If The French Think They’re Better Than Us, Maybe It’s Because They Are
We won’t have this type of culture in America again anytime soon
If, like me, you grew up in a working class environment during the ‘80s and ‘90s, you might have been around people who called the French snobs.
The mere mention of the French or another group of people with weird accents (don’t we all have accents that sound weird to other people?), who dress relatively well, often prompted the knee-jerk retort —
They think they’re better than us!
Politically, even more ignorant bull shit reflects and reinforces this sentiment. You might remember the freedom fries inanity from 2003 when France opposed the Iraq invasion.
Of course, the people with these views typically can’t cite actual experiences to back up their opinion that the French are assholes. That they think they’re superior. Same goes for most other stereotypes and associated angst, discrimination and xenophobia.
Nothing comes from actual experience. We love to shoot off our mouths when we have literally no idea what we’re talking about.
That said — if the French actually do think they’re better than us, maybe they have good reason.
