Yeah, but I’m gonna believe him just because he’s being nicer.
Minor nitpick, but it was the Russians that stormed Berlin. People like to forget that, though, as it doesn’t fit in with the whole “America Winning WWII” thing…
FWIW, I’ve been to France a couple of times and found the French to be friendly, pleasant, welcoming people. I guess they figure Australians hate the Poms too and anyone who doesn’t like the Poms can’t be all bad. (I didn’t tell them I’m an Anglophile 
) The New Caledonians and Tahitians I’ve come across here in Australia are just like anyone else I’ve met, and they’re usually pleasantly surprised to discover I can speak enough French to sell them memory cards and batteries etc for their digital cameras.
It’s easier to support the weaker one in the fight; if he wins, it’s a pleasant surprise, if he loses it was just how it was supposed to be. And you should note he was rude and insulting before I was - I never hit first.
And you still haven’t proved your point about America and Capitalism being the cause of the Third Reich and the Soviet Union’s aggression so who cares much?
Actually, depending on jurisdiction, you have a right to a fair trial, the right to vote, the obligation to pay taxes, abide laws and all that other civic stuff. However, I cannot fathom how you can think than anyone owes you “common courtesy”. You might expect to get that, hope that you will be treated nicely by service staff, be disappoited if you don’t get it, but how you can feel that you’re entitled to common courtesy is beyond me.
Service staff in the U.S. suck up to you because they want the larger tip, since their wages suck and it’s actually the tip that makes it worthwhile. In Europe, waiters and bartenders are usually on a fixed but low salary and tipping is not a substantial improvement on their income, since Europeans are much less generous with their tips. If you live in England, surely you must know this.
As it is now, you *are * comming across as The Ugly American Tourist™.
Tipping in England is the norm but it takes 2 forms.
In a pub for example, you pay for your drink and tell the barman/maid to take their own, they usually take just 10p unless you insist they have a drink in which case they’ll have a coke or some soft drink.
In a restaurant you tip dependant on how good the service was and also how acceptable was the meal itself.
You’ll find that most customers in a pub do tip if only to ensure that when the place is packed you won’t be ignored
Sure, but not 30 % of the bill in a restaurant, right? The way it seems be be in some places in the U.S.
[OT]30% is now the norm in some American cities? I was just getting adjusted to 20% being the average tip (but, then again, I live a city that’s notorious for its supposed stinginess.)[/OT]
Anyway, I find it interesting how this thread, which started off as a rant against Gallic rudeness, has turned into a debate about how much tuna is annually fished out of the Bay of Biscay.
Look at Adolf Hitler. Look at Karl Marx. THE FUCKING BASTARDS. FUCKING ASSHOLES. What more proof do you need?
Hey! Maybe the French people had a point when they were mocking you with your ridiculous sense of entitlement, your laughably unfashionable clothing and your stereotypical flabby overhang!
Hasty ETA: C’mon man, you’ve been to the place a lot - there must be something you like about France.
Dude, you’d probably get more enjoyment actually beating it off instead of posting a bullshit thread to mentally masterbate yourself.
Mark me for the “Doesn’t give a fuck” column.
Sounds really nice!
I didn’t say the French, you no-reading loud-mouth. Plenty of fresh Tuna caught by other boats reach French restaurants.
Since you’re so keen on cites all of a sudden, it would be great if you provided one for the scarcity of green vegetables in France this time of year. You’ve parroted it enough in this thread. Better, yet, why don;t you shut the fuck up and log off. Lord knows you’ve talken enough abuse already.
I’m the weaker. That’s fucking hilarious. We start out talking about the availabilty of fresh ingredients in France (at which point you assert they like dairy products because they’re easier to keep on hand than vegetables), but you end up dragging the goalposts so far down the street that you’re questioning the number of Tuna caught in the Bay of fucking Biscay. Did you ever stop to think that the whole point of this discussion - that Nicoise Salad is made with fresh Tuna - has not been effectively contradicted by you? No?
Yeah, you’re a real mental giant, you are. Maybe if you keep shouting “I’m number one!” long enough, someone other than you in this thread will believe it.
Wow! That is so flippy, dude! Kinda like the downhill in Terra Haute.
Hey, chowder, I got a hit on an ad for 50% off on “chowder.” It likes you. It really, really likes you.
For you honey I’m free 
Assuming you’re female yunnerstand
Ooooh, I just can’t bear to tell him…
No!..don’t say a word, let’s keep it to ourselves.
Y’know, like a sort of clandestine innernet affair 
Kinda put you there already, with all your charm, class, and good spelling.
It’s masturbate, miss.
Yeah, last two days were pretty brilliant skiing, even with the poor visibility, and the first couple of days were brilliant skiing as well in spite of the ice with the great sunshine.
I’m of the belief that skiing / snowboarding is great as long as any one of the following is true:
Sunshine
Brilliant snow - either fresh powder or really heavy fresh snow
Not crowded
As long as I’ve got one of those, I’m a happy boy on the slopes.