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I guess most native english people have studied a bit of french at school

Really?
Here in the U.S., unfortunately, multiple languages aren't very popular.
And while French is generally offered in schools, I would guess Spanish was much more popular a choice/option.
(Admittedly, I was in Southern California, so that might be distorted)

And, being a nerd, I didn't even do that..  I took Latin.  

Anyway, as for this, good effort.  Good luck.
I don't see Jens budging, no matter how many sigs tho...

Another option might be seeing if the MAME guys can get at the MACH chip.  Apparently (I read in a post on Amibay) that they dig into some chips for their work, and I think someone said a MACH chip was on their list (I don't think it was the 131).  If there is a cost element, perhaps chatting with them and a small campaign to raise some funds to help them might be more productive.

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Some would say that USA are arrogant, racist and imperialist.

Um..  er..  (looking around the news websites)..  uh...

However i don't, because i am educated enough to know american history...

OK...  then...  Sounds good...  

I love my country..  but we can be a little arrogant, racist and imperialist at times...  Although I think the media (I'm not saying intentionally) amplifies it.  When I watch the news, I get mad at us; and I like us..  ;-)

But we mean well...  ;-)
Well, some of us..

I agree getting at least some MACH 131's from Jens would be great.  But I just don't see it...

Besides, he's German!  I've seen those German's on TV, they're terrible!
(KIDDING!!!  KIDDING!!!!)

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There you go, dipsh!t!

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you lose an argument, regardless of the quantity and quality of the facts you might have also mentioned..

:swords:

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Freedom Fries and Soylent Green...

MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!

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Why UK english and USA ppl hate so deeply french & France ?

I'm very curious to know the real reason(s)...

They don't.  Not in general..
In fact, "Going to France" is considered a very high end / romantic vacation.

That being said, there is a general thought that people in France are "rude" to tourists (specifically American tourists I suppose).

Whether or not that's true in general, I doubt..
And in some cases, I'm sure it was true but deserved...
American tourists (and probably many others) can probably be pretty rude.
Remember, we're used to Disneyland as a vacation, and when the people of the local town don't act like the paid performers/staff at Disneyland, we don't know how to react..  ;-)

I'm guessing that there's a bit of cultural difference in there, and a bit of stereotyping too..

Personally, I blame Monty Python....
I know all of my perceptions of people from France comes from the soldiers and their viscous "tauntings" of King Arthur!!!!

:-)

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Maybe we are "rude" because of the language, hard to be polite & cool with someone we don't understand what he's saying !!

And I think that probably has a lot to do with it...

Americans expect people to be able to understand them (in general) when they travel.

The world is our EuroDisney..  :banana:

;-)

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Want to bet that when french tourists travel they don't keep up the pretense of speaking "only French".

I could use this as an example of the thought that people "assume" that everyone understands English...

I don't know if most French people also speak English...
I know many cultures do, but I'm not sure about the French...

Just had another thought (Ouch)..
I keep using the word "rude," but that's a behavior judgement based on cultural norms..
It could be that the French (in general, as I don't have specifics, not having traveled) don't consider their behavior rude, but we do...  We're judging the way they act in their own country by our mores...

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