France - Bastile Day July 14, 1789
A very interesting read on the French revolution.
On THIS Day of History
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France really gets a bad rap (a lot of it for good reason) but without the French our revolution would never have succeeded. And they helped us at a time during which their own country was undergoing a lot of turmoil.
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Vive la France!
"Arise, children of the Fatherland
Our day of glory has arrived
Against us the bloody flag of tyranny
is raised; the bloody flag is raised.
Do you hear, in the countryside
The roar of those ferocious soldiers?
They’re coming right into your arms
To cut the throats of your sons, your comrades!
To arms, citizens!
Form your battalions
Let’s march, let’s march
That their impure blood
Should water our fields."
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I was in France about 2 months ago. The French have a reputation for being rude, arrogant, and downright snotty, yet I saw nothing like that. Not even a hint.
The French are proud of their country, their language, their history. They're also funny, talkative, and easy to get along with if you show them respect and learn your manners in French. "Merci" and "Bon jour" go a long way if you say them with a smile and some humility.
I'd go back to France in a heartbeat.
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Also my friend Dylan's birthday.
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Great article, thanks for posting.
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I lived and worked in France for several years in the 1980s. I always felt far more free there than I ever have in the US.
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I was in France about 2 months ago. The French have a reputation for being rude, arrogant, and downright snotty, yet I saw nothing like that. Not even a hint.
The French are proud of their country, their language, their history. They're also funny, talkative, and easy to get along with if you show them respect and learn your manners in French. "Merci" and "Bon jour" go a long way if you say them with a smile and some humility.
I'd go back to France in a heartbeat.
I agree. My wife went to school in Paris. We have traveled to many places in France. I was in various French cities in the service. We never have had a problem with anyone.
In fact we have been comped drinks and food at restaurants just for being polite.
The French cities are just like here they are busy and can have some rude people. You have to get out to the country and meet what I call the real French people.
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