Petty

I have nothing personal against the French. Heck, I even dated a frenchie for a while. That was when I learned that Michel sounds a lot like Michelle but it was still macho anyways. I think. But I digress.

Back to the French in general. This is massively petty.

French President Jacques Chirac showed his temper at the EU summit when a French business leader addressed delegates in English. He stormed out of a session when Ernest-Antoine Seilliere said he chose English "because that is the accepted business language of Europe today".....

..... Mr Chirac's protest came when Mr Seilliere, the French president of the employers' association UNICE, said he would address the meeting in English. According to a French official, Mr Seilliere was interrupted by Mr Chirac, who asked him in French why on earth he was speaking English. He replied that English was the working language of that particular session and the accepted business language of Europe today.

That makes plenty of sense. English is a working language. It's not out to eat your panties. If you want to get stroppy about French culture and heritage, do it in the proper arena. Bearing in mind, of course, that it is your OWN people that are choosing to do these things.


Sometimes I really wonder if France will survive if they continue like this.