France is rated the top place to live in the world

I will offer up one defense of the French, that being that I believe they are actually very nice, they simply have a different viewpoint of how to approach somebody than a lot of the West. For example, we would look over at a stranger and suddenly ask directions.... while to us it's very normal, you have to realize that in some ways we also need to see that too much of it can cross over into just kind of looking rude, and we need to be careful of doing that too much...i.e. I don't care about you, now I will demand information from you...and that's how they see it. If you try to make some friendly small talk first and basically talk to them rather than at them, they will warm up better. I think more of that attitude would do a disconnected Internet society like ours some good.

that being said:

DallasBlack wrote:

To paraphrase Blackadder:

I hardly think that a country of people who eat snails and would go to bed with the lamp shade if it but on a tutu is the best place in the world to live.

you have a valid point. it is all based on the different outlooks. ive always thought british people arent very nice either and hey im british

well, you people are something different. Correct me if I'm wrong...but so far as I've seen, there are only two types of British...those who totally possess the crazy, and those who do not at all. There is no in between. I seem to be a magnet for those who do, and that's saying something since I have a form of the crazy.

I'm mostly French.

Though I'm an American by birth. My ancestors came over from France - so that's who I am.

I can totally relate to them. And like Orion said -- they are horribly misunderstood by Americans in general.


Frankly, most Americans are rude jerks. And I am an American. I can see what the French are saying. They are my people after all.




But I'm not talking about anyone on this board. Just in general.

I'm part french and i will fully admit that the french seem like arrogant a-hole's.
The cajun one's are ok...

Orion Crystal Ice wrote:

well, you people are something different. Correct me if I'm wrong...but so far as I've seen, there are only two types of British...those who totally possess the crazy, and those who do not at all. There is no in between. I seem to be a magnet for those who do, and that's saying something since I have a form of the crazy.

yeah i know what you mean. rude, crazy and rude or just plain jaded. id say theres three types then lol

To be fair to the Frenchies there are the world's fair shair of arrogant rude jurks here in the U.S. As a matter of a fact people in general seem to be getting more selfish and rude as the years go on. There seems to be no respect for others and courtesy seems to becoming very rare these days. Or maybe I'm just turning into an old grump, who knows.

Oh, I am also part French.

maybe just everyone is rude but they dont want to think they are. the french are pretty infamous for it though

DallasBlack wrote:

To be fair to the Frenchies there are the world's fair shair of arrogant rude jurks here in the U.S. As a matter of a fact people in general seem to be getting more selfish and rude as the years go on. There seems to be no respect for others and courtesy seems to becoming very rare these days. Or maybe I'm just turning into an old grump, who knows.

Humanity in general is a belligerent species hell bent on its own destruction.

yeah that sums it up nicely

and fat fred trust me you dont want to go to huddersfield

Fat Freddy wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

To be fair to the Frenchies there are the world's fair shair of arrogant rude jurks here in the U.S. As a matter of a fact people in general seem to be getting more selfish and rude as the years go on. There seems to be no respect for others and courtesy seems to becoming very rare these days. Or maybe I'm just turning into an old grump, who knows.

Humanity in general is a belligerent species hell bent on its own destruction.

amen

"You are right, I have always known about man. From the evidence, I believe his wisdom must walk hand and hand with his idiocy. His emotions must rule his brain. He must be a warlike creature who gives battle to everything around him, even himself."

Without cheating...name that quote.

scottmitchell74 wrote:

"You are right, I have always known about man. From the evidence, I believe his wisdom must walk hand and hand with his idiocy. His emotions must rule his brain. He must be a warlike creature who gives battle to everything around him, even himself."

Without cheating...name that quote.

Planet of the Apes? Sounds like something Dr. Zaius might have said.

TheGooch wrote:

and fat fred trust me you dont want to go to huddersfield

You mean, there really is a Huddersfield? Hahaha. I just took that from a lyric in an old Iron Maiden B-side ("The Sheriff of Huddersfield")

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Planet of the Apes? Sounds like something Dr. Zaius might have said.

Victory!

I have a obsession with monkeys and anything monkey or ape related.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I have a obsession with monkeys and anything monkey or ape related.

We've noticed.

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I have a obsession with monkeys and anything monkey or ape related

You remind me of a guy I used to work with who basically watched The Man Show for the ape related material (the Juggies were only secondary to him).

Fat Freddy wrote:

TheGooch wrote:

and fat fred trust me you dont want to go to huddersfield

You mean, there really is a Huddersfield? Hahaha. I just took that from a lyric in an old Iron Maiden B-side ("The Sheriff of Huddersfield")

yeah its a nasty little industrial town in the midlands. basically the arse end of nowhere

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I have a obsession with monkeys and anything monkey or ape related.

Where does it end?

scottmitchell74 wrote:

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I have a obsession with monkeys and anything monkey or ape related

You remind me of a guy I used to work with who basically watched The Man Show for the ape related material (the Juggies were only secondary to him).

I was bitten by a small monkey as a child, true story. We were in a mall and a guy had a trained monkey performing tricks. After they were done, he walked around the crowd and the monkey would hold out a cup and shake your hand after you gave him a tip. My mom gave me a buck and when I went to put it into he cup, I put out my hand and he bit my finger. I don't think he broke the skin or shed any blood though. Just gave me a scare.

Maybe this was the beginning of my downward spiral into all things simian. Thankfully I've got the "flinging poo" thing under control.

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I was bitten by a small monkey as a child, true story.

28 days later.

TheGooch wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

TheGooch wrote:

and fat fred trust me you dont want to go to huddersfield

You mean, there really is a Huddersfield? Hahaha. I just took that from a lyric in an old Iron Maiden B-side ("The Sheriff of Huddersfield")

yeah its a nasty little industrial town in the midlands. basically the arse end of nowhere

I`ve never been to Huddersfield, But i have been to Barnsley, Sheffield, Derby and Birmingham, all in the Midlands i think?
Funny thing is that i found the people there nice, friendly and very easy to talk to. If we sat down at a pub we soon got people coming over to our table wondering where we were from and what English football team we supported

Yep. It starts with Metalguy. I'll be ready.

Olafsto wrote:

TheGooch wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

TheGooch wrote:

and fat fred trust me you dont want to go to huddersfield

You mean, there really is a Huddersfield? Hahaha. I just took that from a lyric in an old Iron Maiden B-side ("The Sheriff of Huddersfield")

yeah its a nasty little industrial town in the midlands. basically the arse end of nowhere

I`ve never been to Huddersfield, But i have been to Barnsley, Sheffield, Derby and Birmingham, all in the Midlands i think?
Funny thing is that i found the people there nice, friendly and very easy to talk to. If we sat down at a pub we soon got people coming over to our table wondering where we were from and what English football team we supported

yeah the people are quite friendly in those places. the south has the more rude people. make no mistake theres a north south split. dont worry i live in the fens where its literally empty almost. i am studying in norwich though. its nice to live in a city again