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Thursday, July 14, 2005
Vive la France!
It is the Bastille Day today. You don't understand? It is the day of the French Revolution in1789. Both the United States and France share common values: liberté, égalité, and fraternité.
Not sure if you mean the "American Uncle Sam" or if you have one yourself. I did, though he passed away about two years ago, right around this time of year.
Way to go, France! :) And thanks for stopping by my blog. Yours looks very interesting!
Uncle Sam means the United States here. Marianne is the female image of the French nation.
France shares common values with America. Miss Liberty came from France. I wonder why they stick to Gaullist diplomacy. They may not have changed their views to the Anglo Saxons since the age of Joan of Arc.
I read many Americans are annoyed by France's policies because the US liberated France from Germany in WWII, while many French do not feel much moral debt. They feel France and the US are even, because France supported US independence. Though, I simply don't know what they did. Did they fight alongside the American "insurgency" (?) against the British colonialists? Or did they send arms?
And thanks for stopping by our blog as well and leaving comment.
In any case, it is more hopeful than the Japanese-Korean relations. Americans and French are annoyed each other, but Japanese and Koreans hate vice versa.
Atlanticus.... France and Spain sent their ships to help us in the revolutionary war. While I appreciate what they did WAY BACK WHEN....not sure it makes us even for WWII. It'd be nice if they'd be a little bit nicer to us.
He may have left some bitter comments. But he is not anti-American. To the contrary, he runs a pro-American blog to explore further cooperation of the trans-Atlantic alliance.
Lafayette, Decartes, Napoleon, Voltaire...some of my idols. Villians...Petain, Mitterand, LeClerc...Still, we owe a lot to France. We do. And now that France has been spitting in our face since the 60s, let them eat cake! It's a shame that the current generation of French leaders dishonor the memory of Lafayette. Ces't La Guerre!
Don't forget Nicolas Sarkozy. He leads counter-terrorist operations in France as the interior minister. More importantly, he is pro-American. A son of Hungarian and Greek parents may change France.
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Not sure if you mean the "American Uncle Sam" or if you have one yourself. I did, though he passed away about two years ago, right around this time of year.
Way to go, France! :) And thanks for stopping by my blog. Yours looks very interesting!
Uncle Sam means the United States here. Marianne is the female image of the French nation.
France shares common values with America. Miss Liberty came from France. I wonder why they stick to Gaullist diplomacy. They may not have changed their views to the Anglo Saxons since the age of Joan of Arc.
I read many Americans are annoyed by France's policies because the US liberated France from Germany in WWII, while many French do not feel much moral debt. They feel France and the US are even, because France supported US independence. Though, I simply don't know what they did. Did they fight alongside the American "insurgency" (?) against the British colonialists? Or did they send arms?
And thanks for stopping by our blog as well and leaving comment.
In any case, it is more hopeful than the Japanese-Korean relations. Americans and French are annoyed each other, but Japanese and Koreans hate vice versa.
Anyway, celebration is celebration. Nothing else.
bullshit. in the US it's division, wealthiness, and selfishness.
Thank you for your comment, but would you use a beautiful word instead? How about angel shit? Good idea, isn't it?
Angel shit. I like that! ;)
Atlanticus.... France and Spain sent their ships to help us in the revolutionary war. While I appreciate what they did WAY BACK WHEN....not sure it makes us even for WWII. It'd be nice if they'd be a little bit nicer to us.
He may have left some bitter comments. But he is not anti-American. To the contrary, he runs a pro-American blog to explore further cooperation of the trans-Atlantic alliance.
Lafayette, Decartes, Napoleon, Voltaire...some of my idols. Villians...Petain, Mitterand, LeClerc...Still, we owe a lot to France. We do. And now that France has been spitting in our face since the 60s, let them eat cake! It's a shame that the current generation of French leaders dishonor the memory of Lafayette. Ces't La Guerre!
Don't forget Nicolas Sarkozy. He leads counter-terrorist operations in France as the interior minister. More importantly, he is pro-American. A son of Hungarian and Greek parents may change France.
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