• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        As an American, still kinda funny. Not sure why we tease the French, they helped us with our revolution and gave us a great deal on a huge chunk of land, but here we are.

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            Maybe? I was also against the Iraq War, but I was young-ish at the time and don’t remember if we teased the French before then as well. It was never serious though, like the rivalry between England/UK and France.

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              Yeah uk and france are like siblings constantly fighting lol

              For the us for example the term “freedom fries” was coined because of the Iraq situation haha

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      Are you aware the Germans went around the Maginot? Which is the kind of trouble you wouldn’t go through if the border wasn’t defended.