tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483729178903255485.post7655426769703785276..comments2010-09-04T01:57:25.799-04:00Comments on DECODING FRANGLAIS: Le Divorce?bijouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690620755054469505noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483729178903255485.post-43790340167724805732007-09-27T15:41:00.000-04:002007-09-27T15:41:00.000-04:00robotslingshot: Thanks you for your feedback - I t...robotslingshot: Thanks you for your feedback - I too am in a franco-american relationship and our cultural differences is quite often a discussion. <BR/><BR/>I agree with what you have said. I am curious: are you living in the US or France or neither? <BR/><BR/>Its very interesting your point above the move towards and away from Empire- the US has also moved towards religion (participation) while France has moved away.<BR/><BR/>They have moved towards socialism.. (it is still left to see what Sarko will do with his newfound powers) while we have moved away from it. I think.bijouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690620755054469505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483729178903255485.post-62838267555713484792007-09-26T22:53:00.000-04:002007-09-26T22:53:00.000-04:00I think this has to do with two things: our inward...I think this has to do with two things: our inward focus in the US(and the education that we are passing on to our children in this respect), and issues of pride due to world stature. The French are still a great civilization, but their reach declined after WWII, whereas the Americans began their move towards being a great empire. But America has taken advantage of their position and have become power hungry. Thus two proud nations bicker and refuse to fully understand each other.<BR/><BR/>My husband is French, I am American. We have this discussion all the time, and we usually defend one another's countries before our own.robotslingshothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15034251372636143145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483729178903255485.post-52393321005901036802007-08-16T19:26:00.000-04:002007-08-16T19:26:00.000-04:00Quel divorce?http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actual...Quel divorce?<BR/>http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actualites/politique/20070816.OBS0815/nicolas_sarkozy__la_france_estde_retour_aux_etatsunis.htmlAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729095387016509559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483729178903255485.post-67130945126768346652007-08-12T10:55:00.000-04:002007-08-12T10:55:00.000-04:00I stand corrected - Sarkozy cited the Lafayette-Wa...I stand corrected - Sarkozy cited the Lafayette-Washington alliance as he just finished L's biography.bijouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690620755054469505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483729178903255485.post-6284320887455298572007-08-12T10:53:00.000-04:002007-08-12T10:53:00.000-04:00This morning, after Sarkozy's uber-publicized visi...This morning, after Sarkozy's uber-publicized visit to Lake Winnepesaukee, N.H., he went on to visit Presidents Bush 1 & 2 et femmes at the Bush complex in Kennebunkport, Maine. The French news made a somewhat big play of the absence of Cecilia Sarkozy. I have zero idea of why she wasnt there, since I think she met George and Laura at the G-8 Conference recently, but I 'd like to think that she didnt want to meet them on more intimate and "friendly" terms. If so, bravo to her. To have that kind of gumption is fantastic.<BR/><BR/>At the end of the George-Nicolas interview, a French reporter shouted out "so Iraq is now a forgotten issue?" The reply to this was a hand shushing by Sarkozy. In the glory and sunshine of the day it this question wsa but a tiny reminder of what he face upon returning home - where support for the newewed state of Franco-Americain amitie - will be less than zero.<BR/><BR/>Bush cited the famous Lafayette-Washington friendship, one that aided revolutions in both our countries... which brings me back to my earlier post - how I too when walking through the homes of our founding fathers remarked on HOW much things have changed.<BR/><BR/>The kicker of the day is that as the Bushes + Sarkozy jetted off in the Bush family speed boat - one say their images and the name of the boat shining in the sun "FIDELITY"...<BR/><BR/>You can almost hear Michael Moore writing the script for his next documentary... cant you?bijouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690620755054469505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483729178903255485.post-58772275471297766832007-08-08T21:11:00.000-04:002007-08-08T21:11:00.000-04:00Dear A: thanks for your comment! I think you are r...Dear A: thanks for your comment! I think you are right and I overlooked the importance of the disagreement concerning the present Iraq War; then President CHIRAC was the first foreign head of state to visit the U.S. post 9/11 demonstrating the support of the France and the French people for the U.S.bijouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690620755054469505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483729178903255485.post-37168132968818487512007-08-03T12:19:00.000-04:002007-08-03T12:19:00.000-04:00I am by NO means an expert in history (I tend to f...I am by NO means an expert in history (I tend to forget what I read just seconds afterwards), so the following has to do with what I've personally observed in my years alive. And 1 thing I've noticed is that every nation-state needs an enemy at all times. Iran's a friend one day, an enemy the next. Osama's doing the dirty work for us one day, and plotting against us the next. Russia's an ally during WWII but really seen as a necessary evil that needs to be contained. <BR/><BR/>After the Soviet Union fell, the US needed a new enemy to focus on with all its might. Enter the Arabs/Muslims. This administration made it clear that you're either with us or against us and with regards to the Iraq War, France was "against us" (according to some). And so, the frigid relationship began (or continued). But, this is just what I've observed. The relationship may have gone awry before. If anyone else can enlighten me, please do.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729095387016509559noreply@blogger.com