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loli phabay

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11. hate to tell you this but french culture is all about being french, they are proud of their culture

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #10)

Sun Sep 30, 2012, 01:00 AM

Sep 2012

and very protective of it from language to food to everything in between, and they do have a disdain for anyone who dosent look up to it, like it or not thats allso a part of their culture. PS hating outsiders is a part of a lot of cultures including the rom and travelers.

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Tensions Rise in France After Roma Camp Torched [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2012 OP

The Roma are and have been one of the most mistreated groups on Earth azurnoir Sep 2012 #1

And I thought the French were way too cool to pull this kind of crap 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #2

This is very far from an isolated incident there. Posteritatis Sep 2012 #3

There was a scene in "Chocolat" where the gypsy camp in France was torched. no_hypocrisy Sep 2012 #4

the french are notoriously french if you get my meaning loli phabay Sep 2012 #6

A bit broad, don't you think? aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #7

who caled them all bigots, i simply stated that the french take being french seriously loli phabay Sep 2012 #9

"if you are outside of what THEY deem french then there is a lot of bigotry.' aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #10

hate to tell you this but french culture is all about being french, they are proud of their culture loli phabay Sep 2012 #11

not sure what these groups think they will achieve, no individual speaks for the nations loli phabay Sep 2012 #5

Transference tama Sep 2012 #8