Whoo! 2,009 post! (AKA: What is French? Debate)

[alien space marine]

I didn't say people who speak French are all cowards. I even know some loose French having taken three years of it in high school. As GR pointed out, I was referring to people from France itself.

People from Canada are Canadian.

People from Vietnam are Vietnamese.

People from America are American.

People from France are French.

Did you get all that?

I understand what you meant and I am not offended,But if you made that statement in canada anywhere in this country they dont think france they think the french canadians.

People from England could be called English , But when you use that term some could confuse it with the hole group of people using the language , But you could use British, Limey, Brit. When you use the term English and French here in canada we dont think of france or England but the actual languages, If you insulted the french with the statement "the french have no balls" here in canada people in my province and the acadiens people here would think your reffering to them and not france,Say the same statement here but at the English and its the same thing just reverse though it depends if you say it in english or if your known for speaking french mainly. If you said them spainish have no balls I am sure maybe a few not all of the Hispanic population might think your insulting them in the united states or if it was said at the africans should I even continue there?

In Canada the french speakers are refferd to as French Canadians, Weither they be Quebecois or Acadien like our freind Darunia.

Canadians can be called canucks and Americans can be called Yanks, People in France can be called franks infact that was the name of their curriency before they adopted the euro dollar.

If you still want to bash them ,Say french from France or Franks and maybe Francers just to be new and original.

I am not angry, I just misinterpruted what you meant, I hear simular statements from people in canada and the U.S ocasioanlly I know they dont mean just france they mean everyone who speaks it.