a line from cousin Avi in Snatch, an English movie.
If someone found it offensive, then sorry. It wasn't meant to be serious and trust me it's very PC compared to the teasing I get from the English in Brux for being a pizza face (then again, I surely deserve it at times)
Paduan, I think the reason why many Americans hate France is because France is so similar to the US in many of its behaviours. Just like I differentiate a Great British from a Little Englander, I think one must realize that there is such a thing as a "bon français", and not confuse him with a "franchouillard"