# Why hate the French?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hate-the-french/185672>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 1, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hate-the-french/185672 "2003-07-01T22:35:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hate-the-french/185672/61 "2003-07-03T10:50:04Z")

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> \*Originally posted by furt \*  
> \*\*Dunno … the arrogance maybe? \*\*

They certainly don’t have a monopoly on that.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hate-the-french/185672/62 "2003-07-03T21:27:49Z")

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> \*Originally posted by MLS \*  
> \*\*“Better,” like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.  
> I like French food; some people don’t. I also like good Turkish and Indian and Thai food.  
> I don’t like French-syle clothing; some people do.  
> I like the culture (however you define that) in both countries. It’s silly to debate which is better, the Metropolitan Opera or the Louvre. It’s like trying to argue that blue is a prettier color than orange. \*\*

Dang, that problem with the written word crops up again. Short of using the damn smilies, maybe a large flashing sign saying **“HUMOR (or humour) ALERT”** and an arrow pointing to the text?

And just what do you have against orange?

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**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hate-the-french/185672/63 "2003-07-03T22:40:53Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Chefguy \*  
> \*\*Dang, that problem with the written word crops up again. Short of using the damn smilies, maybe a large flashing sign saying **“HUMOR (or humour) ALERT”** and an arrow pointing to the text?
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> And just what do you have against orange? \*\*

Everybody knows orange is icky and hot. 😃

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hate-the-french/185672/64 "2003-07-04T01:46:30Z")

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Watch it, buddy – orange is this here **tracer** ’s favorite color!

It’s got all the qualities of red **and** yellow, at the same time. Plus, it’s the color of traffic cones and Kraft Macaroni & Cheese cheese powder.

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