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  • In France, everyone wears stripes

  • a beret, a red scarf

  • and a « baguette »

  • France seen from abroad

  • In France, we all live in Paris, or on the French Riviera

  • No ma er where we live, everyone has a window opening on the Eiffel tower

  • Although we eat horse meat

  • frogs

  • snails

  • and juicy smelly cheeses

  • our cooking is known as one of the best in the world

  • In France we are known to be elegant,

  • with world famous haute couture designers

  • even if the most famous frenchmen are...

  • Joan of Arc

  • Napoleon

  • General de Gaulle

  • Commandant Cousteau

  • or Marcel Marceau...

  • In France, we eat...

  • croissants

  • Foie gras

  • garlic and ognons

  • And we only drink red wine

  • or Champagne

  • In France we think fries comes from Belgium

  • In France we give « rendez-vous » in « cul de sac »

  • In France we like women

  • But not in business, nor in our parliament

  • " Haaa… here comes our female quota ! "

  • In France we say « Holala »

  • In France, we have a very special way of kissing

  • In France we listen to accordeon music on every circomstances...

  • In Paris we have « bateaux mouches »

  • France's most famous monument is a radio antenna

  • In France we have « Deja Vu »

  • France is the country of diplomacy and Foreign Affairs

  • "the African man has never really entered history"

  • In France women are gorgeous but do not shave

  • In France we do not wash

  • "why do you think we make perfumes for?"

  • In France we have rude taxis

  • In France we have rude waiters

  • France has sexy superheroes and advertising mascot

  • In France we used to cut heads off with a very speci?c contraption

  • In France we want impure blood to feed our soils

  • France's most popular sport is "pétanque"

  • "Ah, yes! Excellent move from Jean-Pierre, brilliant, adding another point to the blue team "

  • "Let's see the action again in slow motion."

  • There are many famous frenchmen, such as...

  • Picasso (who was spanish),

  • Salvador Dalí (spanish too),

  • Van Gogh (who was dutch),

  • Apollinaire, Fréderic Chopin or Marie Curie (who both were polish)

  • or Joséphine Baker (who was american)

  • France is the country of human rights

  • In France we are always on strike or on holidays

  • (Sorry, this Cliché is closed by strike)

In France, everyone wears stripes

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strike

US /straɪk/

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UK /straɪk/

  • noun
  • A punch or hit
  • Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
  • In bowling, the act of knocking down all the pins with the first ball.
  • A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in order to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.
  • A military attack, especially an air raid.
  • Refusal to work to get more pay, protest something
  • verb
  • To hit something
  • To suddenly become (e.g. rich)
  • To hit forcefully and deliberately.
  • To have an idea occur to you
  • To remove or erase.

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world

US /wɜrld /

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UK /wɜ:ld/

  • noun
  • All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • A particular area of human life or activity.
  • The earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
  • A person's experience, environment, and way of life.
  • A great deal; very much.
  • All the people living on earth and their activities.
  • Political division due to some kind of similarity
  • The universe or cosmos.

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rude

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UK /ru:d/

  • adjective
  • Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
  • Offensive; ill-mannered
  • Being made in a simple way

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famous

US /ˈfeməs/

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UK /'feɪməs/

  • adjective
  • Celebrated or renowned for a particular quality or achievement.
  • Excellent
  • Well-known for negative reasons; infamous.
  • Widely known; recognized by many people
  • Widely known and recognized; having fame.
  • Known about by many people.

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cliche

US /kli:'ʃeɪ/

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UK /'kli:ʃeɪ/

  • noun
  • Over-used phrase or expression
  • A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

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scarf

US /skɑ:rf/

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UK /skɑ:f/

  • verb
  • To eat or drink something quickly
  • noun
  • Long piece of cloth worn around the neck

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monument

US /ˈmɑnjəmənt/

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UK /'mɒnjʊmənt/

  • noun
  • Something built to remember an event or person
  • A site or structure of historical or cultural significance.
  • Something that serves as a lasting reminder or evidence of someone or something.
  • A structure erected to commemorate a person or event.
  • A tomb or structure associated with a burial.

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team

US /tim/

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UK /ti:m/

  • noun
  • Group of people working on a task together
  • Group of people playing a sport together

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blue

US /blu/

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UK /blu:/

  • adjective
  • Color of the clear sky
  • Feeling sad or down

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de

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  • preposition
  • (French) of
  • From
  • Of; expressing origin, possession, or separation

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