Atticus - 3:14 am on Mar 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

aleksl,

Here in the USA jokes about the French have been a staple of everything from dinner table conversion to top ten sitcoms for decades. It's so common that everyone knows that it's meaningless. Personally, I believe it's because Americans see a foil in France for their own arrogance and xenophobia.

Je regrette, I do apologize to any and all French persons and Francophiles who were genuinely flabbergasted by my faux pa. Excusez-moi, s'il vous plaît.

Oh, and so sorry, USA...