# Why does everyone keep bashing the French?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-keep-bashing-the-french/237286>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 30, 2004, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-keep-bashing-the-french/237286 "2004-03-30T11:36:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![EvilGhandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@EvilGhandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilGhandi)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-keep-bashing-the-french/237286/61 "2004-04-02T18:15:09Z")

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Snippet by sublight,  
“offering sledgehammer swings at a Japanese car”

Point taken, goes to prove that every country has it’s fair share of pinheads. Now pass me that hammer, I got a bottle of chateu la feet that needs a good smashin.

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**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-keep-bashing-the-french/237286/62 "2004-04-03T00:14:29Z")

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> [@Sublight](#):
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> I’m also familiar with many localities offering sledgehammer swings at a Japanese car for a dollar.

I can’t believe anyone would still do this as some sort of protest. A car bash, sure, that’s a great way to fundraise and any old junker would do, but as a protest? When most “imports” are built in the Midwest?

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