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I think the French would fight English being the official Lingua Franca in the EU as hard as they can.

Hamuko 5y ago
They already are.
satellite2 5y ago
Why would they? It's obvious that French is not going to be the main one and they master English much better than German.
- BitwiseFool 5y ago
  I'm sure it's a point of pride. French people are very proud of their language, in general. And, despite being at-peace and having relatively friendly relations with the UK for at least a century, I'm sure there is a lingering sense of rivalry between them. The Britain and France have been adversaries for nearly a thousand years, after all.
  - satellite2 5y ago
    Are they though? I'm pretty sure your vision of the French is more representative of the French from the seventies.
  - Orphis 5y ago
    There will definitely be always some rivalry between the too countries. Not animosity though, most people are over that. Source: French
    - BitwiseFool 5y ago
      'Rivalry without animosity', perfectly said. Now, this is just for fun, but did you know that Queen Elizabeth's grandson is named "George Alexander Louis"? How fun would it be if he decided to call himself "King Louis I" when crowned?
  - pyrale 5y ago
    > I'm sure there is a lingering sense of rivalry between them. That's a common stereotype I hear coming from english-speaking people, but it doesn't really translate to any meaningful behaviour in France. I'm afraid if such a rivalry actually persists, it is one-sided. > The Britain and France have been adversaries for nearly a thousand years, after all. Germany and France have been pretty cross too in the past, and bad feelings have died off in a generation. I wouldn't give too much credit to this kind of claims based on folk history.
    - detaro 5y ago
      A similar thing seems to be UK-Germany - and no, not just around football (although there it is very pronounced), with UK seeing things way more as a rivalry. (and they love their war references, which is kinda awkward nowadays... I say as a German)
      - deadbunny 5y ago
        Those references are cringe inducing for a fair number of us English folk as well. You have my apologies for those types. I'm just hoping this whole Brexit shitshow will teach my country men some humility.
        detaro 5y ago
        My phrasing was unfairly generalizing, yes. I know these things are not about everyone, but more about trends in tone in media etc, which often can be influenced by quite small groups.
gerdesj 5y ago
I too often like to point out the language of the Franks is currently English 8) France has an institution: "The Immortals" (1) which looks after the French language. Seat 31 is currently this bloke: Michael Edwards (2). He is British. 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_Fran%C3%A7aise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_Fran%C3%A7aise 2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Edwards_(literary_scholar) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Edwards_(literary_scho...

They already are.

Why would they? It's obvious that French is not going to be the main one and they master English much better than German.

BitwiseFool 5y ago
I'm sure it's a point of pride. French people are very proud of their language, in general. And, despite being at-peace and having relatively friendly relations with the UK for at least a century, I'm sure there is a lingering sense of rivalry between them. The Britain and France have been adversaries for nearly a thousand years, after all.
- satellite2 5y ago
  Are they though? I'm pretty sure your vision of the French is more representative of the French from the seventies.
- Orphis 5y ago
  There will definitely be always some rivalry between the too countries. Not animosity though, most people are over that. Source: French
  - BitwiseFool 5y ago
    'Rivalry without animosity', perfectly said. Now, this is just for fun, but did you know that Queen Elizabeth's grandson is named "George Alexander Louis"? How fun would it be if he decided to call himself "King Louis I" when crowned?
- pyrale 5y ago
  > I'm sure there is a lingering sense of rivalry between them. That's a common stereotype I hear coming from english-speaking people, but it doesn't really translate to any meaningful behaviour in France. I'm afraid if such a rivalry actually persists, it is one-sided. > The Britain and France have been adversaries for nearly a thousand years, after all. Germany and France have been pretty cross too in the past, and bad feelings have died off in a generation. I wouldn't give too much credit to this kind of claims based on folk history.
  - detaro 5y ago
    A similar thing seems to be UK-Germany - and no, not just around football (although there it is very pronounced), with UK seeing things way more as a rivalry. (and they love their war references, which is kinda awkward nowadays... I say as a German)
    - deadbunny 5y ago
      Those references are cringe inducing for a fair number of us English folk as well. You have my apologies for those types. I'm just hoping this whole Brexit shitshow will teach my country men some humility.
      - detaro 5y ago
        My phrasing was unfairly generalizing, yes. I know these things are not about everyone, but more about trends in tone in media etc, which often can be influenced by quite small groups.

gerdesj 5y ago

I too often like to point out the language of the Franks is currently English 8) France has an institution: "The Immortals" (1) which looks after the French language. Seat 31 is currently this bloke: Michael Edwards (2). He is British. 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_Fran%C3%A7aise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_Fran%C3%A7aise 2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Edwards_(literary_scholar) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Edwards_(literary_scho...