• Jumi@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      Are you aware the Germans went around the Maginot? Which is the kind of trouble you wouldn’t go through if the border wasn’t defended.

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      9 days ago

      The ‘the french are cowards that suck at war’ stereotype is kinda tired by now.

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        9 days ago

        As an American, still kinda funny. Not sure why we tease the French, they helped us with our revolution and gave us a great deal on a huge chunk of land, but here we are.

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            9 days ago

            Maybe? I was also against the Iraq War, but I was young-ish at the time and don’t remember if we teased the French before then as well. It was never serious though, like the rivalry between England/UK and France.

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              9 days ago

              Yeah uk and france are like siblings constantly fighting lol

              For the us for example the term “freedom fries” was coined because of the Iraq situation haha

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        9 days ago

        No, it’s not. Helm’s Deep will hold as long as there are Francophobes to defend it.