Is France the rubbishest country in the world ever?

[expat]

Imagine a war between the French and the Italians...it would be a race to see if the French could surrender before the Italians swapped sides.

The likely outcome is that the Italians would join the French, and then the French would have nobody to surrender to so they would blame us and the Americans for starting it in the first place.

Gallic Wars, 1st cent. BC: France lost to Italy.
Italian Wars, early 16th cent.: France loses to Italy.

France is the only country to have lost to Italy twice.

[thelace]

Say what you like about the French - I wish our populace took to the streets as easily as their gallic counterparts do.

Are you saying that they're all streetwalkers?

[ace00]

Gallic Wars, 1st cent. BC: France lost to Italy.

I believe we were roundly beaten by the Italians back then as well.

[DodgyAgent]

You haven't seen much of the planet, then, have you DA?

[expat]

I believe we were roundly beaten by the Italians back then as well.

Speak for yourself, sassenach!