Is this really what the French think?

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Lancer

I have family in France...here's what they think of the US...

Half the population in the US is fat. (Which if you look around, it's true.) They also see the US population as being ignorant (in general) to world affairs. It's scary how many people in the US can't locate other countries on maps.... They also think that every beach in the US looks like the ones on Baywatch!

As to the Dolly Parton report...that's news to me.

You know, I'm getting tired of hearing people bash the French all the time. I wonder if these people know their history...Go back to 1776 and read your history...the French played a MAJOR role in our little fight for independence!

And as to the people "smelling" and the women not shaving their arm pits...I've been with a French woman or two and I know several...guys would DIE to date them!!!! And yes, their pits were shaved!

bibounet0909

Hmmm... If I may answer... I am french, so i ll talk on behalf of the lovely french people. First of all, I really like Lancer comment, I think he said more a less everything.
I am not sure who told you that with Dolly, but she is not that famous in France, so I have some doubt that we compare american to the singer countrygirl :-)
I think that whatever the person is in France, US or wherever, if they dont travel, they always have some images which are not really what is reality. If people have or traveled a bit they know that it is stupid to make generalities, and most of the time it is crap. I think in the US it is true that as the country is very large, (You call it World), you are not that interested by what is outside it. Also you are not really given any possibilities (Except with internet) to learn about outside the US. I go there every year, because i love the country and i live shopping there, and I am very surprised that people knows so little about their country and about what is happening in this world (The Earth not the US) :-)
Expect of that, it is a fact that people in the US are overweight, but this is becoming true in europe as well. but most of the americans are fine people, so France and US are i think good friends, The US dont accept (And it is due to Charles De Gaulle) that France is very cautious of keeping it freedom towards the US and from any other countries. and I think the US does not accept this situation, they prefer to deal with the UK which always follow what the US say... I think the key is there.
And... to conclude, in France we have very good looking people, as well as there are lots of very good looking people in the US. I dated a lovely american girl at the time :-)

Samantha

My husband is French and married my because I look like Dolly Parton.

[ jD ]

really...so americans are not like Dolly....damn the telly...i was misguided

gtoacp

Why would you extrapolate from one Frenchman to all Frenchmen??? If I thought you were ugly would all Americans think you were ugly? Besides, Dolly has a lot of attributes that have nothing to do with singing and fake things. Try a successful entrepreneur and a successful business woman and an actress. In other words, perhaps he meant she is not a say nothing wife as is common in some other countries. Besides, the magazine was trying to sell ads by getting readers attention. Their intent was not to accurately inform the public. Don't be fooled by such things. The explanation is actually very simple.

wizzie

This French guy said that? lol
I know Dolly but really, this is nonsense.

catherine i

Hi from France !

I don't think that American women are like Dolly Parton !! ... !o! ...
I know your country ( California), I have some family so, and I saw now and then fat persons, it's true... So what ? I love America !!
By the way, I love Dolly Parton ( fake blond hair or no) and Country music too !!

Have a nice day,

Cat.

tom

if there France i don't care

thehotdogbun

All the french ever think about is retreat and surrender. Maybe they think she is a typical american woman insofar as she actually bathes and shaves her armpits.

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