Reason 10 ... The French refused the US Air Force permission overfly France to bomb Libya in retaliation for the LaBelle bombing in Berlin.

BTW, I was stationed in Berlin at the time and almost went there that night after my duty shift.

That's a damn fine reason!

10a. The French and Indian Wars
10b. Charles de Gaulle (WWII)
10c. France and NATO in the 60's

As a Canadian, I'll say Quebec. With a wink, of course! ;)

well i asked some american friends or just relations what they thought of your crap : 100 % of them just hate you for giving such a lame image of the united states americans.

I don't need any answer, thanks.

Oh i forgot: about your kind of hate spreader site, an american lady i know in georgia told me "some people have opinions but no brain."
Nice saying, isn't it ?

Wow, such a well researched retort that totally eviscerates every one of my points.

Oh wait . . . never mind.

And we are up to 13 damn fine reasons to hate the French. Of course, I think Tom has a good point about Quebec. In fact, the 14th reason should be the fact that the French spawned French Canadians, many of whom are almost as smug as the French. Separatists indeed.

None of your "reasons" are historically valid. No serious historians could subscribe to this kind of groundless rant...France belongs to the Western civilization of which it has been one of the leader. They share the same values of human rights and democracy...France is the only major Western country that has always been our ally whatsoever ! The fact they disagreed on Irak does not make them an enemy. After all they are supporting us in Afghanistan. Hating France is like hating yourself...just totally stupid and moronic !!

PS: Some Americans stink too, but would that be a sufficient reason to hate them all??

Excuse me, but ALL of my reasons are historically valid (even the one about my experience in Paris, except that you have to take my word for that one). I have links to prove them. They really happened.

You SAYING they aren't valid doesn't mean that they aren't. Whereas I offered proof you offer mere opinion.

As for the sharing of "the same values of human rights and democracy", that was once true. But France went socialist in the 20th century and they are now out to support a decaying welfare system while desprately trying to maintain an air of relevance.

And I never said I hate them all. In fact, most of the rural French are like red-state Americans: patriotic, reasonable, intelligent, self-reliant and still appreciative of the sacrifices we made in helping to bail them out of two world wars.

Tiny portions eh?

You wouldn't happen to be fat?

France is a wonderful place and the french are wonderful people. Lets get this straight you hate them because:
1. They didn't want to join your monkey president in his war
2. You wish you were french

Ah! I am a pig and my president is a monkey, thus all my well-researched reasons are false! How clear!

Try looking up ad hominem fallacy and then see if you can come back and do better.

You probably are fat and yes your pres does look like a chimp your reasons might be historically spot on but, prey tell, what of it? France is still a wonderful country and the french are still wonderful people.

All France is guilty of is exercising its democratic rights. Most of the world (most Americans and British included) are opposed to the war in Iraq! why hate the people of France because their government decided to reflect this in its actions?

You dig up a bunch of arbitrary crap (probably using google) to push forward your disgusting hatred for an entire nation of people?

Get a life you pathetic Nazi!

Do you hate France because they were smart enough not to fall for America's fabricated truth? There's little doubt without France there would be NO United States of America. My 2 cents. peace

You mention one of the ten, uh . . . now thirteen reasons listed above and ask if that is why? Of course not! It is the long-term pattern of silly, obstructionist, arrogant, two-faced, weak-kneed, tyrant-supporting behavior.

And without France, it would have taken longer to get a USA, but to think that we wouldn't have eventually broken off (like Canada and Australia eventually did without a revolution) is unrealistic.

I am French. I love my country.
Our history has both inspiring and embarrassing moments. You choose to focus on the negative, it's your absolute right.

Our society strives for justice and happiness for all, yet we are unable to get rid of racism, poverty, corruption, etc.
It has wonderful places, it's full of exciting cultural stuff. We also have abject slums whose inhabitants become more hateful every day.

Having lived there a while, I know a bunch of lovely people who make the world a better place, whose intelligence and kindness rival those of any human being. I also know more obnoxious French assholes than you do... You get my point.

How about your country, whom I love and admire for its high ideals and awesome movies and slutty-looking chicks?
Were your motives so pure in ww2 that you waited until Pearl Harbour, in December 1941, to join the fight? It doesn't matter to me: thanks for the help, because of your soldiers I was born free!
Your boys who died in France are forever honoured there.
Should our gratitude for them include giving up the freedom they died to grant us? Should we blindly obey any American leader, whatever he says?
Are Americans always right?
You quote Mark Twain, who hated our guts, so I guess it's acceptable. Do you know about this?
«In The Conquest of the Philippines, Twain describes the massacre of 600 Moros (a Philippine tribe), who were armed only with knifes and clubs and fortified in an extinct volcano crater, by American troops standing at the rim and shooting down on them. The president called this a “brilliant feat of arms.” This is what Twain had to say:

The enemy numbered 600 – including women and children – and we abolished them utterly, leaving not even a baby alive to cry for its dead mother. This is incomparably the greatest victory that was ever achieved by the Christian soldiers of the United States.

A later report revealed that the death toll was even higher, and Twain continued:

Headline: Death list is now 900. I was never so enthusiastically proud of the flag till now.»

Enough said, Mr. Perfect. Enjoy your hatred, you're entitled to it.

I am a citizen of France and America. I love both countries equally. I was born in the US and have lived here most of my life. I work for the top financial services company in the world and have a masters in Political Science and Economics. When it comes to politics and French American relations (I am actively involved in diplomatic efforts on both sides), I must say that I lean more towards France for logic and objectivity. The French people are much more educated in history and international relations. They are taught to see the pros and cons as illustrated from our friend Fred (above) while Americans receive a much more unilateral education: "America is the best, fuck anyone who disagrees with us. Dont mess with Texas!"

Americans have to stop looking for negative things about France- and stop looking for a fight at every turn. The French don't hate Americans. There are many pro-American French people in fact one of the top candidates is notoriously pro-American (Sarkozy) so Americans need not fear and therefore hate the French for looking down on them.

Further, when it comes to diplomacy, they have done many positive things for and with Americans. The truth is that France is a US ally and for the players involved, there are no major problems. France is still an active player(power) in all areas of life: banking, science, sports, law, etc...so to my friend the AlphaPatriot- give up this fight...go pick on Britain- didnt they burn down the Whitehouse? how about the Mexicans? Remember the Alamo? or better yet- the growing number of Muslim radicals who really mean it when they say: "death to Americans"

Funny , that someone from a country which existence is based on the genocide of millions of Indians , a country that supported the most criminal and violent dictatorship all over the world since 60 years , that nuked hundred thousands of innocent civilians uselessly , that napalmed hundred thousands of innocent Vietnamese , used chemicals and tested weapons on Koreans , launched incencidary bombs on jundred thousands innocent German citizens , behave like an ultra-Imperialist power dangerously for the future US generations , blackmailing poor countries to get them share their views , wage wars upon lies and by fooling the American people thanks to a tight control and auto-censorship of the medias , attack countries they themselves financed and armed (Saddam , Bin Laden), all that for oil and strategic purposes , a country that wastes 40% of the yearly earth's energy and yet doesn't want to sign Kyoto , a country that treats black people of Louisianna like dogs and that kill in the name of principles they only apply to themselves , a country where thousands of people die yearly because of firearms and where the number of psychopaths , criminals is the highest rate in the world , and so on .

Such a country has no lessons to give to anyone .

BTw , France (like Russia or Germany and pretty much everybody in the world that had not financial interest in doing such an injustice ) , opposed Iraq war not for their interests , because most of their economical interests are elsewhere if you know your subject , especially oil , they opposed it rather because it could only get things a lot worse in the region and because their Intelligence service knew very well what a load of bull were the WMD and fake reports at the UN . Saddam's killing of Kurds was 15.000 , USA going in Iraq is 650.000 dead and a much unsafe world including for USA , thank you Mr Bush , we learned these last years that an US life equals roughly 1000 Arab or Third world lives , we learned that Military action is the only way to contest your ideas , it will be interesting in to know what happens in the future , the next 500 years , sadly , it's your children that will pay the bill somehow . Everybody take notes including China , History never stops , and thanks to Mr Bush , the race for the Nuclear bomb has now begun in the rest of the world .

You should be really proud of yourself, except for your 10 anti-French points which are extremely innacurate and incomplete , and your synthesis of this fact reveal an obvious mediocrity of interpretation , but you had your conclusion before you got the facts , that's what makes it hilarious to read .

Q. How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris?
A. Nobody knows. It's never been tried.

Mrs. Swain. She was an idiot

Seb, your joke is funny and quite true, but i just have to remenber you that in 1870, paris surrounded to the prussian after a 9 month siege ..

u armed Al quaida right ?

i have been in america for 3 months and i can assure u that american are dirty people dont wash very often

do u see how is it stupid to use your own experiment as a fact

Indochine was a little defeat compared to Vietnam

Still love USA :)

Kevin:

Your tourist visa should have expired by now. Most Americans are very clean. BTW: It is French Indo China.

I'm french and I think this is a mistake to hate all people in a country, how can you know everybody just by seeing only someone ?

I could read :
"The rumors of poor personal hygiene are absolutely true."

Sometimes there is tramps in france as in all others countries, and they have no money, so they can't have showers. If you smell them, okay, you can say that you saw a french and he was malodorous.

I can do the same in germany, UK, USA if I want to say somthing as "they don't smell good".

When I read this page, I notice the main reasons to hate france are historik facts, but for example I, I was born on 1985.
Am I guilty ?

No I don't think.

Moreover, speak about past is useless, if you go in france today, you will not in france of the past, but in france of today, so judge the current france please.

And if france still do mistakes, I'm just a studient, not a politician, I don't decide about politic choices and silly things of all my country.

Most of french people are as me : no guilty.

Maybe my words aren't very goods but I think it's understandable.

"hate"; it seems to be one of the favorite american word today...

Country of god, but full of hate.
Damn, you're so stupid sometimes.
big hug from France anyway.

//I've had my say; your turn.
Keep it clean and civil.//

How can i keep it clean and civil in front of such an amount of BS

Your a redneck. Get a life. and look at the news and see your country get its ass kicked in Iraq...US soldiers are dying and I am laughing way to go!!!! Have an nice day.

Im sorry, but this is Americanism at its best. All of you appear to think you have a god given right to judge the world and everyone in it. Face facts, nobody likes Americans, nobody in the world.
Tom Griffiths
Nottingham, Great Britain

The French are wonderful peaceful people. Like in the Ivory Coast where they bombed the air force of that country and then fired live amo into a group of civilians. Then they want to lecture us?

Hello to all american friends. First of all I do apologized for my poor english, I´m spanish ( from Spain - Europe), I was looking some information about the masonery, and some relations beetween the terrorist atented in September 11th in New York and March 11th in Madrid. My great surprise has been to find this chat. I want to give you my point of wiew. Really there are a lot of people in Spain that is in front of our Gobertment, we think that our Gobertment is manipulated by the French Goverment, ( Jacques Chirac ). I think that the masonery is managing the mensanges in front of the U.S.A. empire. Here in Spain and in the rest of Europe the way of life is an american model so I can´t understand the high level of antiamericanism that is been running arround Europ. Only if other country wants to domain the world using a populist mensages.

> All of my reasons are historically valid
On a subject I know well, this is rather absolutely wrong.
During the Dien Bien Phu battle (where French soldiers fought bravely), the US refused to help the French with massive bombing (I don't think it would have change the battle fate anyway), while the chinese generously helped their Vietminh allies.
As for the "two tactical nukes" it has just been a project, which would have probably led to a 3rd WW (probably another occasion for French to prove how easily they surrender).
And about "leaving a gap" that the american would have to fill. You should know that in 1945 the US refused to help the french army overwhelmed by the Japanese (general Chenault got firm orders about that), but agreed to help the communists guerillas (already Vietminhs and future Vietcongs). This hostility to French colonists only ended with the Corean war when at last the US realized who the real enemy was - as you should probably do. In the end, it can't be said the French had a wiser policy in Indochina. So I think that the gap's responsibility is not only on the French side and US were more than happy to take the colonists sit (I don't mean US are colonists).
I'm French and I really love the US, but I just don't like lies, especially against my country. I also didn't appreciate Chirac's attitude against the US during the Iraq crisis, since his policy led to confusion between enemies and allies. You have the right to hate the french, just try to find good arguments - like bad smell cheese (you forgot about cheese you know) - but there again you would probably don't know what you are talking about because hatred makes people blind).
Thank you, anyway, for letting people express their opinion.

1) Yarp wrote that the French didn't take Eisenhower's offer of two tactical nukes because they did not want a WWIII to break out. I for one deem it to be the lack of political courage that so many Western powers, particularly France, have displayed since WWII ended. WWIII really was the Cold War, and it had already started long before when Eisenhower made his offer.

2) AlphaPatriot wrote that rural French have a more commonsensical take on America and the Franco-American alliance. As a Frenchman who lived for 27 years in France before leaving it to my great relief I feel I need to correct this view of things here: anti-Americanism is not universal among the French but differences do not quite run along the lines of rural/urban attitudes. Anti-Americanism is above all an elite thing. The French elite, especially the cultured elite, cannot stand seeing a foreign power gain more cultural influence than France. Simpler folks, be they in cities, suburbs or rural areas, oppose much less resistance to Americanization and working class people often give their offspring US first names such as Kevin and Jennifer, which is something someone with a degree would never ever consider doing in France, because my fellow French are such insufferable snobs.

My fellow French's replies to your thread are completely disingenuous. No surprise here. I am happy you got a rise from those self-important pricks.

Congratulations AlphaPatriot on your brilliant bashing of my stinky fellow citizens. I deeply rejoice watching their inexorable decline on the world stage!

War is not the only thing in life. Maybe Americans have kept their dangerous expansionist spirit... You can live happy without that, you know!
With good food, sun ,vine, friends, not a lot of money ...and peace!

PS: Thank you for the WW2, but 60 years speaking about that to justify everything, make us thinking that you don't have more to offer anymore!

The viciousness and brutality of you French after WWI gave us WWII. Oh, and your cowardice. It you had ball one there would have been no WWII. You had the largest army in Europe and happily let Hitler (a pipsqueek at the time) return to Rhur-Rhine. Oppose him and it would have all been over. Your viciousness and greed in seeking reparations after WWI prepared the ground for Hitler's growth. He was a French creation. America stomped him out, without any help from you. 40 or 50 million dead, with you French shipping French Jews out to death camps, is a reason (what 14 or 15 or 2000, this is too easy) to hate the French.

You gave us Napoleon and still glorify him. You gave us Hitler. You loved and helped Saddam Hussein. Is there a mass murdered slash dictator the French don't like?

And you do stink, and eat frogs and snails, and torture geese.

It makes sense and its easy to hate France.

bonjour! mes amis! i doo nott knoow why u mock zee country of zee france personnes.. ZUT ALORS!!

bonjour! mes amis! i doo nott knoow why u mock zee country of zee france personnes.. ZUT ALORS!!

Don't forget that:

1. The French barbarian Charlemagne, the one that made France a state could neither read nor write but still he claimed the imperial regalia even if there was a REAL Roman emperor ruling over Byzantium from Constantinople. His harsh reign bought us the first stages of schism between West and East Europe, and his horrible holy wars against the Saxons permanently defiled the word "Christian".

2. The crusades. Again, many France swine’s where there and defiled the Christian banner AGAIN by exterminating innocent civilian Palestine’s and Jews, looting every house in Jerusalem and burning most of them down. They where also extremely many French dogs who where part of the EVIL Fourth "Crusade" launched by the greedy corrupt Venetian merchants. They sacked the CHRISTIAN city of Constantinople for ever weakening the Byzantine Empire. They killed countless of innocent Greeks, destroying ancient statues (what else can you find in a Roman/Greek empire) and basically throwing the already extremely defiled banner with the Christian cross on the tip.

3. 1572 A.D. St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. They killed countless Protestants and Jews in the "Name of God" (burning down the tip with the Christian banner in it). Ever heard of the final solution? THEY DID IT BEFORE THE NAZIS!

4. Sarkozy is a Fascist, a new Petain. Who the hell want’s his support? I only wish that Angela Merkel could show what Boadicea she is and beat the hell out of the facsit Dwarf (or is he a hob/gnome?).

5. France people are unabashedly EVIL. We all know what the first thing a typical Franceman does when he comes home from his work. That’s right. HE BEATS UP HIS CHILDREN FOR JOY! I think that is what making Frenchmen, French, even Turks are raised better. FRENCH CHILDREN ARE THE MOST SPANKED CHILDREN IN EUROPE! Inhuman I say. Their doings at the days of Charlemagne, at the Fourth Crusade, at St. Bartholomew's Day, after WWI against the German people, what they tried to do after WWII against the Germans AGAIN, their harsh treatment of the people in Algeria make them the most EVIL nation in the world. They are even more sadistic than the Serbian Hun by nature, and we all know what they did for some years ago.

Conclusion: It is a shame that the Romans didn't wipe out the French in the beginning of the Dark Ages they would have save billions of lives...

Hey, Alpha patriot,

good for you for putting up this website. its nice to see that somone isnt afraid to post this truths. I couldnt help but notice that most of your comments seem to be flowing in from a bunch of french loving fairies, so i figured id show my support for this wonderful site. God bless the US of A. if it werent for us, there would be a much bigger mess in the world than there is now. And as far as im concerned, were doing our best and id like to see another country even attempt to keep as much peace and democray as we are.

semper fi

Hey, Alpha patriot,

good for you for putting up this website. its nice to see that somone isnt afraid to post these truths. I couldnt help but notice that most of your comments seem to be flowing in from a bunch of french loving fairies, so i figured id show my support for this wonderful site. God bless the US of A. if it werent for us, there would be a much bigger mess in the world than there is now. And as far as im concerned, were doing our best and id like to see another country even attempt to keep as much peace and democray as we are.

semper fi

I am a Native and come from French descent. I wasnt offended. Infact, maybe you can elighten me. I am not French. Mostly Native, but still proud of being French. This is just like the Negro group speetch Martin King wrote. White people are proud of being white, but they were going too far. Black people were proud, too. I am proud to be French. I wont let these jokes get to me.

I am a Native and come from French descent. I wasnt offended. Infact, maybe you can elighten me. I am not French. Mostly Native, but still proud of being French. This is just like the Negro group speetch Martin King wrote. White people are proud of being white, but they were going too far. Black people were proud, too. I am proud to be French. I wont let these jokes get to me.

I am a Native and come from French descent. I wasnt offended. Infact, maybe you can elighten me. I am not French. Mostly Native, but still proud of being French. This is just like the Negro group speetch Martin King wrote. White people are proud of being white, but they were going too far. Black people were proud, too. I am proud to be French. I wont let these jokes get to me.

As a British citizen and histrian I support AlphaPatriots views, well any well being Britain would as France always believes they are above the British or anyone else for that matter, well AlphaPatriot is right people do hate france because they have never done anything for the world.

Here is a question for any french person what has France every done for the world of today?

Answer me that.

I am native american. You Americans love criticising other nations for their deeds however you are the people who shot us up and took our lands...and many of you hate imigrants. Look at your own history (civil rights etc) before using it for your own argument.

By hating others you only destroy yourself.
Hate accomplishes nothing, but merely gives you emotional satisfaction to boost your self-esteem. Is your inferiority complex so severe?
The Nazis hated the Jews and the KKK hates blacks. Conservatives hate liberals, the media, people that are different, muslims, hispanics, and anyone who doesn't agree with them.
What can you find in France that doesn't exist in America.

not trying to give a jugdment but ..the idea is not to do a USA vs France....who can say that one country is better than the other? your history is filled with terrible mistakes (apartheid, vietnam,irak ) as well as ours (vichy, algerie, ...)
what really matters is how we can be better prepared , get a better education so we do not repeat the mistakes from the past.
conclusion: ignorance, arrogance, hatred is what we should fight againt
so even if as a comminication/media person i respect your views and how you choose to express them ..i would like to say that your actions do not benefit your country and the creation after wwII of the UN ...a real shame
from a binational: frenchy! and american!

How sad that you judge a nation by it's government and Parisiens. France is made up of real people-most of them just like us! I am a proud Texan now living in France, and I found this site because I was having a "BFD" Bad France Day. I feel sad that you haven't taken the time to really know people here and then form an opinion. Life here is HARD, and people struggle to do the best they can. Life as an ex-pat can be lonely and difficult because of the language barrier, but the French have been so kind and helpful, and try their hardest to speak English with me. I came to this site hoping to make myself feel better about hating France today, but leave with the determination not to be another ugly American French hater. Viva la France!!

"France is a wonderful place and the french are wonderful people"

(quote from an older comment)

I live in france , have done for years . No matter how you try to be nice, fit in, be helpful etc. french are french - and french are horrible people. they're cold, hate foreigners, never want to help and are too proud of their country . I compare it to all of it's neighbouring countries ; UK, germany, holland, spain - and quite simply, france sucks.

Only an ignorant and terribly poor human being morally , would subscribe to your deeply incomplete attempts of arguments to fuel a irrational hatred .

1)4th July : thousands of French died for your independance against those who wanted to subjugate you . USA never invaded Europe to free France , you must be stupid to believe that , they invaded it to contain communism and the Soviet Union . in WWI , French were 20 millions less than Germans in population , all major victories were French (Marne , Verdun etc.. ) British troops came in greater numbers at the front only in 1916 , American in March 1918 ... quote me one single memorable victory of US troops in WWI ... i'm waiting . And remember that EVERY year , hundred thousands of French pay tribute to te American heroes who fought alongside French , ungratefulness is not French .

3)Napoleon has nothing to do liberté, égalité , fraternité , that is the revolution and the declaration of Human rights , you know , the one you are promoting by nuking Japanese civs to show your muscles to the Soviets , genociding Indians , Napalming Vietnamians , killing Iraqis for their oil and so on ....

By the way , Napoleon conqueered Europe for 20 years until Egypt , when did you that ?
some of his Marshals were UNDEFEATED like Davout , Bernadotte became King of Sweden , Prussian army even copied the military organization of Napoleon , you are talking about one of the all time greatest military genius that lost ultimately Only after the 6th coalition of whole Europe aginst him and actually , because of internal dissensions and tiredness of war for the French after 20 years of on-stop coflicts ..... France is the European western country that won the MOST battles during its 1000+ years of prestigious history ....
You say US had naval victories over France , don't you know about René Trouin du Gué or Pierre André de Suffren ? French Navy was in clear numerical inferiority on seas during this period , it was unmatched on land , but not on seas as it was opposed to multiple Navies .

4) Dien Bien Phu , was 15000 French vs 200.000 Vietnamese with very good equipement , seeing as you are humiliated in Afghanistan by a handful of Taliban civilians with jellabas while you have Overwhelming material, technological and numerical superiority , you are REALLY making the fun of yourself .

5) Vichy killed allies , true , a black point in French history , just like you murdered hundred thousands of German civilians with incendiary bombs ,and notably 30.000 innocents in Normandy only in D-day , but Fox news might have not told you that .

6)Oil palaces ??!! LOL !!! USA supports the most criminal , the most evil dictatures ALL OVER the world since 60 years !!! including Ben Laden himself , the Talibans , Khomeyni , Nicaragua , Pinochet , Saudi Arabia's dictature etc..etc..
By the way , France small interests in Iraq was nothing but a detail in their strong opposition to an unilateral , illegal invasion of a sovereign country for winning its ressources without UN support and now you can notice how RIGHT and wise was their decision .

All you will get in the end with this , is that more Frenchmen and people across the world will hate you , and one day , you will get back the fruits of your insults and hatred , with interests ...

"I live in france , have done for years . No matter how you try to be nice, fit in, be helpful etc. french are french - and french are horrible people. they're cold, hate foreigners, never want to help and are too proud of their country . I compare it to all of it's neighbouring countries ; UK, germany, holland, spain - and quite simply, france sucks."

If you were really living in France , you would not say that , a majority of French have a lot of respect and admiration for USA , millions of French visit USA in their life , follow American culture and are grateful of America 's soldiers who fought and contributed to free France in WWI and WWII .

French are less nationalistic than some of their neighbours , like UK and Italy , if you really live in France , you should kow that , the last sentence "France sucks" betrays you .

For having spent time in the US , a country that i appreciate a lot despite those of you insulting us , US citizens are more nationalistic , and you would never see French people making websites to insult Americans like you do for the French , never , we are too respectful to fall such low .

The two people have so much in common , culturally and historically , every attempt to harm this relation like this article , will further isolate you and weaken both countries at the great satisfaction of others . And it really breaks our hearts to see that you became so Imperialist , with that attitude " Anyone who doesn't agree with us , is against us " , you know what ? bee there done that for centuries ... Not only it is pathetic but deeply unfair , because France has always been close to you and will always help and fight for you if you are really in danger, that is a 1000% certainty .

This hatred of yours leads nowhere , and you will realize it soon enough , cause China and others will wake up and challenge you sooner than later . Even now , Neo-cons are making a complete u-turn and are begging the UN to clean your mess in the Middle East .

The French would not even be here today with the help of the Americans or the British at one stage the french wont to join parliments with Britain, France have done many things wrong in there past they have never won a popular war without help look at the civil wars they had to have three because they couldnt do it right.

French people on there own are fine but together they think there all that.

France would not be here today with out America or Britain, and Usa would have gained inderpendnce if they was still with the British Empire just like all countrys did under Britian.

Yeah , just like America would not even be here today without the French helping them on sea and ground against the British Empire .

Never in hell would the weak 13 colonies of the US at the time , would have defeated the British Empire forces on sea and ground , without French military support culminating at the battle of Yorktown .... even Condoleeza Rice acknowledged it last time she came in France .. or ask any credible historian ..

You see , fueling the hate is ridiculous , America deserves better than that , 230 years of friendship is stronger than these minority of reactionnary ignorant haters like the one who wrote that ridiculous article , and there is so many things in common between our people , that you actually shoot a bullet in your foot by falling so low with that French-bashing , it will only weaken you in the long term .

"No two Nations exist which are more united by historic and mutually friendly ties than the people of France and the United States."

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Hi, I am French. I want to thank the people who defend France on this blog, which I think is just... awful.
We don't smell more than Americans in summer, we take showers everyday and even brush our teeth. And you can admit, if you see my article, I solved the question required to block the spam (what is 3+2). Impressing, we can count too !
I am just sorry for all the Americans who are represented by that kind of points of view, as haters are always the ones who shout louder. You can think what you want, but not tell things like that. You are born in this country, but you didn't direct "Citizen Kane", you didn't act in "Friends", you didn't fight in World War, you didn't walk on the Moon. Orson Welles did, the cast of Friends did, the youngs soldiers of the early 20th century did, Neil Amstrong did.
The writer of this blog is just blinded by the hate he accumulated during his childhood, and can't deal with it as a normal person. Maybe you should just buy yourself a riffle at the supermarket and lock yourself in your basement, in case of an invasion by "stinky French". Sorry to walk on your planet. But if you are so capable, maybe you should just take off to Jupiter, and settle down there. As we are not strong as you seem to be, we can't follow your attractive person there. Please don't kill your parents before commiting suicide.

"King Charles XVI (...) In fact, students of the Revolution know that"

In fact, students of the Revolution know that it was LOUIS XVI

"I spent nine hours in Paris"

You think your own very little personnal experience is to be taken for truth... and talk about arrogance !

hello Alpha Patriot,

I am french, and I fuck beautiful american girls on a regular basis. They actually say to me that they love my smell, when we are in bed.

Stop watching Fox TV and go get some real informations. On your country first, before mine.

Kisses from France,

Clem

Ok, so AlphaPatriot is basing his comments on hate. Whoop-dee-fuckin-doo. Who cares? Its his right to hate if he wants. Personally, I wait to meet someone and then I judge whether theyre stupid or ignorant or a coward or what have you. As for an entire country, such as France, I let their laws and their governmental system speak for the country as a whole.

I'm not even going to go into the details that I want to because I know that nobody will read the entire thing, but France basically has a socialist system. This is foolish for multiple reasons. The biggest one being that eventually nobody will see the value in working when everybody else is being taken care of and the entire economy will collapse in on itself.

I happen to think that the french government is full of cowards, and that up until recently (Sarcozy was elected) the people werent much better. Now that the people have made a choice and elected a conservative president, my opinion is starting to turn around.

I believe that the vast majority of the world is pro-everybody, anti-nobody. I dont hate the French. I dislike them. I dont think that the majority of French people hate us. Mexicans and Asians obviously dont hate us: many are jumping fences and hiding their entire families in cargo ships just to get here. So its baseless to say that everybody hates America, just as there is no reason to hate the French.

Before bashing the governments and history of other peoples, take a thorough look and attention at the history and practises of your government dickface. Ask what you call Niggers, injuns, spics, etc... what they think of your Democratic values asshole ? how about Hiroshima for Dien bien Phu fuckhole ?
Continue on living your life thinking everyone else is wrong and your fucking country is right above all. That's what the Hitler fanatics thought of Germany... that's how bullies act, that's how little children behave, and that's how Terrorists preach. Fuck you.

USA USA USA !!! all you american haters can go to hell, we are the one supreme nation on earth ! We don't have any lessons to receive from anyone who bashes our freedoms. Fuck all of you and your pathetic, useless, poor, tax-ridden countries who preach and cry about the environment. Fuck the environment, long live money and free enterprise and please stay in your countries (where you by the way love our dress).
so long world, long live america. (the US of, fuck the rest.)

-You have the death penalty.
-You killed Martin Luther King.
-You are racist.
-You kill poor people in Iraq to spare money.
-Your president cheated to be elected and you never complained about it.
-You gave us Mac Donald and its "healthy" meals.
-You think it is normal to have a gun when you're 2 years old.
-You want everybody to think that you are the savior of the world.
- You hate gay people
-You don't care about the global warming
-You could have Al Gore as a president but you chose Bush

This gives me 10 reasons to hate the States, but I don't, because I know most of your people is not that bad, I know perfect world does not exists, and I know that it is by hating people that we start a war....

By the way, we might be stupid, or whatever, but let's try to talk about it in French...

Open your mind....

-You have the death penalty.
-You killed Martin Luther King.
-You are racist.
-You kill poor people in Iraq to spare money.
-Your president cheated to be elected and you never complained about it.
-You gave us Mac Donald and its "healthy" meals.
-You think it is normal to have a gun when you're 2 years old.
-You want everybody to think that you are the savior of the world.
- You hate gay people
-You don't care about the global warming
-You could have Al Gore as a president but you chose Bush

This gives me 10 reasons to hate the States, but I don't, because I know most of your people is not that bad, I know perfect world does not exists, and I know that it is by hating people that we start a war....

By the way, we might be stupid, or whatever, but let's try to talk about it in French...

Open your mind....

I'm French, I live in Paris, you don't know me.
Do you hate me?

First off, I would like to apologize to the international community for this web site and it's article. This article is extremely bigoted and makes every American look like an asshole. As an American I can say that most people over here do not share these views. They are stupid and piss me off.

Secondly, I would like to say to those of you who are bashing Americans you are being jut as bigoted as the people(or person) who wrote this, specifically Aeligwenn. You made extreme generalizations that made you look even worse than you were trying to make the US look.

Don't hate France! France is cool country! Ten reasons to hate France? You silly... You have to read this guide to France and you will see it is not bad country:

http://www.ViveLaFrance.tk

kisses,

Jean-Claude

I think everyone has reason to hate another country. It's funny how everyone only looks at downfalls. It seems like everyone has nothing better to do than bash countries they believe deserve the hate.

America isn't all that.
France isn't either.
Nor is all the other countries.
It's time like these when I realize it's not the country fault, just the idiots within them.

Dissapointed,

Little Gal
By the way, I'm Creole-American.

Hi, Alpha Patriot,
you don't like french...but you love their restaurant.

Dont listen to these dissenters mate. Im English and we pretty much dont like anyone. Especially the French, the way I see it, they bank rolled the English war of independence that took place in America. I've been to Paris too, it stinks of urine and is rammed full of Arab women beggars, the men being too busy in the coffee shops planning the next outrage no doubt. Crap place Paris and no mistake. The Vichy French says it all. They had a choice back in 1939 to either side with their Allies or side with the Nazis. I'm sure they would thumb their noses at the west again given the chance. Iraq is a good example. And the frogs (French types) of all people are not full members of NATO. Ungreatful garlic eating (small portions of course) weirdos. As a young British soldier, I could travel freely through Europe on a NATO travel order and carry arms with the right paper work. Not France though. There a passport was required and strictly no guns allowed. We call them Frogs. Not sure why, cos they are so slimy I guess. Well that and they eat frogs legs. By the way, Iraq is a mess. If you think the French were the most two faced nation in the world, then you aint met an Arab. Even the Italians get more respect than the French. As I recall, the Ities saw that they were losing and changed sides. Then blamed Musilini cos he did it all alone of course. Great! But the French, they had a massive army and Navy still out and about beyond the borders of France and virtually all of them decided to fight for the Nazis, with vigour!! Winning many battles against the allies. You gotta ask yourself why really. Thats me done. See ya! As my dad always said, never trust a Frenchman.

Dont listen to these dissenters mate. Im English and we pretty much dont like anyone. Especially the French, the way I see it, they bank rolled the English war of independence that took place in America. I've been to Paris too, it stinks of urine and is rammed full of Arab women beggars, the men being too busy in the coffee shops planning the next outrage no doubt. Crap place Paris and no mistake. The Vichy French says it all. They had a choice back in 1939 to either side with their Allies or side with the Nazis. I'm sure they would thumb their noses at the west again given the chance. Iraq is a good example. And the frogs (French) of all people are not full members of NATO. As a young British soldier, I could travel freely through Europe on a NATO travel order and bear arms with the right paper work. Not France though. There a passport was required and strictly no guns allowed. We call them Frogs. Cos they are so slimy I guess. Well that and they eat frogs legs. Anyway, French??? Rubbish!

Reason 10: Hating France gives you something to say.

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Here is a question for any french person what has France every done for the world of today?
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Apart mentioning that France is working hard to promote peace and understanding between cultures, it would take a week to answer this question, but we can give an example of what France has done or does for England !!
Just remember Hastings in 1066, when Duke Guillaume de Normandie defeated the Anglo-Saxon Kind Harold Godwinson. Subsquently, the old-French language prevailed, later mixing with the local germanic langages. That’s also the way France gave England (land of the Angles = old Germanic tribes) a good deal of royal blood and an unequivocal motto (Dieu et Mon Droit).
Today, France is happy to host every year some millions of British tourists who enjoy its culture, nature, food, etc…

Hello,

Having ennemies is a kind of hobby for some people, it's sad but it's a fact all over the world.

Just try to find 10 reasons to love French people, you're welcome in France, this would be the best way for you to see that your wrong... And then, to stop promoting hate on the web.

But you'll probably prefer to to spread in your primary hatred.

In spite of you, we know that most of the
American people are really cool and full of qualities.

Bye from France, and sorry for my bad english :)

HAHAHA I've read every comment here and I gotta say: its made for some good laughs.

Mainly because of all of you "peace-loving, hate-opposing" retards react against hate speech with HATE SPEECH... real productive... wow.

I am sorry to all the of the really COOL people france has produced (WW2 french resistance, engineers, common easy going farmers, etc) but the dooshbags that open their mouths are the ones we hear, and unfortunately those are the only impressions us Americans over here will get.

I have every right to be a patriot, my country is the biggest, richest, and most influential country today, not to mention its reached this point in less than three centuries! Half the things you say we did wrong, you guys yourselves did as well but he didn't put on the list, so give it up.

OH and the only reason you guys can even preach peace to begin with is because you have the USA to watch your back in case somethin goes wrong, so FUCK YOU peace is impossible while the enemy is still out there, Bush is just cutting the head off at the source instead of prolonging the inevitable like you guys!

OH OH! and how the FUCK DARE YOU insult our soldiers? They are some of the most highly trained and bravest mother fuckers on the planet! we dont insult yours... ever, we're above that; we HAVE the DECENCY YOU insult us for, but in actuality lack yourselves! We have a kills to death ratio of 20 to 1! in what terrible world do you call THAT a slaughter? AND you complain that we armed them, and THEN you come right back and complain about how much better armed we are? you people make me sick, but then you cheer me up because i know: no matter how many mistakes i make or unhappy i get, i will NEVER be as low as you guys!

Thank you Alpha Patriot for this terrific list. You are a FANTASTIC debater as well. Good day everyone!

Post by "mike" on Tuesday at 2:18 PM
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There a passport was required and strictly no guns allowed
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As far as I know, entering the UK with no valid passport is not possible either; any sensible government would not allow a potential killer to enter its territory (just like the British authorities cleverly do...).
Additionnally : "Arab women beggars" : no sorry, the women beggars in France are generally from eastern Europe (essentially Romania or former Yugoslavia), but ignorants merely make the difference...

why should we hate french people? they're people just like us!
they do not stink (that was a lie),they're not arrogant (that was another lie) they do not eat frogs (a very few do)they do not hate us! then why should we hate them?
Peace in the world and go obama.
Love france!

Look at this aeligwenn listing off some reasons to hate the US eh? Everyone criticizing this well-researched article doesn't get the fact that it's nothing more than a satirical joke. It's just something most Americans find funny. We truly don't hate France. All of this article (I think) and everything I say is based on the perspective that France has proven themselves to be little more than worth a damn. They may be fine people in general, but what have they ever done? I bet everyone who disagrees with this is a far-left cooky liberal. I bet you all want to let gay people redefine marriage and take away guns from hard-working, patriotic Americans so that they're unable to defend themselves against non-law abiding criminals that will still possess guns.

He didn't kill MLK in case you were wondering, it was a wack job named James Ray. We don't hand out the death penalty for DUIs, it's for sick, twisted people who commit sick, twisted crimes. Most of the famous serial killers have had very liberal views by the way. And do research about America before you comment on an American article: we kill poor people in Iraq to spare money. Wow. I don't know where to start. Yeah the war is unpopular, I'm not even a fan, but I am a soldier and that's not only offensive, it's plain wrong. You should come to Iraq and talk to people here. They are so grateful to the American people, most are at least. And to spare money? What? The war costs us billions of dollars a month! The other things you said just aren't even worth going after...

Good article Patriot

p.s. You should take away this hint at the bottom, half these darn foreigners would have to google it to even post their skewed views of the US.

Sam:

And in the same time, try to don't think about expansionism, imperialism, and wars as a the only way to do a great country. As soon as you understood that,let me know, we can debate.

Okay, we'll put expansionism, imperialism, and the wars we've bailed France out of aside of the debate about what makes a great country... Okay so what exactly does France have going for it?

Your move. :)

Nov. 4, 2008 : the World loves the USA...
Oh, by the way, this site needs a minor refresh, see up right corner...;)

Needless to present myself, my name is enough.

AlphaPatriot shame on you
Obviously you're a stupid guy, who just know spread your hatred and wrong informations about people and countries which you don't know (nine hours in Paris ... hum !)
Your ten reasons just show us that you're mad and totally stupid.
Man stop your lies and your hatred and come back to your fields with your gun, obviously this world is too complicated for your small brain.

For people opened-minded : French like canada, quebec, usa, all america, but not you alphapatriot and all those think like you.

God bless usa and forgives your madness

Hello, I'm french and I just fell on this chat.
I'm stunned, really, my own cliché about american people was that they don't have any distance or any reflexion about what medias tell them. But something we know in France, clichés aren't real ! However, this site welcomes a lot of big racist redneck arrogant and dumb people.
First of all, what does it mean every french people are arrogant, cowards, stinky, etc. If you really think that you can define a country like that, jump from your great canyon ! Arrogant, yes, as arrogant as you when you defend your contry. COWARDS !!!!! I think it's the dumbest thing I've seen, I knew you thought that, but it's always incredible.
1 - 1945 - YOU weren't there, I wasn't there, even our parents weren't there morons. So what ? You haven't done anything, your grandparents did it.
2 - I think we know our history better than you (and your school which doesn't teach you where to put France on a map), and if our government back then surrendered, french people never did. Do you know the word "resistance" ? It's a french word ! (and I read that we created Hitler...)
3 - About Irak and "if you're not with us, you're against us". Think a bit about it, 9/11 (certainly a scam), you declare war againt terrorism (ok so far), you can't find some bodies under the WTC but you found Mohammed's passeport (...) You accuse Bin Laden (in Afganistan) and then attack Iraq (??) to grab their petrol (ahhh) and never leave, and all of this in the name of freedom (!!!) and God (I imagine God sending a nighthawk in Iraq) 450 000 000 000 $. Without the agreement of the UN of course. But I'm gonna teach you something about french men and women : if our government wants to make a war far from home, just for money for the richest (because this is what we're talking about), France will say "fuck you", but if a country wants to attack France , we'll be all here !

"We can mesure a man's intelligence by the addition of doubts he can bear" Kant

By the way, what does France for the world ? one example : we feed you in energy, we are your generator.

Merry Xmas

Chiotteuuuh, plus rien à dire après ça...

In tartiflette we trust !

I am living in france for the year as I'm studying French. I am an optimist and a great people person. I have been here for five months and I can safely conclude that the French are an exquisitely arrogant and unfriendly people. I am Irish, we have a pretty good historical relationship so there would't be any bias. They immediately tend to asssume that you are English and therefore take a dislike or distrust to you. I have spent time in the States and other countries and the constrast between their friendliness and that of the French is dramatic. They also have an inate sneakiness about them that you would'nt find in other countries. Part of it could be that they all live in very miserable ugly flats so it could be environmentally influenced. At least this is true of where I am staying, Brest in the west of France.

Yes, language is often THE issue...

To avoid confusion, just one solution : defend your language, speak Gaelic !!

Slan go foill...

Errr don't know if anyone's already mentioned it but what about France's part in the Rwandan genocide? The fact that they supported the Hutus.

If that fact alone is not enough to hate them I don't know what is.

I think they are a great source of evil in Europe.

Can't we all agree to just hate each other due to skewed views of history?

mars 2009
It's been 3 years now? What did all that hatred do to you or anyone?
Bush and is administration are gone but the consequences of their decisions still hurt a lot of people. I'm glad we french did not go to Irak. But I'am very sorry for all those true american patriot, who have lost a friend or a relative in Irak. I'am sorry for all those good men and women who went in Irak believing the Bush administration and got hurt, wounded over lies and deception. They are the one who have been betrayed. They deserved better.
And what now? Your left with the Patriot Act, Guantanamo, Waterboarding and the corruption of US officals in Irak.
The bush administration has borrowed so much money from China, that China now is probably the strongest country in the world.Now we suffer because of the economic crisis that started in the US and has hit the wole world, destroying many lives.And you wonder why some people dislike people like you.
France has now a president who probably agrees with you.A little resentful guy who goes around showing off wearing Ray Ban and expensives Rolex and bent over the Chineses.Do you feel like you won anything?
Years of conflict, of pain and loses , and no good guy has won anything.

I'd say the 10th reason to hate the French is for inspiring you to write this nonsense instead of contributing something vital to the world.

Here’s something « vital to the world » :

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I stumbled on this Alpha patriot by pure chance.
What a sad side of America it shows!

Talking about arrogance...are you "Alpha Patriots" ...patriots?
Your "ideas" (rantings) have utterly failed , the US is bankrupted and ridiculed not by supposedly anti American French ( I lived 8 yrs in Paris as an expat American and really did not meet any REAL anti-american even under Bushwack administration)
You guys are traitors to this country, rednecks who soil the flag and surrender to the Chinese with their $ 1.5 trillion of US debt ....funny enough I do not see old Europe surrendering to them.
Since most of you are white trash rednecks you will vanish in the dustbin of history along with the low paying manufacturing jobs you still have .
By the way if you want to be patriots you better push for 300 nuclear power stations to be built in the old US of A so that our hard earned $ do not end up in the coffers of some arab despot...trouble is that you will have to learn French because France is 85 % nuclear and alone has the industrial know-how to pull this off.

"Every man has two countries: his own and France."

-- Thomas Jefferson

I lived in the USA and love the place and the people (as a whole). Now having lived in Paris for 5 years, I can say that this blog is one of the most arrogant, outrageous, misguided blogs I have read.

'Poor personal hygine, etc..' What a load of tosh !

I apologize for the sins of those who do not distribute messages of hate against the french because all is written on a translator.
I wanted to say that if françcais hates Americans (and yes we hate you) it is precisely because you criticize us, while every year millions of you coming into our country and that more people are visiting our beautiful country as the your. And do not forget that it is through us that you are independent as seen before was a colony of more vulgar UK. and stop saying that you release during WW2 while later allied ily were more french than Americans.
Again sorry for the spelling and criticize the country where there is not that fucking men who speak without knowing

I was born in France, but have spent the majority of my life overseas, mostly in NZ.

This blog is pathetic and makes me want to puke...My Greatgrandfather, was a resistent. He saved thousands of jews from going to concentration camps, he did so many things most of us these days would never have the guts to do, by openning this blog, not only are you insulting his memory and all the French people out there. But you are also insulting your fellow citizens friends and fammily by putting "words" in theyre mouths.

You say you where in France for 9 hours? And you really think you can judge a country like that?

I've never lived in France very long, and everytime I go to Paris, me and my sister complain that people stink...but then again we're only on the subway, and always sitting next to tramps and bums... Also , I do agree that some frenchpeople can be mean and cold, but then again those people don't represent the whole nation...

For example I've met americans , lots of them, some smelled like shit, others had bad breath, some where obese, some where patriotic... But I've also met very funny americans, very nice ones, very good looking ones, very intelligent ones and so on...

France has many many many great points , I love the countryside, its the most beautiful in the world ( And I've travelled all over the world several times) you should see " la vallée du lot" , and "le mont saint michelle" , or corsica. You see the scenery changes every 30 minutes when your on the highway , At 9am youl be in the vinyards in the south of france, and by 3pm you'l be near dunkerk, looking at England's coast from a cliff. But of course , you wouldn't know that, you only spent 9 hours in Grey Paris.

All I have to say is , you can never really judge a country or its people. Because you will never see every single part of a country , and you will never see every facet of a person...For example, I've found New Zealanders to be quiete cold at first, but as soon as they warm up and get to know you , they're the greates mates youl ever find!

As for you historical facts about France, why don't you go check out "THE ZEITGEIST MOVEMENT" vids , theyre free on google vids...Trust me, youl see things america did that were'nt preety...Like blowing up the World trade centre towers on theyre own?

From the International Traveller

haha yeah I forgot to say , once I was in the middle of Texas, like in the middle of NOWHERE , and This lady in a dinner asks me, " you have an accent , where you from?" "and kuz I couldnt be bothered explaining that I'm not from anywhere precise I just said, I'm from "paris" , and the lady goes , " aw really? Thats in texas right?" " I'm like " no not that paris, the one in France" and she's like " Owww reeeealllly!? WHeres France? DO they have electrecity there?!"

haha I couldn't stop laughing !!!!! ^^