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Americans view the French as effeminate and cowardly. [6] [7] Francophobia and xenophobic sentiments towards the French have been an established part of the culture of the United States. [8] The French have a reputation for tipping poorly. [9] The French tend to spend less on food, clothes and cars compared to most Americans. [citation needed]
Anti-French sentiment (Francophobia or Gallophobia) is the fear of, discrimination against, prejudice of, or hatred towards France, the French people, French culture, the French government or the Francophonie (set of political entities that use French as an official language or whose French-speaking population is numerically or proportionally large). [1]
Anti-French sentiment in the United States has consisted of unfavorable estimations, hatred, dislike, and fear of, and prejudice and discrimination towards, the government, culture, language or people of France by people in the United States of America, sometimes spurred on by media and government leaders.
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Ridley Scott is shrugging off the negative reviews coming out of France for his new historical epic “Napoleon,” which stars Joaquin Phoenix as the infamous French emperor and Vanessa Kirby as ...
Scully wrote: "French Quebec is a culturally deprived, insecure community whose existence is an accident of history." [46] He described Quebecer society as incurably "sick" and pointed to the economic poverty found in the French-speaking eastern part of Montreal: "No one would want to live there who doesn't have to.... There isn't a single ...
50 Reasons to Hate the French: Vive La Difference? is a humorous book by Jules Eden and Alex Clarke that takes an irreverent look at French politics, food, geography, business, and history, in order to delineate just what makes France so "exceptionnel". [1]
He doesn't like how the new 12-team College Football Playoff is shaping up. His biggest issue is with undefeated Indiana , followed closely by Penn State (whose only loss is to Ohio State).