When did calling someone French become an insult?

[shobet]

French waiting staff! Otherwise it's a nice place, well what I've seen of it was.

I rest my case.

[Snoogans]

French waiting staff! Otherwise it's a nice place, well what I've seen of it was.

I rest my case.

I found that if you attempt to speak the lingo, even French waiters can be okay. We were at a diner near Paris which was full of a typical British coach party (Fat, ugly, pink retards in football jerseys - no wonder they hate us so much...) As can be expected, they were loudly complaining about the menu being in French, that they couldn't get chips or reconstituted turkey products, and the waiting staff weren't being any help. The very pissed-off looking waiter came over to take our order, and we tried our best CSE-grade French on him. It was like magic, we got great service, and great food, before anyone else did!

[Rsmacker]

Perspective? If the Germans didn't have to worry about a western front, Russia might have been toast.

On the other hand, if Germany didn't go after Russia and concentrated on Britain, the UK might have been toast.

It was teamwork that won the war.

Which just goes to show, when you are double-teamed, one from each end, it's gonna be the most serious fucking you ever had.

[Valeck]

Thanks to all the people here who see further than war issues and politic leaders.

Pour le tas de crétins bellicistes et chauvins de base restants, je vous suggère d'aller vous faire mettre.

[atomic charvel guy]

Je vais un cretin mais, I am liked by many and i love them right back.
I took french for years, not that I remember any of it after all of the goings on in my life, but I do like the food, that's top notch after Italian that's made correctly. Of course preceded by a huge monster 3.5 inch ribeye very rare, and a tall freezing beer of heineken.

[Valeck]

You'll have to consider Leffe, Chimay, and Grimbergen next time

[GodOfRhythm]

You'll have to consider Leffe, Chimay, and Grimbergen next time

The Belgian economy and beerconnaisseurs thank you!

[Rsmacker]

Fucking hell, I didn't realise anything came out of Belgium apart from chocolate and sprouts (tastes like shit served together though). Oh, and the German Army, obviously!
Famous Belgians? Erm, Hercule Poirot....and.........erm........Leon Degrelle. That's about it for me, I'm afraid.
GodofRhythm, you have a serious chance here to be THE most famous Belgian in the world!!!

[Argos]

Oh, and the German Army, obviously!

Bwhahahahaha

[Valeck]

The Belgian economy and beerconnaisseurs thank you!

De rien ma poule, j'habite à côté, ça serait dommage de pas connaître ^^

[fett]

This is the worst thread within a year here ... at least.

I'm the only person on this board that knows the real reason and that's because I am 56. The bottom line is the French copped an attitude after WWII that we, in the US, didn't like. An they didn't like us for that. It's that simple.

[chrisolson]

"...Q. How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris?
A. Nobody knows. It's never been tried..."

Actually, if I remember correctly, Paris never fell to the Germans in ww1.

Wrong. Paris "fell" to the Germans in 1940. Very brave - the Germans marched in, and the French never fired a shot.

[RacerX]

considering they have never won a war. ......... idiots run their mouth

Speaking of....
Once again, you're talking out yer ass

I don't like the French, but credit must be given; history must be studied:

The French have been victorious at least twice:

The Hundred Years War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_years_war

and to a lesser extent,

The Thirty Years War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_years_war

[VitaminG]

Speaking of....
Once again, you're talking out yer ass

fancy that?

[Evol]

Wrong. Paris "fell" to the Germans in 1940. Very brave - the Germans marched in, and the French never fired a shot.

WW1 was not fought in 1940.