As an American, I think a lot of our country really does see the french poorly and fitting for the meme I see it often tied to anti art and anti sophistication attitudes. I suspect it’s partly because enough people are so insufferably pro French that it’s a common annoyance.
Ultimately though I do think we’re too hard on them by quite a bit. As Americans we ought to be more fair to them as our first allies and our long standing friends and ideological compatriots. Also a lot of our culture was influenced by them as several of our founders were insufferable francophiles.
Also the joke is stale and anti french sentiments at least in the US are partly tied to their resistance to the Iraq war.
As an American, I think a lot of our country really does see the french poorly and fitting for the meme I see it often tied to anti art and anti sophistication attitudes. I suspect it’s partly because enough people are so insufferably pro French that it’s a common annoyance.
Ultimately though I do think we’re too hard on them by quite a bit. As Americans we ought to be more fair to them as our first allies and our long standing friends and ideological compatriots. Also a lot of our culture was influenced by them as several of our founders were insufferable francophiles.
Also the joke is stale and anti french sentiments at least in the US are partly tied to their resistance to the Iraq war.