May 29, 2005

the French

A great cartoon from Damian at Pave France:
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Damian then says:
France makes its little hop to snatch at the lofty virtues esteemed by nations. But not even the ablest hop combined with the utmost flick of the langue française can pull down a prize. Alas, power, comity, prosperity, wisdom, and respect, all remain unreachable, ungrabbable, unglaummable. Because unmerited.

But, of course, you know all that.

We mention all this by way of revisiting our earlier item on the French study, Pourquoi Les Francais Sont Les Moins Frequentables De La Planete (scil., Why The French Are The Worst Company On The Planet), which, posted hastily and uncommented, we think deserving of enlargement.

The authors, Messrs. Olivier Clodong and Jose-Manuel Lamarque, present the rare case of truth imitating stereotypes.
Damian has more on his site. Excellent and fun reading. Especially since today is the day the French people vote on whether to ratify the EU constitution which Chirac has been really really promoting. Polls have it split down the middle... Also, I reduced the size and resolution of the cartoon -- visit Pave France for the full version. Posted by DaveH at May 29, 2005 3:27 PM
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