• diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 days ago

    Stop with the damn stereotype of “French bad”, even as a joke. The only objectively bad thing about the French I’ve heard was specifically about the locals of Paris being annoyed at foreigners’ pronunciation and rhythm of their language.

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      I’m British so hating the French is a core part of our culture steeped in centuries of tradition and I’m not going to let a god damnned Yank tell me I can’t practice my own cultural traditions

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        I’m Australian so hating the British is a core part of our culture steeped in a couple of centuries tradition and I’m not going to let a god damned Yank tell them they can’t practice their own cultural traditions

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      They committed state-sponsored terrorism on my home country, and Mitterrand (the president at the time) personally authorised it. In response to their terrorist agents being caught they threatened to cut off trade access to Europe for New Zealand.