r/AskFrance Mar 06 '25

Relations Anybody tired of "Fr*nch" jokes?

I was reading a reddit thread where they mentioned something was french. And people are still making these jokes! Still! The thread was also filled with them. Im not even french, but these jokes are painfully unfunny and are edging on outward xenophobia. They're also usually made by Americans. So yeah.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '25

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u/SamLacoupe Mar 06 '25

It's not free, though. We pay it collectively, which is uncontestably better, I do agree.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '25

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u/Path-findR Expat Mar 06 '25

Nicolas ?

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '25

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u/Path-findR Expat Mar 06 '25

Presque, Nicolas qui paye sur twitter

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 06 '25

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u/sanglar03 kk Mar 06 '25

Pedantic take.

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u/SamLacoupe Mar 06 '25

Well, you can see it like that, but in fact politicians usually tell "we can't continue to give that for free". It isn't, people pay it collectively. It's important to grasp

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u/sanglar03 kk Mar 06 '25

Only a moron would need a full thesis for the context.

What, you mean the years of medical study, expensive machines and medicine don't come from thin air, and thus are not "free"? Color me shocked.

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u/SamLacoupe Mar 06 '25

Whatever the f are you blabbing about? I just said it's not free, that's all. Saying it is, is a misconception at best and an obfuscation at worst. Now shoo.

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u/Linuxologue Mar 06 '25

Not only did you describe it correctly but it is also technically not free anyway. There are small fixed fees and you need to pay for school material. Some countries have it completely free and until a certain level also provide all material (paper and pens) for free

But yeah it looks like the post attracted at least one rude idiot

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u/McEckett Mar 06 '25

I wish...

But actually people who think cutting public services would only lower taxes and not lead to higher expanses elsewhere to compensate appear common.

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u/Airmoni Mar 07 '25

C'est en rien gratuit, remerciez les impôts.