My session is suspended for an hour : dinner time!
Francis wrote:Just for them executing their royal family : it was 211 years ago!
I had in my head Louis XVI, and somehow that became the 16th century which was roughly 400 years ago. Thanks for correcting me, Francis.
****! That's awfully close to the American revolution. Was there some kind of "international decade of getting rid of legal sovereignty" which no-one told Britain about?
Heard something interesting on the radio this morning. It was the British Parliament that was the very first to outlaw slavery, but by some fluke in the ways of establishing laws, it didn't get into the law books. Anybody have the full dope on this?
I read something about this in a book I got for Christmas. I'll dig it out when I get chance and see if I can find the reference.
By a ruling of William Murray, Lord Mansfield, June 22, 1772, England became " soil whose air is deemed too pure for slaves to breathe in."
(Case of James Somerset vs. his master, Mr. Stewart of Virginia)
In parliament, after a couple of attempts, finally, in 1804, a general abolition bill was passed and then tabled. This was a devastating setback; however, victory was imminent. In 1805 the House of Commons barely defeated yet another bill calling for abolition. At last, in 1807, thirty-five years after Mansfield's ruling Parliament formally abolished the slave trade.
Grand Duke wrote:Just as an aside, I'd like to state the reasons why I personally like the French:
Giving wine to children in sensible amounts
Baguettes (hot, fresh, buttered)
The Metric system
Low levels of taxation on booze & fags
Croissants (hot, fresh, buttered)
Allowing Thiery Henry & Eric Cantona to play in the English league
Their love of garlic in cooking (the king of all flavours, IMO)
Executing their royal family and aristocracy 400 years ago (I wish we had)
The Citroen 2CV
Daft Punk (house dj's/producers)
Julie Delpi, and any other attractive Frenchwoman speaking English (soooo sexy)
Would anyone care to agree/disagree?
LOL!
No, I'm totally with you here ... specially on the baguettes, croissants, Daft Punk and executing yer royal families. Wish we had, too. ;-)
Plus: leafy squares in the South (plane-trees?) ... bakeries on every corner ... pretty cafes on every corner ... pretty girls in pretty cafes on every corner ...
and MC Solaar
Only thing I cant figger out is how the same country can have given us fries and kisses - its not like the two go particularly well together ...
'Fritten speciaal' might have another meaning than you ever thought of!
Quote, "Only thing I cant figger out is how the same country can have given us fries and kisses - its not like the two go particularly well together ..." LOL
Quote:What might truly interest women readers is the news elsewhere in the Telegraaf about the success of the French woman, who is not only noted for being more elegant, sexier and independent than most women in the world, but is also a kind of "superwoman".
A French woman sees no conflict between career and motherhood, says the article, because of the fine French system of day-care, nursery schools and hot meals for kids. Together with Irish women she has the largest average number of children in Europe (1.9), and together with her Spanish counterparts, she lives the longest too: to an average age of 84.
Radio Netherlands Press Review Service
It's all the time and energy they save not shaving their hairy pits and legs.
Not worth a few extra years.
You really must have met the wrong persons when you visited France.
Karen Hughes was born in Paris (Paris, France, not Paris, Texas) (sorry I haven't gone through the whole thread so if that has been mentioned before then
je suis désolé 
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nimh wrote:Lash has been in France?
Well, since there have at least two threads about this, with all negating this prejudice, she must have have personal different knowledge.
Lash has "personal different knowledge" about many subjects. This just happens to be one of them. LOL
I observed hairy French women.
I believe that is good enough knowledge.
If they have gotten some razors since then, I am nothing if not relieved.
