[Nam Vet]

Nice article. Phuque france.

Nam Vet

[NaughtiusMaximus]

I can't wait for the summer tourist season. When I hear that disgusting language being spoken in a local restaurant I plan to make rude noises of numerous sorts and ask for my table to be changed.

[TheMole]

Unusually good article for any publication, but shockingly so in the case of the New York Times. Thanks for the post.

[Lancey Howard]

Actually it's not even a phobia. It is more like an expression of extreme distaste or disgust

Actually, it's not distaste or disgust, either. In fact, it's.... nothing. All that "freedom fries" stuff was just an amusing joke. America has already re-forgotten that France even exists. This "confrontation" the writer has concocted is entirely one-sided - - Americans really don't give a rat's behind about France. France is little more than an annoying housefly.... presently on the other side of the screen door.

[Billthedrill]

Sartre had a lot of room to talk. As a communist he was all for Hitler until the latter invaded the Soviet Union, and once it was obvious the war was to be won by the Allies he suddenly became a "resistance fighter" although no one ever saw him lift anything heavier than a cigarette in the defense of La Belle France.

[spinestein]

My last face to face encounter with the French was with three young French ladies visiting here.

In one of my conversations with them they informed me (they all agreed on this) that the problem with Americans was our lack of culture in general, and specifically how we didn't care about the REALLY important things in life like good haircuts. No, I'm not making this up. They all believed that if Americans would give a much higher priority in time and money to clothing fashion and especially to hairstyles we would be a lot better off and looked upon with more acceptance by the rest of the world.

At first I thought they were being sarcastic, but when I started laughing at the "joke" they got resentful that I hurt their feelings.

I have since held hope that this attitude was not really representative of the French but just these three snobs, although there seems to be considerable evidence that I'm wrong about that, too.

[TheLooseThread]

Current french anti-Americanism can be summed up in 2 words:

Penis Envy

[standing united]

Ever wonder how much alike the french and liberal democrats are?

No matter what Bush does the dummieCrats HATE President Bush and blame America first, last, and everytime, for anything, anywhere, and at anytime.

No matter what Bush does the french HATE President Bush, and blame America first, last, and everytime, for anything, anywhere, and at anytime.

This must be a socialist thing, and I just don't understand! THANK GOD.

[Atlantic Friend]

Ah, the good ol' "but, but they're doing it too !" defense, so useful for modern nations facing the challenges of the 21st century...

[Pharmboy]

Also from the article...

Sentinel
Richard Z. Chesnoff's forthcoming
book ends with a list of French
products to boycott.