Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!CALA-MUZIK!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.ision.net!newsfeed2.easynews.net!ision!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!news.germany.com!postnews.google.com!i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail From: "LordAvalon" Newsgroups: soc.culture.french,soc.culture.usa,soc.culture.german,fj.life.in-japan,soc.culture.russian Subject: Re: Is it true french are better at living life than americans? Date: 18 Jul 2006 01:55:20 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 26 Message-ID: <1153212920.160927.34170@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> References: <1153183608.956659.183800@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 194.51.20.123 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: posting.google.com 1153212925 6387 127.0.0.1 (18 Jul 2006 08:55:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:55:25 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <1153183608.956659.183800@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/0.2 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0),gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com; posting-host=194.51.20.123; posting-account=ubSJLwwAAADZBNz07gJHnCGjBjeMcZxt Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:163861 TXZZ a =E9crit : > and if so, then why do americans hate french so much? I do not know how to answer your question. Maybe french society puts a higher emphasis on what makes life happier. We are probably more "rooted" in traditions, regions than north americans are. Money, though important, is not revered as it is in the US. But as said xxx "All generalizations are wrong", US host many lifestyles from NY socialites, to texan rednecks, reclusive amishes, miami weigh lifters and countless others... As for the "hate", it is probably not so widespread outside the mass media. It may be the inability to cope with the fact that other people are no longer in awe with the so called "American way of life" and US foreign policy. Hate supposes a strong feeling such as coming from the betrayal of someone whose love and affection you seek. And what irks some US commenters is IMHO that french are mostly indifferent (do not care) about the us which is often tagged as "arrogance". Most of french loath us foreign policy (as most europeans and US citizens according to the polls) but have a fondness for us popular culture and us citizens as individuals (easygoing, friendly...). I do not know it it helps.