Silvio Franke <silvio.franke@unibw-muenchen.de> wrote in message news:<3F24DE20.56AAF8C5@unibw-muenchen.de>...
> flora macdonald schrieb:
> > 
> > matthewoutland22@yahoo.com (MatthewOutland) wrote in message news:<52210046.0307252157.54a853f8@posting.google.com>...
> > > Politics aside, why do so many people view french society cynically or
> > > with contempt?  I've never been to France or met any French so I don't
> > > know whats so special here.   Just curious, that's all.
> > 
> > It happens everywhere. The Japanese have contempt for the Koreans, the
> > Germans for the Poles, the English for the Irish (Paddys), the
> > Australians for the English (Pommies). So in England the French are
> > "frogs". The bad habits always belong to the foreigner. Back when the
> > word "condom" was unmentionable in English it was a  "french letter",
> > in France it was "un chapeau anglais".
> 
> To be honest here in Germany we do not only have contemt for Poles, but 
> for French, too. Example: "Froschfresser" etc. etc.
> ...and some people here allways want to do a little training session in 
> France, before marching east, because it is allways good for the morale.
> 
> Silvio
> -------------------------------------------------
> Sometimes I feel the strong urge to march east...

I think the lowest level of abuse for foreigners comes from the
English Tabloid papers, especially if England is playing France or
Germany with Balls.

I can never understand the fascination people have with adult males
(and latterly females), clad only in vests and knickers, chasing
balls, in between kicking each other in the head.

Flora