Why do the French not defend themselves for what we say on yahoo?

Answer 1

Defend themselves against what, exactly ?

The French approach to a problem is first to ignore it, second to collaborate, and third to surrender ... what more can they do ?

Answer 2

ooooohhhhhhh, I am so pleased to see so nice comments on the French.
First, not every French understands English. Then, if you don't want to visit other national Yahoo anwsers sites, you will surely not know that you have to defend yourself.
I sometimes browse on this site and I must admit that I'm too often disappointed by all the prejudices about my country (we smell garlic, we seldom wash ourselves, we surrender - the less funny stuff, of course, when De Gaulle and the résistance are superbly neglected -). I met once a American who asked me if there were lifts in French buildings... No comment...
Hopefully other participants are more neutral (and more objective)and don't have hasty judgements.
Therefore I don't give a damn to defend the French... I've got better things to do than wasting my time to answer ppl to make change their minds, which is most of the time impossible.
I konw that in each country, there are nice ppl and stupid ones. Everyone should do the same and stop using stubbornly confusion.

Answer 3

The French are "snooty" by nature and aside from a long colorful culture (which has been defended and saved time and again by the same people they look down their noses at), they have no reason to be. I think when this is pointed out to them they realize it and are therefore silent.

It's important to point out that without the French involvement in the American Revolution, there's a distinct possibility that there would be no United States of America today, which leads me to wonder if the French had known then what they know now about America, would the Queen have committed her troops and goods to our cause?

Answer 4

4 possibilities:

1. They may not know about our slurs here, isn't most of this criticism written in English?
2. The ones who know may not care
3. The ones who know of our slurs may think that defending their point of view on such an ignorant forum is a waste of time.
4. You may not be aware of "defenses" the French have offered.

Answer 5

Aha chevalfonce is the exception that proves the rule. The French do have a healthy approach to life though I think, though not to their foreign affairs.

Answer 6

first I'm thunderstruck by the answers I've read before typing my own. Why do English-speaking people (either US or Brits) dislike us so much ?
First we do speak other languages (as you've noticed) and unlike you we learn several of them at school.
Secondly we don't blindly follow Bush's policy. when we have another point of view, we say it loud, even though lately one of our ministers (Damn Sarko) went to shake the most stupid American president's hand ! Hope he'll lose the next elections !
Thirdly I don't understand why you claim you hate us so much, because so many of you come here to see our doctors or buy houses in our countryside. Do you plan to invade such a dull country ??
Hopefully they are many Britons who don't share your point of view.

Answer 7

Consider from whence it came.
treat it for what it's worth.
Nothing!!!!!!

You think the French do not like Americans, they hate the English, I think it has something to do with "Waterloo"&"Canada"

Answer 8

It seems the French don't defend themselves on any issue. I think they perfer to stay neutral in all situations.

Answer 9

It's probably only been said twice. There's a saying: "Jamais trous sans troix." ( I hope it spelled that right.) It means,"Never two without a third"; and, it's comparable to the saying that everything happens in threes...

Answer 10

Silence is an effective way of getting the message across. Think about it...when someone is on you don't like or agree with, do you answer their questions, or ignore them?