Wow, even the French are using English on their front pages!

[Jackeens]

And you know how the French love their French!

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/pop_up.asp?fpVname=FRA_LT&ref_pge=map&tfp_map=Europe

[eshfemme]

1. Yeah seriously! The Sorbonne has to approve words of foreign origin to be used in official docs

Like the French refuse to use "internet" even though it's an American invention with a short but sweet name. They call it something convoluted in French instead. I prefer the Japanese way of handling words of foreign origin-- they adopt them and then usually end up abbreviating them in a Japanese way like personal computer (or PC) becomes a persocon, which then becomes Japanese. Kinda like how we handle portmanteaus. Anyway, that's a tangent. You don't really see too many Americans sneer at using words or phrases adopted from the French like deja vu, menage a trois, tete-a-tete or champagne. Hopefully, we'll see much warmer relations now. :)

[Jackeens]

2. I have to say, I admire their campaign against the English language....

...their own language is so magnificent I wouldn't want grubby English taking over either! But I'm biased, it's my favourite country on earth (well, after my own) - I love the way they take pity on you when you TRY to speak French...as long as you try, they're cool!

[Cha]

3. They're so full of "joie de vivre"

for us and the Planet!