tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post3945273222815702202..comments2023-10-01T09:35:35.894+02:00Comments on Antipodes: ReligulousWilliam Skyvingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-32557692665056123532008-10-06T16:18:00.000+02:002008-10-06T16:18:00.000+02:00Many American veterans who fought in WWII in Franc...Many American veterans who fought in WWII in France feel very bitter towards France, since as they put it "we went over there and saved their a**" and then France talks down about Americans constantly. I explain that although I love France, myself, we must not take it personal: the French hate everyone, including each other! I was told this by a Frenchman, who was in a position to know. Explains a lot, doesn't it? Ah, human nature... too terrible for words, outside of those rare exceptions we call "heroes or saints."Catherine Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106773955427187343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-21078771243004022782008-10-05T21:56:00.000+02:002008-10-05T21:56:00.000+02:00Catherine: Thanks for your positive outlook on Ant...Catherine: Thanks for your positive outlook on Antipodes. I have to be careful, as a naive Franco-Australian, when I start trying to imagine (with excellent examples, such as the Maher videos) how Americans might look upon France. Above all, it would be a mistake to think that France might be in a position to give lessons to her great trans-Atlantic friend.William Skyvingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-58804735119056014452008-10-05T05:17:00.000+02:002008-10-05T05:17:00.000+02:00Great blog; love reading it. Thanks for being ther...Great blog; love reading it. Thanks for being there!Catherine Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106773955427187343noreply@blogger.com