Why America is better than france

[Chavic]

Recently I read a ridiculous thread on how "great" france is. I while show how each of these claims are stupid and why france blows. And America ROCKS!

Apparently french people can't spell or use proper grammar, so you're losing already.

Italics are the original pro french ridiculousness and the rest is my arguments and proof:

1st Claim: French food is superior to your american fatty foods.
Sorry buddy, but you frenchies suck down McDonald's just like everyone else. Overly ornate and foul tasting food from france just sucks. I prefer an 18oz Prime Rib made from 100% USDA beef.

2nd Claim: Unlike France, you've never won the FIFA World Cup! Our players aren't drugged athletes like Lance Armstrong.
I like how you chose one of the least popular sports in America to compare you country to. Let's take a wider view, such as the 2004 Olympics. America led the way, winning 102 medals, 36 of which were GOLD. france won only 33 medals total.
Moving on to Lance Armstrong. The Tour de France tests the blood of all participants so none can use performance enhancing drugs. Lance won a record-breaking SEVEN times in a row because he was just better than his french competitors.

3rd Claim: France is the oldest nation on earth. america is like 250 years old! RESPECT YOUR ELDERS DAMMIT!
France is much older and yet it GDP is comparable to the US state of California. Why doesn't your head start help you out there? Your 6th place in GDP rankings, while the United States is (surprise) #1

4th Claim: France invented perfume
Wrong again. Perfume has been used as far back as the Egyptian Empire and probably before.

5th Claim: america claims to be the home of liberty, yet who gave you the freaking Statue of Liberty?!
Yeah, a french artist gave us the Statue of Liberty. And America Liberated France from German occupation in WW1 and WW2. There some Liberty for you.

6th Claim: Let's see how much the Almighty God, in who you "trust in" so much, likes you! You get tornadoes, tropical storms, hurricanes, Tom Cruise, volcanoes, and earthquakes, etc.
America is more than 14 times the size of France and so is exposed to more natural disasters. The God we Trust sure backed us when we saved France on several occasions (see above), which apparently has gone unappreciated. Good luck when you need you next rescue!

7th Claim: Let's compare your medicare to our medicare! Hey wait a minute!! YOU PRETTY MUCH DON'T HAVE ANY!
france does have one of the best health care systems around, but... france, as all EU countries, is under an EU directive to reduce sewage discharge to sensitive areas. As of 2006, france is only 40% in compliance with this directive, placing it as one of the lowest achieving countries within the EU with regard to this wastewater treatment standard.
Economically or Militarily you don't even begin to compare.

8th Claim: america sucks, you have to wait until 21 to be able to buy a freaking beer...
This claim doesn't really make sense. So its good that little kids can buy cigarettes and alcohol? Before there at an age where they can make informed and reasonable decisions. Actually that sounds terrible.

9th Claim: This.
Yet again you are wrong. The Myth of Thin French Women

10th Claim: This was unreadable BS so I have replaced it. As you can see America is better. My claim is backed by fact and not a desperate rant. Sorry, but I win.

I love france.
If you don't like it, then you're an asshole. Or gay. Your choice!

Yes, you astound us with your logic. Sorry to burst your bubble, but your country blows.

Thank God I'm American!

[poxpower]

Thank you're we're all a little dumber for this just existing.
Congratulations, you have mastered the art of arguing with yourself and defeating your own arguments!

claim1: The moon is red!
FALSE! I can see it, it's not. HOW FOOLISH!

claim2: Butter gives you flight powers!
FALSE! I eat spoonfulls of butter all the time and can barely jump, this is clearly bullshit!

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In closing: everyone knows France blows ass.

[Chavic]

At 8/6/08 12:43 AM, poxpower wrote: Thank you're we're all a little dumber for this just existing.
Congratulations, you have mastered the art of arguing with yourself and defeating your own arguments!

claim1: The moon is red!
FALSE! I can see it, it's not. HOW FOOLISH!

claim2: Butter gives you flight powers!
FALSE! I eat spoonfulls of butter all the time and can barely jump, this is clearly bullshit!

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In closing: everyone knows France blows ass.

I laughed pretty hard when I read this, I don't know whether to thank you or slap you. At least you're smart enough to agree.

[freddorfman]

now wait france invented the surrender its their most popular military tactic

[AbstractPathologist]

At 8/6/08 12:47 AM, freddorfman wrote: now wait france invented the surrender its their most popular military tactic

lol

[Chavic]

At 8/6/08 12:47 AM, freddorfman wrote: now wait france invented the surrender its their most popular military tactic

lol so true

[GunnerX86]

http://www.oddrob.com/frenchjokes.asp
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/
jokes/bljokefrenchjokes.htm

These are some funny French jokes.
France thinks America is barbaric.I guess they think not raising your hands in surrender is barbaric.
America could conquer France in minutes.All we have to do is say to them, "We are going to invade you."

[Cuppa-LettuceNog]

At 8/6/08 12:34 AM, Chavic wrote:

1st Claim: French food is superior to your american fatty foods.
Sorry buddy, but you frenchies suck down McDonald's just like everyone else. Overly ornate and foul tasting food from france just sucks. I prefer an 18oz Prime Rib made from 100% USDA beef.

Actually, no, American food is horrible. We get ours from British food, which is horrible. America didn't invent eating ribs.

Although to be fair, the "Chinese food" they sell in "Chinese restaurants" in America are at least as much American as they are Chinese, and that shit is delicious.

I like how you chose one of the least popular sports in America to compare you country to. Let's take a wider view, such as the 2004 Olympics. America led the way, winning 102 medals, 36 of which were GOLD. france won only 33 medals total.

No ones going to win any medals this year when the athletes all die of asthma.

Moving on to Lance Armstrong. The Tour de France tests the blood of all participants so none can use performance enhancing drugs. Lance won a record-breaking SEVEN times in a row because he was just better than his french competitors.

He wasn't never tested for a missing testicle, something which actually helped his ability to win his record 7 titles.

3rd Claim: France is the oldest nation on earth. america is like 250 years old! RESPECT YOUR ELDERS DAMMIT!
France is much older and yet it GDP is comparable to the US state of California. Why doesn't your head start help you out there? Your 6th place in GDP rankings, while the United States is (surprise) #1

Because age of a country has nothing whatsoever to do with GDP. Age is completely and utterly irrelevant; we are rich because we have more resources and have made brilliant financial moves, as well as led the way for the creation of countless new industries; Microsoft being a prime example.

4th Claim: France invented perfume
Wrong again. Perfume has been used as far back as the Egyptian Empire and probably before.

Who has ever made that claim? I honestly don't believe anyone would say that because it's so obviously untrue.

5th Claim: america claims to be the home of liberty, yet who gave you the freaking Statue of Liberty?!
Yeah, a french artist gave us the Statue of Liberty. And America Liberated France from German occupation in WW1 and WW2. There some Liberty for you.

A) American involvement in WW1 was bad, so leave that out of it.

And the way I see it, we saved France from being German Territory, France saved us from being British Territory, then gave us the Louisiana Territory to us to fuck Britain over. I'd call it even.

America is more than 14 times the size of France and so is exposed to more natural disasters. The God we Trust sure backed us when we saved France on several occasions (see above), which apparently has gone unappreciated. Good luck when you need you next rescue!

You don't have a response to the "Tom Cruise" part, which I think proves their point.

I mean, Tom Cruise? Someone must hate us.

france does have one of the best health care systems around, but... france, as all EU countries, is under an EU directive to reduce sewage discharge to sensitive areas. As of 2006, france is only 40% in compliance with this directive, placing it as one of the lowest achieving countries within the EU with regard to this wastewater treatment standard.

Are you kidding? That's the worst argument I've ever seen. "You think you have better medicine?! Well, that may be true, but... your behind on an EU sewage directive! HA!"

A better response would be the whole "you pay oppressive levels of taxes to get that healthcare which could be better served by the free market anyway"

Oh, and the fact that we actually do have a rather large Medicare program.

This claim doesn't really make sense. So its good that little kids can buy cigarettes and alcohol? Before there at an age where they can make informed and reasonable decisions. Actually that sounds terrible.

Actually, no, making people be 21 before they buy beers is moronic. Heres too all the American Bars that let in 18 year olds! And btw, most people wouldn't consider a legal adult who is old enough to fight in the armed services a "little kid". But feel free to walk up to an army recruit and call him that.

Oh, and before critiquing the legal age someone has to be to do something in a different country, check to make sure we don't have the EXACT SAME AGE. A la your smoking jab.

9th Claim: This.
Yet again you are wrong. The Myth of Thin French Women

You know who's HELLA fat? Samoan bitches. Like, seriously, what the fuck?

10th Claim: This was unreadable BS so I have replaced it. As you can see America is better. My claim is backed by fact and not a desperate rant. Sorry, but I win.
I love france.
If you don't like it, then you're an asshole. Or gay. Your choice!
Yes, you astound us with your logic. Sorry to burst your bubble, but your country blows.
Thank God I'm American!

Yes, because "your country blows" is a valid argument which set's a new bar for "astounding logic"

[TurkishGeneral]

Anytime i try to speak french i seem to vomit.i understood that there are less throat-damaging ways to vomit.

france is all about wine,cheese and huge-nosed people to smell these.

wine is sold for 2 euros in porto.
cheese is found everywhere.

All they can do is to surrender and use Africans as slaves.

[stafffighter]

At 8/6/08 01:45 AM, TurkishGeneral wrote:

All they can do is to surrender and use Africans as slaves.

Yeah, I'm glad America never had slavery.

[Cuppa-LettuceNog]

At 8/6/08 01:50 AM, stafffighter wrote:

Yeah, I'm glad America never had slavery.

Yes, and I'm glad that those retreating French who are unable to field a competent military never swept across western Europe under the command of a great, if fascist, general, forging a dominant empire. I'm also glad that at no time in history was their military universally feared and recognized as one of the most well trained and deadly.

I'm also glad that if, hypothetically, America ever HAD had slavery, it would have been abolished well before 1818 when it was banned in France.

[SadisticMonkey]

At 8/6/08 12:34 AM, Chavic wrote: I like how you chose one of the least popular sports in America to compare you country to. Let's take a wider view, such as the 2004 Olympics. America led the way, winning 102 medals, 36 of which were GOLD. france won only 33 medals total.

You go on to criticise the claim about natural disasters by saying that it's because much larger, yet this argument is suspiciously absent right here.
For example, for Australia's size, we're actually better at the Olympics than the US.

America is more than 14 times the size of France and so is exposed to more natural disasters. The God we Trust sure backed us when we saved France on several occasions (see above), which apparently has gone unappreciated.

So when something bad happens, it's just bad luck, but when something good happens, it MUSt have been god.
Great logic.

This claim doesn't really make sense. So its good that little kids can buy cigarettes and alcohol? Before there at an age where they can make informed and reasonable decisions.

LOL
America: You're old enough to go overseas and die for your country in a war, but consume booze?
Oh god no!

9th Claim: This.
Yet again you are wrong. The Myth of Thin French Women

Still much better than America.

10th Claim: This was unreadable BS so I have replaced it. As you can see America is better. My claim is backed by fact and not a desperate rant. Sorry, but I win.

Way to not make sense and look like an moronic arrogant asshole.

I love france.
If you don't like it, then you're an asshole. Or gay. Your choice!

IF ANYTHING sounds like a much more American thing to say, and you know it.

Yes, you astound us with your logic. Sorry to burst your bubble, but your country blows.

Yeah, America's just flawless isn't it.

You're such an idiotic jackass, really.
Ever heard of a straw man argument?

let's see how you like.

Typical American idiot: Americans are liek so much smarter than the rest of the world!

Um, no, actually in a recent UNICEF study, America was ranked no.18 for education effectiveness out of the world's 24 richest countries.

See how that works?

Most Americans may not claim such a thing, but I've made them look like they're all idiots because I used a strawman argument.

[jmaster13]

At 8/6/08 01:41 AM, Cuppa-LettuceNog wrote:

At 8/6/08 12:34 AM, Chavic wrote:

1st Claim: French food is superior to your american fatty foods.
Sorry buddy, but you frenchies suck down McDonald's just like everyone else. Overly ornate and foul tasting food from france just sucks. I prefer an 18oz Prime Rib made from 100% USDA beef.

Actually, no, American food is horrible. We get ours from British food, which is horrible. America didn't invent eating ribs.

Although to be fair, the "Chinese food" they sell in "Chinese restaurants" in America are at least as much American as they are Chinese, and that shit is delicious.

I like how you chose one of the least popular sports in America to compare you country to. Let's take a wider view, such as the 2004 Olympics. America led the way, winning 102 medals, 36 of which were GOLD. france won only 33 medals total.

No ones going to win any medals this year when the athletes all die of asthma.

Moving on to Lance Armstrong. The Tour de France tests the blood of all participants so none can use performance enhancing drugs. Lance won a record-breaking SEVEN times in a row because he was just better than his french competitors.

He wasn't never tested for a missing testicle, something which actually helped his ability to win his record 7 titles.

3rd Claim: France is the oldest nation on earth. america is like 250 years old! RESPECT YOUR ELDERS DAMMIT!
France is much older and yet it GDP is comparable to the US state of California. Why doesn't your head start help you out there? Your 6th place in GDP rankings, while the United States is (surprise) #1

Because age of a country has nothing whatsoever to do with GDP. Age is completely and utterly irrelevant; we are rich because we have more resources and have made brilliant financial moves, as well as led the way for the creation of countless new industries; Microsoft being a prime example.

4th Claim: France invented perfume
Wrong again. Perfume has been used as far back as the Egyptian Empire and probably before.

Who has ever made that claim? I honestly don't believe anyone would say that because it's so obviously untrue.

5th Claim: america claims to be the home of liberty, yet who gave you the freaking Statue of Liberty?!
Yeah, a french artist gave us the Statue of Liberty. And America Liberated France from German occupation in WW1 and WW2. There some Liberty for you.

A) American involvement in WW1 was bad, so leave that out of it.

And the way I see it, we saved France from being German Territory, France saved us from being British Territory, then gave us the Louisiana Territory to us to fuck Britain over. I'd call it even.

America is more than 14 times the size of France and so is exposed to more natural disasters. The God we Trust sure backed us when we saved France on several occasions (see above), which apparently has gone unappreciated. Good luck when you need you next rescue!

You don't have a response to the "Tom Cruise" part, which I think proves their point.

I mean, Tom Cruise? Someone must hate us.

france does have one of the best health care systems around, but... france, as all EU countries, is under an EU directive to reduce sewage discharge to sensitive areas. As of 2006, france is only 40% in compliance with this directive, placing it as one of the lowest achieving countries within the EU with regard to this wastewater treatment standard.

Are you kidding? That's the worst argument I've ever seen. "You think you have better medicine?! Well, that may be true, but... your behind on an EU sewage directive! HA!"

A better response would be the whole "you pay oppressive levels of taxes to get that healthcare which could be better served by the free market anyway"

Oh, and the fact that we actually do have a rather large Medicare program.

This claim doesn't really make sense. So its good that little kids can buy cigarettes and alcohol? Before there at an age where they can make informed and reasonable decisions. Actually that sounds terrible.

Actually, no, making people be 21 before they buy beers is moronic. Heres too all the American Bars that let in 18 year olds! And btw, most people wouldn't consider a legal adult who is old enough to fight in the armed services a "little kid". But feel free to walk up to an army recruit and call him that.

Oh, and before critiquing the legal age someone has to be to do something in a different country, check to make sure we don't have the EXACT SAME AGE. A la your smoking jab.

9th Claim: This.
Yet again you are wrong. The Myth of Thin French Women

You know who's HELLA fat? Samoan bitches. Like, seriously, what the fuck?

10th Claim: This was unreadable BS so I have replaced it. As you can see America is better. My claim is backed by fact and not a desperate rant. Sorry, but I win.
I love france.
If you don't like it, then you're an asshole. Or gay. Your choice!
Yes, you astound us with your logic. Sorry to burst your bubble, but your country blows.
Thank God I'm American!

Yes, because "your country blows" is a valid argument which set's a new bar for "astounding logic"

Haha! As much as this subject SUCKS, this I thought was funny. Because really, most of these reasons have nothing to do with anything. both of you suck and should never talk about such again.
Because we all know that meat totally plays a HUGE part in the greatness of a country. You are retarded for thinking it does.
And to say what I think about it. France... Really not that great. Wouldn't want to live there. When you get out of the tourist area and such. They all hate americans. You might say, well they do! That just proves that I'm right. Wrong, jealousy is strong everywhere in the world.
Including france.
The crime rate is third in the world. Damn Gypsies. the USA's may be higher. But then, where does EVERYONE migrate too... Oh yeah. The Us. Not france. When has france had huge illegal imigrent problems. Never. And if they have. Speak up. I'd love to laugh at the idiots who thought that it was worth illegaly getting into france. So let the imigrants speak for them selves. Illegale or not. I think there here for some reason. Just maybe.

[Der-Lowe]

At 8/6/08 12:34 AM, Chavic wrote: Recently I read a ridiculous thread on how "great" france is. I while show how each of these claims are stupid and why france blows. And America ROCKS!

This looks promising.

3rd Claim: France is the oldest nation on earth. america is like 250 years old! RESPECT YOUR ELDERS DAMMIT!
France is much older and yet it GDP is comparable to the US state of California. Why doesn't your head start help you out there? Your 6th place in GDP rankings, while the United States is (surprise) #1

Neo-Classical growth theory much? Countries with similar depreciation and population growth rates end up converging to an equal GDP per capita.
Also, the US has a larger GDP due to the little fact that it has 300 million people, compared to France's 60 .

5th Claim: america claims to be the home of liberty, yet who gave you the freaking Statue of Liberty?!
Yeah, a french artist gave us the Statue of Liberty. And America Liberated France from German occupation in WW1 and WW2. There some Liberty for you.

And France has been in the avant-garde (french lulz) of Human Rights for some time, while you have the Patriot Act.

Thank God I'm American!

So am I. yay!

[cellardoor6]

At 8/6/08 08:05 AM, Der-Lowe wrote:

3rd Claim: France is the oldest nation on earth. america is like 250 years old! RESPECT YOUR ELDERS DAMMIT!
France is much older and yet it GDP is comparable to the US state of California. Why doesn't your head start help you out there? Your 6th place in GDP rankings, while the United States is (surprise) #1

Neo-Classical growth theory much?

Pretending you know about economics much?

The US does have a higher GDP, in absolute terms, in GDP per capita nominal value and in purchasing power parity.

Also, the US has a larger GDP due to the little fact that it has 300 million people, compared to France's 60 .

And the fact that the US GDP per capita is higher is because the US economy produces more wealth on a relative scale.

5th Claim: america claims to be the home of liberty, yet who gave you the freaking Statue of Liberty?!
Yeah, a french artist gave us the Statue of Liberty. And America Liberated France from German occupation in WW1 and WW2. There some Liberty for you.

And France has been in the avant-garde (french lulz) of Human Rights for some time

LOL.

You mean, the French pretend to be avante garde by pointing their finger at the US and criticizing the US while simultaneously ignoring what they have done and do?

while you have the Patriot Act.

Which doesn't violate human rights.

Thank God I'm American!

So am I. yay!

Unfortunately it's the crummy kind.

Yay.

[Earfetish]

At 8/6/08 06:18 AM, jmaster13 wrote: When has france had huge illegal imigrent problems. Never.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_civil_
unrest_in_France

Google 'France Immigrants' or something

anyway you're wrong, all of Europe has many immigrants. Just because your demographics are entirely immigrant doesn't make Europe any less of a resort for present-day immigrants.

Europe as a continent is very strong and powerful and important, and every place in Europe has awesome culture. Americans are awesome too with awesome culture and maybe an overly-powerful government but a lot of Americans like to slag off other countries that they don't really have any idea about. Maybe they should go on holiday more, I think maybe they're a bit penned-in by the ocean.

[D2Kvirus]

At 8/6/08 12:34 AM, Chavic wrote:
1st Claim: French food is superior to your american fatty foods.
Sorry buddy, but you frenchies suck down McDonald's just like everyone else. Overly ornate and foul tasting food from france just sucks. I prefer an 18oz Prime Rib made from 100% USDA beef.

You haven't disproven that American food is superior to French food, only noted that French people eat McDonalds.

2nd Claim: Unlike France, you've never won the FIFA World Cup! Our players aren't drugged athletes like Lance Armstrong.
I like how you chose one of the least popular sports in America to compare you country to. Let's take a wider view, such as the 2004 Olympics. America led the way, winning 102 medals, 36 of which were GOLD. france won only 33 medals total.
Moving on to Lance Armstrong. The Tour de France tests the blood of all participants so none can use performance enhancing drugs. Lance won a record-breaking SEVEN times in a row because he was just better than his french competitors.

Football is, to all intents and purposes, the world's premier sport.

As for the Tour de France, why are you making it USA vs. France - the premier cyclists are most often Spanish (the last three winners being Carlos Sastre, Alberto Contador and Oscar Pereiro). But, if you do want to make it USA vs. France, here's the statistics:
USA: 10 wins (Lance Armstrong 7, Greg LeMord 3)
France: 36 wins.

The US are fourth overall, behind France, Belgium and Spain. One word for you: Belgium.

3rd Claim: France is the oldest nation on earth. america is like 250 years old! RESPECT YOUR ELDERS DAMMIT!
France is much older and yet it GDP is comparable to the US state of California. Why doesn't your head start help you out there? Your 6th place in GDP rankings, while the United States is (surprise) #1

How does GDP compare to age? France has a lot more history, and you can't argue with that.

4th Claim: France invented perfume
Wrong again. Perfume has been used as far back as the Egyptian Empire and probably before.

Even so, the Americans were not involved in the further refinement of perfume, which the French were.

5th Claim: america claims to be the home of liberty, yet who gave you the freaking Statue of Liberty?!
Yeah, a french artist gave us the Statue of Liberty. And America Liberated France from German occupation in WW1 and WW2. There some Liberty for you.

I belive your answer should read "Yes, the French gave us the Statue of Liberty." And who fought alongside the Americans in the War of Independence? You needed the French then, didn't you?

6th Claim: Let's see how much the Almighty God, in who you "trust in" so much, likes you! You get tornadoes, tropical storms, hurricanes, Tom Cruise, volcanoes, and earthquakes, etc.
America is more than 14 times the size of France and so is exposed to more natural disasters. The God we Trust sure backed us when we saved France on several occasions (see above), which apparently has gone unappreciated. Good luck when you need you next rescue!

Greece and Japan are both much smaller than the US, yet are equally (if not moreso) exposed to earthquakes.

7th Claim: Let's compare your medicare to our medicare! Hey wait a minute!! YOU PRETTY MUCH DON'T HAVE ANY!
france does have one of the best health care systems around, but... france, as all EU countries, is under an EU directive to reduce sewage discharge to sensitive areas. As of 2006, france is only 40% in compliance with this directive, placing it as one of the lowest achieving countries within the EU with regard to this wastewater treatment standard.
Economically or Militarily you don't even begin to compare.

What does military have to do with healthcare?

And, sorry, you mean to say that France has better healthcare than the US. Sewage has nothing to do with that either, as that's sanitation. Different government departments.

8th Claim: america sucks, you have to wait until 21 to be able to buy a freaking beer...
This claim doesn't really make sense. So its good that little kids can buy cigarettes and alcohol? Before there at an age where they can make informed and reasonable decisions. Actually that sounds terrible.

Kids can buy cigarettes and firearms before they can buy beer. That is apparently not a completely fucked rationality: discuss.

18 is an age where you can make informed and rational opinions, is it not? Afterall, you can be tried for murder in France and the US at that age, so therefore what will 3 extra years really teach you?

9th Claim: This.
Yet again you are wrong. The Myth of Thin French Women

As someone who was in Cannes this year can attest, there was one place to find fat women: walk away from the French accent, and towards the British one.

10th Claim: This was unreadable BS so I have replaced it. As you can see America is better. My claim is backed by fact and not a desperate rant. Sorry, but I win.

You had no response, you say?

Thank God you're American, there's a large body of water between me and you (at the very least).

[ThePretenders]

At 8/6/08 08:05 AM, Der-Lowe wrote:

while you have the Patriot Act.

America needs 42 days pre-charge detention.

So:

42 days detention > crappy Patriot Act

[zoolrule]

I too hate those whiny Europeans, but almost all of your pro-American arguments can be debunked with the two following facts :

USA Population - 304,789,000

France Population - 64,473,140

[BennyBaller]

french is gay because they're filled with frenchfags

fuck all the frenchfags

[AdamRice]

Chavic just burned himself by presenting a poor argument that proves without a doubt that he is ignorant of other cultures, has never been to France, met any French people, or read any French literature.

Chavic, you make the rest of us Americans look bad. This is embarrassing.

[Deflektor]

Well, well, well. So much for arguments while none of you are french.

I may shed some light about what France is and how good or bad it is.

First of all, let me tell you for sure that the french people are stupid. Just plain stupid. The best example, i guess, is our current president, Nicolas Sarkozy. Obviously, he's one of the worst president France ever had. He's more of a jet-set star, i tell you. When the presidential elections began one year ago, people around were like "OMG, i'm not going to vote for him" and stuff. And guess what ? They voted for who they knew to be the worst.

Also, the Olympics games argument is, sadly, true. For some reason, it's seems the only french athletes who can win medals are those who aren't from France in the first place. Must be genetic, i guess.

These were only some examples of what France is. This is a sad truth, but France isn't that good. I can say that, since i'm french myself.

[morefngdbs]

At 8/6/08 12:43 AM, poxpower wrote: claim1: The moon is red!
FALSE! I can see it, it's not. HOW FOOLISH!

claim2: Butter gives you flight powers!
FALSE! I eat spoonfulls of butter all the time and can barely jump, this is clearly bullshit!

;;;
Pox you left out claim 3.
Claim 3: Florida is closer to us (in Canada) than the moon .
FALSE ! I can see the moon ; I have never been able to see Florida without going there!

I've been to France once, I've been to the States dozens of times...they both have good food, they both have fast food, they both have nice people, indifferent people & bastards. -actually sounds like Canada, & Mexico, & Jamaica, & the Dominican Republic, &.....

[Tony-DarkGrave]

AMERICA FUCK YEAH!

[The-evil-bucket]

Ugh. Please don't throw around this nationalist crap. You're not making Americans look good.

[Earfetish]

At 8/6/08 01:13 PM, The-evil-bucket wrote: Ugh. Please don't throw around this nationalist crap. You're not making Americans look good.

"there is nothing good about your country other than stuff it's copying off my country, everything else is shit and my country is the best country in the world"

some of you guys really oughta be embarrassed, that Penn and Teller Bullshit episode about Patriotism and Mount Rushmore really pinpointed the one major character flaw about Americans when compared to other nationalities

I love Americans but far more of you talk about how your country is the best country than any other place I've been to or any other nationality I've spoken to, and yeah it is pretty good but sheesh it's not Utopia

[Jackrabbit-slims]

8th Claim: america sucks, you have to wait until 21 to be able to buy a freaking beer...

Actually this does SUCK, most countries with an 18 drinking age have more of a 'social' drinking culture so their kids (not ALL, but most) understand how to drink responsibly

the only thing the 21 age has given us is the 'taboo' factor, meaning "oh if i'm drinking underage im cool for being wild and not following the rules"

this was pretty much the only claim i disagreed with

[Elfer]

At 8/6/08 12:34 AM, Chavic wrote: 7th Claim: Let's compare your medicare to our medicare! Hey wait a minute!! YOU PRETTY MUCH DON'T HAVE ANY!
france does have one of the best health care systems around, but... france, as all EU countries, is under an EU directive to reduce sewage discharge to sensitive areas. As of 2006, france is only 40% in compliance with this directive, placing it as one of the lowest achieving countries within the EU with regard to this wastewater treatment standard.
Economically or Militarily you don't even begin to compare.

Out of all the straw men you're posting here, your response to this one is the worst. It's like you had nothing to say, but didn't want to concede the point or admit that you weren't informed enough to put together an argument for private healthcare, instead you bring up irrelevant wastewater treatment issues and mention the military.

[TurkishGeneral]

france is full of snobs.
and,they have NO success in international sports except for stupidity contest.they use enslaved africans.

Zidane,Henry,Makalele,Thuram,Cisse,Diarr a are the ones i can remember in 15 seconds.

[Chavic]

At 8/6/08 01:41 AM, Cuppa-LettuceNog wrote:

At 8/6/08 12:34 AM, Chavic wrote:

This claim doesn't really make sense. So its good that little kids can buy cigarettes and alcohol? Before there at an age where they can make informed and reasonable decisions. Actually that sounds terrible.

Actually, no, making people be 21 before they buy beers is moronic. Heres too all the American Bars that let in 18 year olds! And btw, most people wouldn't consider a legal adult who is old enough to fight in the armed services a "little kid". But feel free to walk up to an army recruit and call him that.

Tho original pro-french claim, bragged that in france 11-year-olds can buy alcohol and cigarettes. Original BS

11 year olds counts as kids in my book!