It’s definitely older than that. I remember French jokes going back decades before. They’ve always been a punching bag in America’s eyes. “The French are smelly.” “The French are snobby.” “The French are cowards.” If I had to guess, it probably goes back to WWII and their occupation by the Nazis.
From every experience I ha e had with the French, it has always been very pleasant. Rudest people I have met are the Chinese, British and American tourists.
VinnieFarsheds@lemmy.world 8 months ago
But then you have to interact with the French 😭
aniki@lemm.ee 8 months ago
DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 8 months ago
I really don’t like “haha France 🤢” memeage.
It just seems like holdover from the Iraq invasion when they were, you know, right.
TheActualDevil@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s definitely older than that. I remember French jokes going back decades before. They’ve always been a punching bag in America’s eyes. “The French are smelly.” “The French are snobby.” “The French are cowards.” If I had to guess, it probably goes back to WWII and their occupation by the Nazis.
Illuminostro@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yeah, they don’t like to talk about the part where France financed the American Revolution.
PM_ME_FEET_PICS@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
From every experience I ha e had with the French, it has always been very pleasant. Rudest people I have met are the Chinese, British and American tourists.