You must be joking. I'm not the one claiming that Americans are shown the finger every time they set foot in France. Well, maybe you are, but then it's probably because of your charming personality.

Fact is, there are probably more american tourists residing in my street at the moment than french people. They're not mistreated, insulted, or hassled in any way. They seem to be having a great time. I have to dodge left and right every time I leave my home to avoid bumping into them because they seem to be unable to watch where they're going, but hey, they're on vacation, I'm not going to ruin it for them just because they're a navigational hazard. So you can stow your paranoid delusions about french people, mr. open-minded.

Glockmail's explanation why he hates France:
Glockmail's Reason #1: because they attempted to tie our hands with the UN
France is trying to tie the USA to the UN? The French believe that many problems can be solved best with an international organisation, in this case the UN. So what? Be more specific Glockmail, how are the French making the USA so dependant to the UN? What did France do that justifies so much hate?

Glockmail's Reason #2: because of the oil for food program/scandal
Aha, you hate France because of the "oil for food program/scandal". Do you even know what the scandal all was about? Is this "scandal" the sole fault of France, and when yes, why?
Iraq was ripped off by this oil for food scandal, and therefore the Iraqies have suffered dammage from it. Now lets assume France is the big evildoer and the sole creator of this "scandal" that hurt the Iraqies so much: Are you associated with the Iraqies emotionally so much that you would make any country who harms the Iraqies your archenemy?? (in this case France). I can not imagine that a guy like you who is so full of hate has much feelings left for something/someone so unamerican, sorry. If I'm wrong about your feelings towards the Iraqies, than you must hate your own country as much as you hate France than. Let's look back 10 years: Iraq suffured very much from the sanctions imposed uppon the country. Iraq's economy could not grow due to the sactions, and therefore could not afford to nurture its' poplulation. Approximitly 1.5 million citizens starved to death or died of unsufficient medical care.
The sactions did not allow Iraq to import medicine, it did not allow Iraq to import technology for water cleaning or sewege desposal, it didn't allow Iraq to import telecomunication or vehicles for transportations, heck, even soap was a forbidden import good. And now guess who fought like mad to maintain these inhuman sanctions... Yeah, exactly, your beloved country the USA.
Now why am I writing such things on an American politics forum where I might get flamed? I just want to show that you always can find a thousand excuses to make a country look bad and therefore hate it.

Glockmail, you still haven't explained why France is so evil. So unless you won't post a detailled list + explanations on why France is the reincarnation of Satan you are simply a flamer with racistic tendencies (yeah, the guy I described who only acts on an emotional basis and can't explain why he hates someone). To me it's clear your making things up and you WANT to hate France.
Give me that detailled list and I will excuse myself for calling you a flamer with racistic tendencies.

Until than, flame on and happy hating

You very much sound like you have to go to the Oktoberfest in Munich
All there: Beer, Women, Beer, Beer, Women, not to forget sausages and some rustical Bierzelt- atmosphere.

But of course you cant ski there

WRT Austria, it has many ski ressorts, for every taste the right one. No matter if you are looking for a partytime, or just some Gemütlichkeit, or perhaps a family ski holiday...
And for gawking apart from smaller sights, you would have Innsbruck or Salzburg in the vincinity.


Innsbruck during summer

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When the Nazis came for the communists I remained silent, I was no communist.
When the Nazis came for the Unionists I remained silent, I was no Unionist.
When the Nazis came for the Social Democrats I remained silent, I was no Social Democrat.
When the Nazis came for the Jews I remained silent, I was no Jew.
When the Nazis came for me, there was no one left who could protest.

http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/con...ory.asp?id=100

Oh, look, more slander...

Much easier to dismiss these facts instead of dealing with the issues raised.

Eh? What issues? Allegations without proof are slander.

Aljazeera, not exactly a pro-American organization, apparently disagrees.

Geez, glockmail, you're the last person who I'd expect to think Al Jazeera was a reputable news organization.

Glock is partially right about this scandal. A lot of people worldwide are under judicial investigation in different countries (USA and France are both part of them). Many money has been used for personal benefit using "white-making" financial institutions both in Switzerland and Egypt. Three very famous french politicians are being prosecuted (up to 60 million dollar personal benefit) and hotels in Paris receive regulary faxes from authorities searching for French, egyptian and american VIPs hidding from the justice. Most of them are awaited by feds both in the US and in France. And that concerns really many people, from the head of the UN to diplomats and politicians of many many countries (including France and the US).

Saddam was on the point to give names when he was arrested and isolated. I think both US and french governements are happy he does not speak too much to journalists.

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed...1405-2593r.htm

Think again.

Ok Glockmail. I read the article from the site:
http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/con...ory.asp?id=100

So now this article/incident is THE source, the ultimate explanation for your grudge?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...609068,00.html

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middl...food_12-3.html