Internet and toxic people

It’s surprising that ‘Allo ‘Allo (UK tv comedy series) never made it to france, due to the accents not transferring well.
 
I’ve not actually been to Normande or Bretagne, but spent a lot of time around Abbeville across the north. Even drove down to near Orange - that was a serious trek in the snow.
 
Joking aside French culture is more "formal" in public settings and a lot of stubborn people. It's a large country with very different people across it. Heck even in French corporate environment it's very formal and a bit more stiff than UK work culture.

Getting into a debate with my cousins or family is quite frustrating as they always know best. I think there's a lot of stubbornness in general but I guess the internet is prime territory for it.

I will say I don't think it's solely the French. But I can understand why the OP feels that way. Having worked across Europe there's definitely a trend but I think again the internet is a great amplifier of the worst type of people at times.
 
Zefan said:
There's toxic people everywhere, but this place is special. I dare say we welcome even cheese eating surrender monkeys.

Oh just don't go in motors (unless you have a particular kind of nice car or thick skin) or speakers corner. Especially speakers corner.
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I just googled "In the UK would "Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey" be grounds to be convicted of a hate crime"

And AI knows the score:

Yes, in the UK, using the phrase "Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey" could potentially be grounds for a hate crime conviction, depending heavily on the specific context in which it is used. This is because nationality is explicitly considered a protected characteristic under UK law.
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LOL..
 
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Freefaller said:
Joking aside French culture is more "formal" in public settings and a lot of stubborn people. It's a large country with very different people across it. Heck even in French corporate environment it's very formal and a bit more stiff than UK work culture.

Getting into a debate with my cousins or family is quite frustrating as they always know best. I think there's a lot of stubbornness in general but I guess the internet is prime territory for it.

I will say I don't think it's solely the French. But I can understand why the OP feels that way. Having worked across Europe there's definitely a trend but I think again the internet is a great amplifier of the worst type of people at times.
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They use surnames too.. Mr Freefaller .. which I found quite odd. I got used to the inter-family arguements and feuds, usually at volume.
 
Demon said:
I just googled "In the UK would "Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey" be grounds to be convicted of a hate crime"

And AI knows the score:

LOL..
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Actually it's now ILLEGAL for AI to use sensitive attributes (latest EU AI regulations).. So in theory it's illegal for the AI to even answer that question :D (in the EU)
 
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Freefaller said:
Joking aside French culture is more "formal" in public settings and a lot of stubborn people. It's a large country with very different people across it. Heck even in French corporate environment it's very formal and a bit more stiff than UK work culture.

Getting into a debate with my cousins or family is quite frustrating as they always know best. I think there's a lot of stubbornness in general but I guess the internet is prime territory for it.

I will say I don't think it's solely the French. But I can understand why the OP feels that way. Having worked across Europe there's definitely a trend but I think again the internet is a great amplifier of the worst type of people at times.
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I work with a lot of Spaniards and the formality is often a mismatch. When brits would typically be formal, they are often informal, and vice versa. It can catch people off guard and cause unnecessary friction, so I make sure to highlight it to all of my colleagues so they don't get unwittingly wound up or at least understand that it can be a factor. A lot of people seem to have never really looked at it this way and I've found it helps reframe things, even with people who are down a interpersonal/interdepartmental conflict rabbit hole.
 
You know bretons live in "Bretagne" in French, and your country is "Grande-Bretagne" in french...
But that is not an excuse for you to try to invade our "Bretagne"
Breton are dangerous alcoolics they will kick your ass
In fact, Bretons pretend that "Bretagne" is not part of France. But they are maybe the best sailors of the world...
 
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Freefaller said:
Joking aside French culture is more "formal" in public settings and a lot of stubborn people. It's a large country with very different people across it. Heck even in French corporate environment it's very formal and a bit more stiff than UK work culture.

Getting into a debate with my cousins or family is quite frustrating as they always know best. I think there's a lot of stubbornness in general but I guess the internet is prime territory for it.

I will say I don't think it's solely the French. But I can understand why the OP feels that way. Having worked across Europe there's definitely a trend but I think again the internet is a great amplifier of the worst type of people at times.
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France is in someways like the UK of the 1950s. Common courtesy is still very much a thing here and you best get used to exchanging pleasantries with everyone you meet if you want to get along.
 
O.Giroud said:
You know bretons live in "Bretagne" in French, and your country is "Grande-Bretagne" in french...
But that is not an excuse for you to try to invade our "Bretagne"
Breton are dangerous alcoolics they will kick your ass
In fact, Bretons pretend that "Bretagne" is not part of France. But they are maybe the best sailors of the world...
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Bretagne is Wales with better cheese and bread. Not really worth invading.
 
Terminal_Boy said:
France is in someways like the UK of the 1950s. Common courtesy is still very much a thing here and you best get used to exchanging pleasantries with everyone you meet if you want to get along.
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Very true. Even walking into your local boulangerie everyone says "m'sieur" or "madame" or just simply "Bonjour" as they walk in. They still use the formal "vous" form. In offices hiérarchie is still significant, kinda bureaucratic at times but also polite and systematic in a good way. It can be very alien though.
 
Terminal_Boy said:
France is in someways like the UK of the 1950s. Common courtesy is still very much a thing here and you best get used to exchanging pleasantries with everyone you meet if you want to get along.
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oui, when I was working in Paris the people in the office would all say Bonjour to everyone as they got in the lift. It was a refreshing change from the UK.
 
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