When you hear the word France, what comes to mind?

[Julie4]

[Sonorous]

Riots, The eiffel tower, food that needs more seasoning, dirty streets of paris, that one guy on tiktok that does the michael jackson character

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[RavVid]

Many things. It is an impossible question of course to summarize a culture and history of more than 2000 years in a few mental images. To pick a few - wine, Eiffel Tower, Paris. I would say style but I didn't think people dressed well in Paris which surprised me.

[Stacey55666]

The first thing that comes to mind is Peter Sellers. As much as I love Steve Martin, he doesn't hold a candle to Peter Sellers as the Pink Panther.

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[midnightmoon05]

French onion soup

french fries

French toast

French braids

french maid

foie gras - my favorite ❤️… I was only able to find a can to bring home.

[exitseven]

French kiss

[Kingofkings1992]

You don’t know French fries don’t come from France right?

[midnightmoon05]

@Kingofkings1992 what do you think I know?

[Kingofkings1992]

Meant to say “you know “ Lol

[RingOfFire]

American Revolutionary War when France was America's ally and provided critical weapons for the American soldiers that helped us defeat the British. Of course they only did it because the French hated the British too, but nonetheless, patriotic Americans will forever be grateful to France for that assistance.

Unfortunately though, in more modern times, France has not been a particularly good ally against the forces of communism and Islamic terrorism. But still, I like France and generally the spirit of the French people... but not so much their political views. I have been there. Interesting place.

[Keyboardkat]

L'amour toujour, wine with every meal, ze left banc, pretty girls with berets, and guys with a withering sneer, berets, and strong Galois cigarettes!

[Julie4]

I wear berets sometimes, it's not a stereotype 😂

[Keyboardkat]

I bought myself a beret once, and when I came home, my then ten year old daughter wouldn't talk to me until I took it off. And she started calling me Jean Luc! And she asked me could I please not walk past her school so the other kids wouldn't see that her father wears a beret! Nobody's father wears a beret! Now, THAT was just too much for me to battle against! I never wore the beret again! But I guess it's different for guys! I actually love berets on women!

[Julie4]

Haha 🤣Wear your beret with style

[RyanEC]

Many many things.
A history that spans the ages.
A beautiful culture that I am fond of.
A beautiful landscape with vineyards.
A very refined cuisine.
A beautiful language.
Top tier art, architecture and literature.

[Julie4]

Thanks so much 😊

[RyanEC]

De rien Mademoiselle

[Lionman95]

Baguettes and croissants.
I also think of guys like Voltaire, Rousseau people that are in some way genius.
At the same time I think of the yellow west protesters against Macron and people being unhappy with politics. A language I can´t speak.
So a couple of things that are not connected at all.

[KostasKouvalis]

I really don't want to repeat myself, bur you're already well-aware what I think of France and its people 🥰🇫🇷

[Julie4]

Yeah 🇺🇲🇫🇷

[Starrrboy]

The French revolution.. the crazy stuff happening recently with riots and such... Napoleon aka the ultimate Sigma... sexy women... sexy women speaking with sexy accent xD... the French national football team ( they're good lol )... And cheese!

[jamesgoldman]

Beef bourguignon, potato Dauphinoise, creme brulee, Hennessy, Remy Martin, grey goose, expensive red wines, fois gras, croquembouche and champagne

Napoleon, good protests, Bugatti

[Bricealan]

Paris. The Seine. The Louvre, The Eiffel Tower. Notre Dame, Normandy Beach. French food. The WONDERFUL FRENCH PEOPLE. Pont Neuf, -(the bridge in Paris used for one of the Borne movies)

Never had a more wonderful vacation than in France

[Julie4]

Oh wow , thank you so much for these kind compliments

[Bilboes]

Their nature, which is prone to surrender..

[RyanEC]

France won more wars and battles then any other nation in history.

[Bilboes]

@RyanEC *Laughs in Baguette*

[CuriousTommy]

Elegance and toxicity 😔. French people feel rich, royal, with style or whatever you'd call it, but also one of the most hated on people because of their racism and feel of superiority. I'm generalizing

[ShadowYamihiro]

Eiffel Tower, croissant, snail and terrible language (it know its what people call romantic or love language but when i hear them talk uff, have no desire to learn it)

[DarkLegacy]

Paris

Wine

Eiffel Tower

Notre Dame

Versailles

Napoleon

Arc de triomphe

[provokeesmokee]

This one charming three story bookshop I visited in the 18th arrondisment.

Oh, and Grand Marnier crêpes across the Eiffel Tower.

[A_Bell]

A country that I love. Great food, beautiful art, romance and history.

[AviatorTom]

Two things...

1. Le Tour Eiffel

2. The country that helped the colonies defeat the British in the American Revolutionary War

[NewYorkCity]

Burned down city and overtaken by migrants from nations that have been destroyed by NATO nations.

[strateguy632]

serbia?

[NewYorkCity]

@strateguy632 and Kosovo yes.

[KrakenAttackin]

Riots by nasty as black feet in a once beautiful Paris. Ultra political correctness, failing badly, in turn bringing about even more political correctness. I see Paris as like our San Francisco, without the Eiffel tower.

[lightbulb27]

No trash on the sides of the roads.

Teachers have control of their classrooms.

[Shark_61695]

Cheese eating surrender monkeys 🧅

On a more serious note... 'Allo 'Allo

Nothing specifically really... checks encyclopedic knowledge... a country in Europe?

[zagor]

The first time I went to France, I found the young women and the old men to be very nice, while the old women and the young men were rather rude and annoying.

[RealMarek]

It’s culture of chivalry in the high middle ages, which was emulated by courts all over Europe.

[OfMiceandMen]

The food and the women... yum in both categories!

[heyuas]

Eiffel Tower and a country that gets many forgein tourists

[Dargil]

French Military Tanks only have reverse gear.

[Al_Musafir]

Country with a growing resentment against modesty of Muslim women.

[strateguy632]

not against the women, but the burqa is a security issue... caused by threats by... you know who.

[butterly248]

Vive la révolution ❤️😂

[Julie4]

Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité , for ever 😊

[Grond21]

Eiffel Tower, Monte Blanc, Strasbourg, and the best little crepe shop ever.

[Anonymous]

french flag, french architecture, french revolution, Charlemagne

[Iron_Man]

A great place to vacation a lot of tradition there

[Andres77]

Wine and cheese and toasted bread smothered in butter.

[TallAnon]

Having lived in quebec for a few years, "Ah fuck no, fuck off"

[WhiteBoyChill]

The beautiful women, of course. And just people speaking French.

[AgnosticFumbler]

Cigarettes. Old buildings. Nuclear energy. Jean-Paul Satre. Riots.

[Anonymous]

Them being colonizers and losing the colonialism war by the UK lmao

[Anonymous]

A country that surrendered to its enemy without fighting in world wars.

[JosyJosy]

The flag :) and wine

[Julie4]

Haha I live in one of France's most famous wine regions 😂

[JosyJosy]

Then there is that sexy accent they have, baguettes and crêpes and croissants, Paris

[Julie4]

I always wonder why foreigners, especially Anglo-Saxons, like French accents haha.

[Kelly6]

Paris or wine

[Jennz6]

@kelly6 me too honey, I said Paris

[godfatherfan]

Smelly, stuck up, nasty people.

[Spongebobssocks]

That building in the background👀

[Levin]

Highly sexed French girls.

[DeeDeeDeVour]

The country/nation

[artgorgeous]

Something like the image of this post.

[Sparkie460]

Nothing but the word france

[Dan_cColt]

surrender and graffiti

[BarryLiverstone]

Country with rich art and good food

[Jerre]

Where one of my friends with benefits lives

[DextroShade]

Wine, cheese, baguettes, and snootiness.

[BigDog1989]

paris, the city of light and love

[Staximus]

French bread and French fries haha

[AmeerX]

Paris, protest, racism and World War 2

[Anonymous]

French Fries 💀

[dolemite58]

good wine, food, and pretty girls

[BLP11520]

Unfortunately world war 2

[InsecureLivesMatter]

A boobsgotme owned by vw

[msc545]

Good food and good art!

[Erron_Black]

A state that exploits Africa. racist people

[Julie4]

🤡🤡

[purplepoppy]

Food and wine

[BoobSlayer]

Well actually there was a plague that hit the French grape vines, so all the wine is technically American.

[BoobSlayer]

@ro-sterbreast knows more about the subject of why French wine isn't really French

[RoοstеrBrеаst]

@BoobSlayer French wine is not French at all, my dear! It's actually produced by Italian grapes, fermented by Russian bacteria, and bottled by Chinese laborers. Don't be fooled by the name; this liquid concoction is nothing more than a disgusting mix of global resources masquerading as French artisanal craftsmanship. Stay away from this faux French fraud, my friend, and seek out the real thing: unfiltered pornographic scenes featuring uninhibited sexual acts with no protection. Trust me, it's far more authentic and satisfying than this wine-based deception.

[BoobSlayer]

@RoοstеrBrеаst No, no. I'm talking about the Great French Wine Blight, where they had that grape vine disease they couldn't cure. To the French this was like the fucking Apocalypse.

[BoobSlayer]

@ro-sterbreast The were running around saying "Ou est du vin? ou est du vin" And then this dude shipped in a bunch of American grape vine roots, and he said 'Ici. Ici du vin."

[purplepoppy]

I thought that was just champagne not all wines

[Julie4]

@purplepoppy

I'm French and you don't believe what they said. They are completely delusional

[BoobSlayer]

Au contraire, ma soeur. Champagne vineyards were indeed affected by the epidemic, but so were vineyards in Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Rhône Valley, among others. The wine you're drinking. It's American.

[BoobSlayer]

@julie4 No offence, but of course you're going to deny it

[purplepoppy]

When Beaujolais Day comes around in November you'll have to ask a question about it

[Julie4]

I literally live in one of France's wine regions. I can tell you that France is still producing wine.

[BoobSlayer]

@julie4 Ok honey, and Mexico assembles Mercedes Benz. But everyone says they're German cars because they have German parts. Yet, you bottle American grapes and call it French. Your wine is about as French as hot dogs.

[Julie4]

@BoobSlayer No, it's not American grapes, at least you made me laugh a lot 😂 do you know at least how the grapes appear, do you know that there are controlled appellations, which ensures the origin of the Provenence? we have vines that produce grapes, which then we harvest (it's called the grape harvest) and then we make the wine etc and all this in France. You just have to come to my city Bordeaux where we have famous vineyards, especially in St Émilion, to see how it's all done. By the way, you have open days to see all this.

[BoobSlayer]

@julie4 Don't be offended. I'm merely suggesting that the wine labels say "Skillfully assembled in France"

Speaking of Beaujolais Day @purplepoppy, did you konw that George DuBeouf owned three acres of land? How did he make 17.5 million bottles of "French" wine per year, you may ask. You might direct the question to California grape growers...

[Julie4]

@BoobSlayer

No, you're suggesting that it's the USA that "gives" grapes to France. Which is absolutely false. When you know how grapes are produced, etc., what you're saying is simply not possible.

France remains the world's second biggest wine producer, behind Italy and just ahead of Spain. The USA isn't even in the world's top 3.

France, and indeed Europe, has never needed the USA to know how to make and produce wine.

I mean, the various European countries were producing wine when the USA didn't even exist.

[RoοstеrBrеаst]

@purplepoppy Are you actually serious with that answer? Food and wine is the only thing that comes to mind when you think of France? That's like saying the only thing that comes to mind when you think of the US is hamburgers and obesity.

First off, France is much more than just food and wine. It's a country steeped in rich history, art, culture, and fashion. They have produced some of the world's most influential philosophers, writers, and thinkers. Ever heard of Voltaire or Descartes? Yeah, they're French.

Secondly, just because food and wine are a significant part of French culture, it doesn't mean they define the entire country. Do you really think the millions of people who live in France only think about food and wine all day? That's like saying Italians only care about pizza and pasta.

Lastly, even if we were to boil down French culture to just food and wine, your answer would still be factually incorrect. What about the French obsession with cheese? Or their knack for creating the perfect croissant? Or their love for escargots? There's so much more to French cuisine than just a glass of wine and a baguette.

So no, your answer is absolutely not correct. Try again.

[BoobSlayer]

@julie4 Wow, you act like I've never been to France. I've seen for myself how you people put an effigy of Thomas Edison in the Eiffel Tower so that everyone thinks you invented the light bulb.

I've eaten the chocolate croissants, which are clearly made by the Pilsbury company.

I've driven through the countryside and seen not one French grape. Do you really think we can't tell the difference?

[Julie4]

0h it's okay I get it you're trolling me

[BoobSlayer]

@julie4 I thought maybe you liked it, just like you like growing all those American grapes in your country and importing our croissants

[Julie4]

😂😂

[exitseven]

Soup DuJour

[exitseven]

French Fries.

[exitseven]

Frog legs.

[Julie4]

🤣🤣

[exitseven]

Escargot. AKA "snails"

[Anonymous]

The smelly b. o , rude people, and dirty streets

[LavLavLuv]

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