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> It's made by French! /joking I did not understand the joke. I suppose it goes with the view that outside the USA there are no good software developers, well,
by idoubtit 9y ago
> It's made by French! /joking
I did not understand the joke. I suppose it goes with the view that outside the USA there are no good software developers, well, because these are all second-class countries.
My friends (most of them are French) and I often joke about French people, how they dislike law and order, how they think their country is the best and the worst at the same time, etc. They're often boastful or xenophobic, but I can't see how they are different on programming, computer science or technology. BTW, the usual "joke" portrait of an American is a fat, uneducated and religious guns-lover. Please don't feel offended if you are from the USA; of course, this is far from the individual reality, but each feature is (statistically) over represented in this country, so joking about it make sense.
- mintplant 9y agoYou shouldn't assume everyone online is American. csomar is from Tunisia [0]—a country which was, for what it's worth, colonized and exploited by the French until 1956. I imagine that might color perceptions. [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20160626074252/https://omarabid.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160626074252/https://omarabid....
- csomar 9y agoSee the other reply. In my country, French are known to do sloppy work. Especially when it comes to cars comparing to German ones.
- nunobrito 9y agoCome on, Renault are the cheapest cars that require the cheapest parts and will last a lifetime. On the other hand, that does apply to older Peugeot cars. Can only think on Alfa Romeo as worse car brand to get fixed by commoners.
- homarp 9y ago> that does apply to older Peugeot cars. you mean like the Peugeot 504 http://europe.autonews.com/article/20131204/ANE/131209940/peugeot-504:-a-french-warhorse-in-africa http://europe.autonews.com/article/20131204/ANE/131209940/pe... ?
- nunobrito 9y agoI stand corrected. That machine is built to resist without doubt. :-) Was referring to the Peugeot generation that came afterwards around '97 or so. My family had Peugeot on those days and each model they got was problematic. On the other hand, Renault was generally seen in Portugal as more stable and cheaper to repair.