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I thought the ad notable for the blatant cosmopolitanism of the world it envisions. Remember that less than 30% of Americans have passports and sodding of to Fr

by friism 17y ago

I thought the ad notable for the blatant cosmopolitanism of the world it envisions. Remember that less than 30% of Americans have passports and sodding of to France and marrying a frog-eater (of all things!) is likely not at the top of most peoples todo-list. Having said that, I agree with Googles vision of the world, and I thought the ad was great.

patio11 17y ago
Americans can (and do) travel abroad without having a passport, because their nation enjoys an extraordinarily close relationship with its two geographic neighbors. There are about a hundred thousand French in America in the workforce. Most are married to Americans. There are about a hundred thousand Americans in France. It is one of the top ten destinations for Americans abroad. Intermarriage is pretty common in the United States. A very short list would include the mother of the President, the brother of the last President (who is a permanent candidate for next Republican nominee), and the last unsuccessful Democratic nominee. America is by any objective measurement one of the most tolerant countries on the planet. The only reason it does not roflstomp to the top of the lists maintained by NGOs for it is that, curiously for organizations theoretically dedicated to tolerance of cultures not their own, they dock America points for having so many religious people. (No, really. http://www.economist.com/world/united-states/printerfriendly.cfm?story_id=15108634 http://www.economist.com/world/united-states/printerfriendly...) Returning you now to your regularly scheduled depictions of the United States as a closeminded society.
- jff 17y ago
  He wasn't saying "Yeah right Americans hate the French", the real point is that most of the audience for that commercial is not going to study in Paris and may never leave North America--trans-oceanic flights aren't cheap. However, the commercial was "cute" and it definitely got the awww factor from the women present when it came on. Tip to advertisers: wedding proposals and babies make all the girls I know completely lose it, so way to go Google.

by friism 17y ago

patio11 17y ago

Americans can (and do) travel abroad without having a passport, because their nation enjoys an extraordinarily close relationship with its two geographic neighbors. There are about a hundred thousand French in America in the workforce. Most are married to Americans. There are about a hundred thousand Americans in France. It is one of the top ten destinations for Americans abroad. Intermarriage is pretty common in the United States. A very short list would include the mother of the President, the brother of the last President (who is a permanent candidate for next Republican nominee), and the last unsuccessful Democratic nominee. America is by any objective measurement one of the most tolerant countries on the planet. The only reason it does not roflstomp to the top of the lists maintained by NGOs for it is that, curiously for organizations theoretically dedicated to tolerance of cultures not their own, they dock America points for having so many religious people. (No, really. http://www.economist.com/world/united-states/printerfriendly.cfm?story_id=15108634 http://www.economist.com/world/united-states/printerfriendly...) Returning you now to your regularly scheduled depictions of the United States as a closeminded society.

jff 17y ago
He wasn't saying "Yeah right Americans hate the French", the real point is that most of the audience for that commercial is not going to study in Paris and may never leave North America--trans-oceanic flights aren't cheap. However, the commercial was "cute" and it definitely got the awww factor from the women present when it came on. Tip to advertisers: wedding proposals and babies make all the girls I know completely lose it, so way to go Google.