# Why do Americans dislike France?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-dislike-france/476327>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 9, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-dislike-france/476327 "2008-12-09T00:25:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Pacific420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Pacific420](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pacific420)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-dislike-france/476327/201 "2013-03-25T06:05:26Z")

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The French opposed support for the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. I recall seeing on TV some Americans buying French champagne and dumping it in the street, criticizing French’ mustard even though they aren’t French and who could ever forget freedom fries?

GBA

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**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-dislike-france/476327/202 "2013-03-25T07:35:55Z")

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We dislike the French because their zombies are rude and never bathe.

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**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-dislike-france/476327/203 "2013-03-25T07:53:10Z")

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“In France I’m a mediocre guy. Here in America I am Superman. In France my cooking is a disgrace while here in America, I’m a master chef. In France I can’t score with the women while in America, every woman thinks I’m a great lover. In France…”

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-dislike-france/476327/204 "2013-03-25T12:30:44Z")

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_Oh I am getting so sick of the lies, the lies, the lies  
Of the living dead  
Lie, lie, lies of the living dead  
Lie, lie, lies of the living dead_

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-dislike-france/476327/205 "2013-03-25T15:29:45Z")

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> [@rowrrbazzle](#):
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> Just read the earlier thread on this very same subject. Here’s my post from it:

> [@Der\_Trihs](#):
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> “Earlier thread”? This is from 2008.

Yes, the earlier thread he’s referring to is this same thread.

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**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-dislike-france/476327/206 "2013-03-26T02:36:32Z")

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I’d agree that excessive Francophilia is more of a problem than Francophobia which existed only briefly in the aftermath of the Iraq War among certain segments of the right-wing population. Also its ridiculous to suppose the LA riots can’t be repeated in France considering that France is more racially intolerant than the United States is. Not to say it has things we can’t emulate obviously, we could use a high speed rail system and have 80% of our electricity coming from nuclear power.

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