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| 10% of the British Population has bailed |
| 2006-12-11 |
| Posted by:phil_b |
| #23 Okay, I'll bite, iff the French State can't afford to bury French dead, as been reported by various sources, shouldn't it be the other way, i.e. French traveling to Britannia??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-12-11 22:07 |
| #22 Thank you for the charming illumination, JFM. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-12-11 17:36 |
| #21 Mike N Now I am sorry to shatter your dreams about hairy women but in fact French women not only shave (I can testify for it) but are between the most self-conscious in world. Now I will tell you the origins of the myth: after D-DAY and specially when Paris was liberated (wheree Hemingway told that no GI slept alone that night) a number of French woma=en were say... a bit enthousiastic about American soldiers who a) were unconceably rich in French terms b) had fabled goods the half starving French women had forgotten about the existence like chocolate or nylon stockings c) were young and physically fit (America was not scrapping the bottom of her manpool) d) had a quality of naivete, or innocence or straightforwrdness who was welcome change (*) e) last but not least the joy of liberation who incites to do a number of folish things. Now do you think that when Gis returned to America they told to their wives/fiancees: French girls where the prettiest I have ever seen and just at the night Paris was liberated I cheated you with three different women?" Of course no, the girl would have torn his eyeballs! He will tell something like: "French women are butt ugly and don't shave legs I was never tempted by them you are sooooo much prettier." (*) From the autobiographic "Diary with four hands" from Benoite and Flora Groult where one of the sisters tell after accepting a GI having a shower in her house: "he just had his shower and left, a Frenchman would have understood I was offering him my bed". She is troubled by the GIs "purity", she manages to meet him a second time and they become lovers but she doesn't accept his proposal of marriage: mostly due to the fear of being despised by American women. |
| Posted by: JFM 2006-12-11 16:59 |
| #20 Mike N--Well, considering such gems as Sophie Marceau, Melissa Theuriau, and other fine mademoiselles (such as the girl from La Frette sur Seine I met when I was 19, who helped me...um..."re-enact" the American invasion of French territory in a beachhouse in Normandy), if you don't want them I'll take them! |
| Posted by: Dar 2006-12-11 16:05 |
| #19 The loss of the French woman to Eurabia will be the most painful and sorest loss Western Civilization will experience. Don't rag on the French women then it's the men who are all screwed up! My comment was in reference to them being just as plain Jane (read: ugly) as they're English counterparts. They're even worse if you consider the non shaving thingy. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2006-12-11 15:25 |
| #18 |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-12-11 15:00 |
| #17 I moved out of the UK in 1998, its not that its a bad place ok the food sucks, its just there is no brits left . I not being racist but its really spot the white man now, if you are in london you have to go to a friends house to find someone who speaks english. The indians we are happy to keep they put some spice in the food and have 24 hour shops the rest can get the hell out. I give it 20 years all those that can afford to leave will have gone by then and the name will change to UNITED ASYLUM KINGDOM |
| Posted by: alex 2006-12-11 12:12 |
| #16 French women are an attraction? I never knew so many British men hated themselves. Good god man! I would think the British women are bad enough! The loss of the French woman to Eurabia will be the most painful and sorest loss Western Civilization will experience. Don't rag on the French women then it's the men who are all screwed up! I remember laborously translating and reading an article in a prominent French magazine of the French equivalent of the head of the Women's movement there. She said, in effect, that the French women already had it made when it came to the romance and male/female relationship aspects, and labelled her American counterpart as crazy if they were going to ape the American war between the sexes in France. Their biggest beef was equality of wages and promotion opportunities for equal/similar work. I can't remember the adjective she used, because the distinction is important, but I DO remember thinking, "More power to ya, sister!" The FrenchMEN should STFU, stop the car, get into the back seat, and let the Frenchwomen drive. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2006-12-11 11:40 |
| #15 I met hundreds of expat Brits in Australia over the years. The one common factor- to get some sunshine. Stay home Brits, Al Bore is gonna fix that problem |
| Posted by: RD 2006-12-11 10:45 |
| #14 I have noticed In London Whites are moving out of the city in record numbers as 1.Housing too expensive.2.Crime level is high.3Poor schools.4.Poor transportation.5.Too much stress 6.High levels of Immigration. Overall better quality of life outside the big cities/Country!!!! |
| Posted by: Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2006-12-11 10:42 |
| #13 I met hundreds of expat Brits in Australia over the years. The one common factor- to get some sunshine. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2006-12-11 10:32 |
| #12 One of the factors has to be the recent relative prosperity of the UK. Some of the ex-pats have moved away on business. Some have moved because they can finally afford it -- many weren't wealthy enough to go anywhere during the times of the World Wars. Some may be moving because the UK is going nuts. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-12-11 10:09 |
| #11 I see that more than half have gone to former British colonies. Makes sense -- English language, common law, etc. With the exception of Australia (whose "colonists" didn't have much choice in the matter), I wonder if Brits go to those former colonies with any sense of storied tradition -- i.e., bugging out when things become intolerable. It's hard to tell from the numbers why they're leaving, but I sure would be interested to know. |
| Posted by: exJAG 2006-12-11 09:43 |
| #10 cheap , quality , countryside housing , good food produce , and french women combined with sun French women are an attraction? I never knew so many British men hated themselves. Good god man! I would think the British women are bad enough! I |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2006-12-11 09:30 |
| #9 France: cheaper houses. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-12-11 09:30 |
| #8 most of the intelligent Brits have emigrated , and Im on my way out soon .. New Zealand/Austrailia does look the best bet tbh . |
| Posted by: MacNails 2006-12-11 09:23 |
| #7 Wow, Australia got a lot. Hopefully the brits with spines. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-12-11 09:22 |
| #6 Bobby , cheap , quality , countryside housing , good food produce , and french women combined with sun . Countryside housing in Uk is soo expensive |
| Posted by: MacNails 2006-12-11 09:10 |
| #5 Two words: British food. Oxymoron. No, wait, I was thinking "British cuisine." Never mind. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2006-12-11 08:48 |
| #4 200,000 went to France? I'm speachless. Somebody 'splain it to me, please? Two words: British food. |
| Posted by: JFM 2006-12-11 08:32 |
| #3 Well it isn't called Blairistan for nothing! |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-12-11 06:32 |
| #2 We are the dumping ground of Europe with every asylum seeker/Welfare scrounger travelling from all points of the globe to settle in the UK. Get rid of the welfare state and we would see these figures reduce dramatically!!!! |
| Posted by: Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2006-12-11 06:06 |
| #1 200,000 went to France? I'm speachless. Somebody 'splain it to me, please? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-12-11 06:01 |