Jacob (We Are Government)
2010-05-31 21:41:11
I also have a lot of similar anecdotes. (Anyone who has lived there does.) Here is the short version of one strange event. I was at a dinner party where a woman started complaining that all modern technology had an English name. I suggested that France invent something and give it a French name and she immediately stood up and started shouting “I don’t give a damn about American world hegemony!” This all took about a minute; if anyone doesn’t give a damn, why does it seem to occupy every waking moment of their time. The French are extremely jealous that they are largely insignificant on the world stage. If/When the Euro fails I am going to go back for a month long “ha ha!” tour.
