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Originally Posted by Noren
Englishmen and the french have been haggling for centuries, but I really cant understand why americans make fun of the french. I mean, France made not so small an effort agains the english during the american revolution and played a part in the american winning. Yet, americans look down on them. Am I wrong?
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Yes and no. It started in 2003 when they opposed us on the Iraq invasion. It also goes back to the supposed French attitude of superiority in everything. But mostly it's just fun to have someone to make jokes about. It's stupid, but mostly harmless.