[Yaelle]

I lived in Europe a long time. They recognize the manliness or emphasis on strong words, on having words that go beyond. Not talking about insulting words to groups, but just very strong emphatics that aren’t for children.

I would watch a John Wayne western on French speaking TV, and I was stunned at his language! I knew the censors back then would NEVER have allowed the strings of expletives that streamed out of his mouth when the bad guys got away. But when they dubbed the movie, the French couldn’t deal with the milquetoast words Wayne was supposed to say; it was just too childish and didn’t fit his macho image. So they spiced up his language. And I got used to it, and it was better.

Then, watching later in English, he would say “Crimeny” or whatever and it just sounded dumb.

[conservativejoy]

Well, no argument that Trump is very European in his approach to government.

[X-spurt]

So now the French and their morals are what’s to be admired?