As most comments at this time profess not getting it... I read this as satire. Humorous derogatory remarks by and targeting the French and their intellectuals.

As most comments at this time profess not getting it... I read this as satire. Humorous derogatory remarks by and targeting the French and their intellectuals. As a European who has lived in France about a year I see good humour in this. The French (or should I say Parisien) are something else. You lose more in translation in Paris than in Shanghai or Beijing. Perhaps it only seems that way since the culture and language seem closer and one is more aware of the subtle differences, but still.