I work for a French comapny here in the States. Should I start boycotting myself?
Oh, and as for French products made elsewhere, no less than the U.S. Coast Guard uses U.S.-assembled versions of the Aerospatiale Dauphin helicopter (HH65 Dolphin) and the Dassault Falcon search/patrol jet (HU25 Guardian).
[Sling Blade]I like them French-fried potaters.[/Sling Blade]
Don’t know about products, but thanks to the Normans, I enjoy using many French words in my language.
I seem to recall reading that “French toast” was called “German toast” before WW One. Maybe a legend, but an amusing irony, if true.
Yes. Until you quit, you are not allowed to masturbate.
Just following up on my own thought – why isn’t there a similar backlash against Germany? I haven’t heard of anybody pouring out their Beck’s or pushing their Mercedes off a cliff.
LaFarge is the number 1 cement manufacturer in the world. They have a huge presence in the US, and cement plants and ready-mix concrete operations in nearly every part of the world. Chances are, at some point this week, you’ll be in or on a structure made with LaFarge cement.
Just following up on my follow-up – just consider this phrase:
“Germany and France – united against war!”
I’m still trying to absorb that.
BALDWIN WROTE: “Just following up on my own thought – why isn’t there a similar backlash against Germany? I haven’t heard of anybody pouring out their Beck’s or pushing their Mercedes off a cliff.”
More Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen driver in America than Citronen drivers? More people drink German beer than sip French wines? It is much easier to boycott something you really do not use.
P.S. Since Motel 6 is a French company, does that mean it is a luxury brand?
Anyone want to buy a French military rifle?
Never been fired and only dropped once!
France will sell guns, bombs, planes, missile systems, and nuclear reactors to any despot with a EU-denominated Swiss bank accound. Unless you are the head of an impoverished, third world country, this particular area of French industry does little to help you.
Well, the two new big bastard aircraft carriers that the Royal Navy has ordered are designed by THALES, a French company. British Aerospace Systems was given the management of the project for political reasons, but they’re French carriers nonetheless. And because BAE are rubbish, the Ministry of Defence have just awarded Thales a £2bn contract to develop the Future Industry Soldier Programme.
Here is an extract from the March 12th Financial Times:
*BAE Systems suffered a serious blow on Wednesday when the UK Ministry of Defence awarded French rival Thales a £2bn ($3.2bn) contract on a programme designed to bring the regular infantryman into the digital age.
The decision is the latest in a series of setbacks for the UK defence contractor. In December when it forced was by the government to issue a profits warning over cost-overruns on two major defence programmes.
Then, in January, BAE was forced to share the £2.8bn contract two build two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy with Thales. The unusual decision to give the French bidder a major role in programme, reflected the unease inside the MoD about the BAE’s ability to deliver major naval programmes on time and to budget.*
In addition, THALES owns Racal, Pilkington Optronics and Thorn.
But I agree with the OP that this country is an impoverished, borderline Third World one-party state.
Stuff that in your pipe and smoke it!
Isn’t Universal Studios owned by a French corp.?
How about Vivendi
Music
Universal Music Group
Interscope Geffen A&M
Island Def Jam Music Group
MCA Nashville
MCA Records
Mercury Nashville
Motown
Universal Music Classic Group
Universal Records
Verve Music Group
Publishing and Video Games
Crash Bandicoot
The Grinch
The Mummy
Movies
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
- 8 Mile
- About a Boy
- Beautiful Mind
… I got bored of this one, there are so many examples !
Also Vivendi merged with Seagram in 2000.
There’s also Suez, the other massive French multinational, which deals in energy, water and waste disposal. so your taxes are quite possibly supporting them. Vivendi also deals in water and waste water treatment around the world.
And a world without French dub or hip-hop would be a sad place indeed.
Yeah! Boycott sidewalks!
When I first heard about the childishness of “freedom fries” I was tremendously embarassed. I seriously hope my U.S. family members haven’t jumped on that bandwagon.
I’ve got a bunch of Bic pens around my office. Bic’s a French company.
YUM. Hey, get the super-sized wheel–I’ll be over in a jiffy. And if it makes you feel any better, we can bake it in some good old Greek phyllo dough. Oooooh.
Who also make Dannon yogurt, if I’m not wrong. I eat a yogurt for breakfast every day.
You can have my active yogurt cultures when you pry them from my cold, dead hands!
I wear a plain, black, wool beret’,looks very Fench, but I think it was made in China, bought it at Kmart. You’d be surprised at how many people have never commented on it.
Yes, it is very much separate from Ernst & Young. Ernst and Young is a private partnership; CAP Gemini, who bought EY Consulting in 2000, is a French public firm traded soley on the CAC.
Feh, you’ll just have to go with Yoplait, then. Or should we start boycotting American brands with fake French names?
Oh, Groupe Danone also makes Aqua, which, according to their website, is the “leader in Indonesia and the world’s largest bottled water brand.” I assume the OP has seen this product around?
I like the Statue of Liberty, does that count?