"I confess that in America I saw more than America; I sought the image of democracy itself, with its inclinations, its character, its prejudices, and its passions, in order to learn what we have to fear or hope from its progress."-- Alexis de Tocqueville
A great man. Too bad he was wasted on the French. Hey , I know the French had lots of great people.
I'm just having a little fun, because right now, the French government is stabbing us in the back, by making deals with Iraq, in exchange for CHEAP OIL
PS. Get a sense of humor, man. You can make fun of the Norwegians all day long, and I'll laugh right along with you. Know what the shortest book in the library is?
"The Norwegian Book of Knowlege"! Now that's damn funny.;^D
It wouldn't hurt you to be a little more self-deprecating.
But then you wouldn't be French any more, would you. :^)