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Oh look, French bashing, how very avant-garde.
by moocowduckquack 13y ago
Oh look, French bashing, how very avant-garde.
- vmarsy 13y agorayiner's joke is aimed at this category of people : >3. WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE REST OF THE WORLD in this article : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6037848 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6037848 So, for people who only know France through Pepé le Pew, that is a good joke !
- moocowduckquack 13y agoSo are you saying it becomes funnier if you are more ignorant about the subject?
- ericd 13y agoPretty much, milking a stupid cliche. Most Americans' only exposure to France is stereotypes they've seen, or if they're more well traveled, exposure to Parisians. Which is like if I came from another country, visited NYC, and concluded that Americans were generally pretentious, almost never made eye contact, and paid obscene amounts for rent.
- jakejake 13y agoIronic that you mention the cliche joke, then follow it up with a stereotype about Americans exposure to culture.
- EthanEtienne 13y agoYes and irony is often hilarious.
- ericd 13y agoThat stereotype is largely true, in my experience, having grown up in the US. There are, of course, exceptions, but they're exceptions. The snotty Frenchman is the exception, though, probably borne from our disproportionate exposure to Paris. So in that case the stereotype isn't warranted.
- rayiner 13y agoIn fact, I love the French. But I'm not above making a low-brow joke for easy karma.