Reply to: French on strike again!

[Gonzo]

Oh yes, they make electwicity out of atoms and sell it to Britain, because successive British governments gave in to the greeny lobby and wouldn't let anyone build new nuclear stations. Bloody Frogs; can't live with them, can't live without them.

I wonder how many of the people living in southern Britain that object to nuclear power stations realise where, and therefore how close, the French ones are?

[Gonzo]

Why does anyone bother going to France on holiday?

In fact, does France serve any useful purpose?

BBC News - France air controllers' strike disrupts European travel

Leave France alone, I have always had a soft spot for it.

The English tend to take the view that they are misguided standing up for themselves like this and will end up worse off in the long run but they keep doing it and how long do we have to give it before we accept that they might have been right all along?

[shaunbhoy]

I flew home from the Riviera only two weeks ago, so phew! Lucky escape.

They weren't rude. The french waitresses very pleasant to me. Especially the young one with a stud through her lip and the beginnings of a varicose vein on her leg. I gave her a good tip.

What was that? "Lose the lip-stud mon cherie, you already look more like Fanny La Fan(Allo Allo) than you have any right to at your tender age!"

[Doggy Styles]

I flew home from the Riviera only two weeks ago, so phew! Lucky escape.

They weren't rude. The french waitresses very pleasant to me. Especially the young one with a stud through her lip and the beginnings of a varicose vein on her leg. I gave her a good tip.

[doodab]

We have the French to thank for champagne, lots of words that end in -ion, both V signs and arguably the disintegration of the empire.

[shaunbhoy]

Oh yes, they make electwicity out of atoms and sell it to Britain, because successive British governments gave in to the greeny lobby and wouldn't let anyone build new nuclear stations. Bloody Frogs; can't live with them, can't live without them.

Let's just invade them then. On their current form it should only take about 6 weeks.

[Mich the Tester]

Not advisable, our national grid would shut down in an instant.

Oh yes, they make electwicity out of atoms and sell it to Britain, because successive British governments gave in to the greeny lobby and wouldn't let anyone build new nuclear stations. Bloody Frogs; can't live with them, can't live without them.

[gingerjedi]

I believe it does have its uses. For example, all those trees alongside their major roads mean that conquering Germanic Armies get to march in the shade. If only it were not so damned close to us it would be ideal for nuclear weapons testing!

Not advisable, our national grid would shut down in an instant.

[shaunbhoy]

In fact, does France serve any useful purpose?

I believe it does have its uses. For example, all those trees alongside their major roads mean that conquering Germanic Armies get to march in the shade. If only it were not so damned close to us it would be ideal for nuclear weapons testing!

[Paddy]

Which means you could visit Italy instead. Or even better; Ticino. I find France just gets in the way when I'm visiting nicer places with better food and less grumpy workshy bastard waiters.

I think he wants to return to the UK with his car and its contents.

[gingerjedi]

The French are polite with me.

They generally think I'm German.

My mates wife is French, apparently both the French and Spanish have trouble distinguishing between English and German people.

[SupremeSpod]

The French are polite with me.

They generally think I'm German.

[TimberWolf]

BA, or BAA, are threatening to strike too.

Re France. I was disgusted by the unfriendly and rude attitude shown by people when I got back from visiting France. The French by contrast were so polite it took some getting used to. Complete strangers, including the chavs smile and say 'Bonjour' for no apparent reason. So once the suspicion wore off I decided to make the effort and speak their language by suffixing each English sentence/conversation with 'Bonjour', although this did sometimes come out as "bitte", which is still foreign. Apparently they like it when you make an effort, although they also seem to like speaking in English too.

[gingerjedi]

Which means you could visit Italy instead. Or even better; Ticino. I find France just gets in the way when I'm visiting nicer places with better food and less grumpy workshy bastard waiters.

Stay out of the big cities and you'll find a different experience altogether, the area between Poitiers and Châteauroux is particularly good and the locals seem nice enough too.

[Mich the Tester]

We're driving. Much more civilised than ChavAir and we can do Southern France in a days drive from Moorfield Towers.

Which means you could visit Italy instead. Or even better; Ticino. I find France just gets in the way when I'm visiting nicer places with better food and less grumpy workshy bastard waiters.