Ah crap, the front wheel of my bike just went flat while I was uploading this video. It's going to be difficult to explain to my boss that I can't come to work while it's being repaired (6 months at the most).
Nothing or nobody is spared in that comedy --- the p*ss is taken out of everyone, including the French, Marquis / Resistance, Germans, Wehrmacht, Gestapo, Italians, and, of course, the British.
Oh no! I was hoping that might remain a national sitcom secret. Alas, thanks to to you, le félin is out of la poche. It's quite embarrassing to think that he will - absolutely will - watch every damn episode now and scrutinise them like some fanatical Napoleonic intelligence agent: ruthlessly with a penchant for sadism. I swoon at the shame. He's going to find out that we really are a bunch of improperly nourished English bumpkins after all. Even so: "It is I, Leclerc!" 😂 And the references to boobs! And that gay nazi! Comedy gold.
From my experience, it is the Parisians that are rude and impolite ... the people in the provinces are lovely, and they're not very keen on the denizens of Paris either ...
I lived in Paris for 10 years and I understand why people feel that way. I think that the experience that tourists have of this city does it a disservice. On the one hand it's a stressful, overcrowded city, and in the tourist areas it's exacerbated. On the other hand, I've loved living there because it's got an intense cultural life, it's beautiful, and lots of different communities live there in harmony. That said, now that I've left Paris, I'm the first to spit on Parisians 😅
So glad you took up my suggestion & that you enjoyed Mickey, he is very funny! I will say this of the French, you are World Champions at protesting, no one can protest and bring a country to its knees quite like the French, I doff my cap to you! 😂🫡👏🏻
Allo Allo’s due on here- with Crabtree. So it’ll be Englishmen watching a Frenchman speaking English watching an Englishman who speaks only English, pretending to be Frenchman who mangles French, while speaking English to Englishmen pretending to be French while speaking French accented English!
I love your witty responses and I have Subscribed, My Friend or should I say, mon ami. I am delighted to say, as a proud Englishman, that I was extremely lazy for my first 25 years at work from the age of 17. I, deliberately, joined Government or Nationalised Industries where the work ethic was far less than in the Private Sector. In the company I was in for 16 years, if the work piled up from the Insurance Company that we dealt with, I used to take the files home and burn them in a small bonfire and say I never received the files and I requested duplicates to give me a couple of easy weeks where,I, virtually didn't do anything. 2-hour lunches around 3 times a week. When I started the first of my 2 Businesses,I changed completely😀
Merci! I really like the little sabotage to the insurance companies (they've earned it!). My tragedy is that I started this youtube channel to have a reason to procrastinate on my work and now I'm a workaholic on this activity. And my work always requires me to actually work. I'll try to come up with a cunning plan to fix this. All the best from Lyon :)
@@ToonStory-fh4gn You deserve every success because it is difficult enough to be funny and witty in one's own language let alone a foreign one. As is widely known, les anglais are, especially lazy when it comes to even try to learn a foreign language. We just shout the same English words louder when abroad to make ourselves understood:)
@@Isleofskye Thank you very much, I think the shouting words lourder when we are stuck in our language is kind of a universal thing from what I understand hehehe
This was hilarious! I certainly agree and live by the motto to never cross people that handle your food! Ever. I must say this American can't comment on being lazy because we drive our giant suv the whole two blocks to the giant grocery, then sit in the drive through on the way home to bank, pick up prescriptions, get fast food to eat to tie us over till we get our groceries home, funny cause it's true. We occasionally drive to our mailbox. This guy is another new to me and I love him. Always remember, I always was told we Americans could learn a thing or two from the french on how to throw a proper strike or riot😊. Thank you for the lunchtime break, this was fun
All our countries have a different perception of what is considered positive or negative, but let's all agree on one thing: never, oh never, piss off the guy who's cooking your food! Thank you :)
Your reaction is epic and more like a Brit than you might like to think. For being able to laugh at your self is what we mostly are about. You got my vote and respect.
I've only visited France once, a day trip to Boulogne-sur-mer with my school when I was around 14. It was a marvellous opportunity to purchase pornographic playing cards, illegal-in-uk strength bangers (fire crackers) and combs that operated like flick-knives that we thought made us look cool. A great day out.
That's because you were in the North and there at 14 you're normally considered an adult, you've potentially already got three children and you've just come out of your third rehab. I know because that's where I'm from and I grew up there!
This is a very late response to your channel. Apologies. I love it. I have loved France since I was a young boy . Your response to Micky' s take on your country was great. I now have to find your other posts . Merci .
I went to France once during a school ski trip to Italy. I got off in Lyon to use the toilet at the services. It was a hole in the floor. In the 21st century…. A hole in the floor. I’ve been to Spain, Italy , Monaco and Austrian f1 circuits since , all by coach and I refused to set foot in France when the coach stopped.
In France we call this a Turkish toilet. When I went to Italy, I realised that they called it a French toilet. I had to rethink my whole life after that.
Have been to France many times and love the country and the people ( in a general way of course) In Britain the distain for France is all in good humour. What Britain and France share is stubbornness. Two countries that shaped the world In equal measure and both denying the other’s existence.
I have been to England and Scotland several times. I have nothing but positive things to say about the people I met there. But it's so funny the way we make fun of each other!
You're very humble, show humility and are open to all kinds of comedy, even if it is about your country. You don't take it seriously because you know it's only a joke. You're a top man and your audience should really appreciate you. :)
I have only travled through France before. I am hyped to go see it. Its just really hard to decide where to go first. Maybe a weekend in Paris to get started and then later go see the real stuff 🙂
Oh, and watching a Lyon game in Lyon is absolutely on my bucketlist. The days with Juninho and Källström in midfield made love the club. The Lyon of that era was fantastic!
@@StoriesFromHistory-rv4oi Well, I'm a Marseille supporter and I spent all my teenage years in Lyon during their golden years, then I moved up to Paris for ten years just to see the Qataris buy the club. So I love suffering, but if you ever come to Lyon I'll take you to see OL at the stadium!
Fun stuff...you are a terrifically good sport...and your stories are hilarious. I really enjoyed my visit to France. It was summer of 2008 and while on an exchange abroad from college, I traveled from Oxford in England to spend a weekend touring the Normandy invasion beaches. From what I understand, I hear that I visited one of the few places in France where the people actually like Americans...it was great not having to lie and tell folks I was Canadian, like I had to a lot of the time in England.😁
Thanks man, I had no idea that Americans sometimes had to go incognito in the UK! I think in the northern parts of France people appreciate Anglo-Saxons and Americans. Then the further south you go, the more different the culture becomes. And I'm not mentioning Paris, that's a whole separate case!
@@ToonStory-fh4gn It is not so much that I had to go incognito, it was just sometimes easier to do that so as to not get weird and/or dirty looks...it was during Obama's first election, and US politics was bleeding into the UK pretty heavily that summer. And my friends who went to Paris during the same time all commented on the very cold reception they got there...I have always been struck by how different it was for me in Normandy. They definitely remember the spirit of the Allies from WW2 there. 💯
Thanks for your openness, I spend 5 months a year in your wonderful country. I love it , speaking basic French helps and realising you are you in different culture , I particularly like the investment each department makes in public spaces and the countryside , while I’m in France I’m fishing so the access to lakes and rivers is superb whereas in the uk everything is privately owned . ❤❤
I live in a region where there are lots of small lakes and wild rivers, with few people and very easily accessible so I know what you're talking about! Glad you enjoy your stay with us 😀
I'm reaching a point in my life where I can no longer party in remote places like that without putting my life in danger. These people have an unreal resistance to alcohol (and other things for that matter).
At age 20 ( 62 now ) two couples traveled by car through France , from Calais to Montpellier , early 80’s …stopped in the mountains at St Fleur . I ordered a grapefruit starter ….. the waiter dumped an uncut , whole grapefruit on my plate and just walked off .!!! The two men in my group ordered medium rare steaks , the chef must have given them5 seconds each side …we could see the raw fat bubbles on them 🤮. Breakfast was better as you can’t go wrong with Croissants and coffee……..we dared not ask for anything else 😳 One and ONLY time we went to France .
You were very unlucky, I've never had that kind of experience in France myself. Let's just say there are idiots everywhere. Thank you for your testimonial.
I'm enjoying getting to know your sense of humour - your use of irony and sarcasm is such that if it wasn't for your accent (and the beret) i might think you were from this side of the Channel. Speaking of 'accents' have you seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail? There are a couple of scenes featuring 'French' adversaries that I'm sure you would find tres amusant.
I love France. I’m in your country a lot I’m coming soon you’ll hear me shouting loudly because I struggle to get my French work out even though I’m fluent I watch French stuff all the time with subtitles I’m not stupid
Micky Flanagan writes very good material, and delivers it superbly. Good reaction. Were you making a variation of the President Mitterrand joke at 3:47 (Hell on oeuf)? It's inevitable; you will need to react to "Allo Allo". It's a British sitcom, set in WW2 France, but pokes fun at everyone, especially Germans and Brits, using national stereotypes. Don't resist. Best Wishes. ☮
@@ToonStory-fh4gn I sincerely apologise, I was mis-remembering. The joke was about President Giscard d'Estaing. When I heard it, the story was the British 'gutter press' covering Margaret Thatchers meeting Giscard d'Estaing in London. Essentially a group of 'British journalists' are waiting outside the French embassy. When Giscard d'Estaing walks to his car, one journalist shouts (in a rough Cockney voice): "Giscard, Giscard are you ready to meet the Iron Lady?" "Oui, Yes!" "Giscard, What did you do to prepare for the meeting with her? Did you have a full English breakfast?" "Non. I had an egg." "Whot, just one? You'll need something more substantial than that to cope with Mrs Thatcher" "Non! Enough is enough" (un oeuf) (Sorry, the punchline needs to be spoken, preferably with a French accent) Best Wishes. ☮ PS I still find it weird that "oeuf" is masculine. 🤔
@@ToonStory-fh4gn I'll add another clip for you. I think you'll 'get' the humour. _Eddie Izzard - Learning French_ ua-cam.com/video/x1sQkEfAdfY/v-deo.html Eddie Izzard is a British stand-up comedian. He was famed for cross-dressing, and surreal, rambling comedy. He even took his stand-up tours to the USA, where, AFAICT, he was very successful. Best Wishes. ☮
@@ToonStory-fh4gn I'll add another clip for you. I think you'll 'get' the humour. _Eddie Izzard - Learning French_ 6 minutes 31 seconds (6m:31s) Eddie Izzard is a British stand-up comedian. He was famed for cross-dressing, and surreal, rambling comedy. He even took his stand-up tours to the USA, where, AFAICT, he was very successful. Best Wishes. ☮ Sorry, I had to delete the link or YT wouldn't save my comment (though, I believe it might be in a a private folder for you to review). However the title is complete with only one exact match.
In fairness to the French people, I don't like being around English tourists either! Most capital cities are very different to the rest of the Country. People in the north of England will say that Londoners can be less friendly, and it's the same for Rome and New York City. Different cultures, different priorities and different ways of life which is why travelling the world is an exciting experience.
Totally agree. Mass tourism is not always very pleasant, especially for the tourists themselves. The real great experiences are when we try to put a step aside and go to more confidential places. And having lived in Paris for more than ten years before leaving: it's a city that imposes a different, and more stressful, lifestyle.
It’s a common thing that countries have wars against their neighbors, mostly due to inadequate aircraft for troops until WWII. It must have been a nice feeling that during world wars one and two that the UK had France’s back. Americans can only be jealous of European vacation time off. It might take 10-15 years Witt the same employer to get so much time off.
As a British person, I think most of us wish we were a little bit more like the French. You guys will not put up with anything, we on the other hand, just seem to except anything the government wants to do. We're just jealous. Love your reactions.
I am torn. I love French culture, art and cuisine. But buried deep in my DNA is an antipathy I cannot explain. Maybe that's because we are brothers with a shared history. And brothers like that never get on.
Didn't Normandy belong to William duke of normandy who was french , attacked england and became king . Therefore Normandy belongs to england not france❤😂
2:16 "Because we fought very hard for that.' The French never fought hard for anything. Their most elite military unit is the French Foreign Legion. The word to note there is Foreign... it's made up of FOREIGNERS!!
Ah crap, the front wheel of my bike just went flat while I was uploading this video. It's going to be difficult to explain to my boss that I can't come to work while it's being repaired (6 months at the most).
You should try stand-up.
Only if I can sit
I love your witty responses and I have Subscribed,My Friend or should I say, mon ami.
The UK comedy about ww2 France (during the German occupation) is also a very funny program and worth watching. It is called "Allo Allo".
Nothing or nobody is spared in that comedy --- the p*ss is taken out of everyone, including the French, Marquis / Resistance, Germans, Wehrmacht, Gestapo, Italians, and, of course, the British.
You can expect it soon on my channel!
@@ToonStory-fh4gn Allo Allo is great. It's very lighthearted too. The French are also the heroes of the piece.
Oh yes, you must check out 'Allo 'Allo..
Oh no! I was hoping that might remain a national sitcom secret. Alas, thanks to to you, le félin is out of la poche.
It's quite embarrassing to think that he will - absolutely will - watch every damn episode now and scrutinise them like some fanatical Napoleonic intelligence agent: ruthlessly with a penchant for sadism. I swoon at the shame. He's going to find out that we really are a bunch of improperly nourished English bumpkins after all.
Even so: "It is I, Leclerc!" 😂 And the references to boobs! And that gay nazi! Comedy gold.
You're not even wearing a string of onions! Fake Frenchy... 😉
I've been unmasked!
You can't slam a people for wanting to work less than 36 hours a week and want 2 hours off for a five course lunch every day. Could do with that here.
AMEN
I'm English and I love your reactions
Thank you, all the best from France :)
Same here. 😂
me too
From my experience, it is the Parisians that are rude and impolite ... the people in the provinces are lovely, and they're not very keen on the denizens of Paris either ...
I lived in Paris for 10 years and I understand why people feel that way. I think that the experience that tourists have of this city does it a disservice. On the one hand it's a stressful, overcrowded city, and in the tourist areas it's exacerbated. On the other hand, I've loved living there because it's got an intense cultural life, it's beautiful, and lots of different communities live there in harmony. That said, now that I've left Paris, I'm the first to spit on Parisians 😅
You sound like the whole cast of "Allo' Allo'" 🤣 AND you are disguised as an onion seller! 🤣
hahaha I take this as a compliment, thank you!
@@ToonStory-fh4gn It is one 🙂 Allo' Allo' is one of the best things I've ever seen .
great clip, great reaction! your bit about "vicious circle of laziness" was hilarious!!!
Thank you, it did me a lot of good to get it off my chest 😆
So glad you took up my suggestion & that you enjoyed Mickey, he is very funny! I will say this of the French, you are World Champions at protesting, no one can protest and bring a country to its knees quite like the French, I doff my cap to you! 😂🫡👏🏻
Thank you very much for this excellent suggestion, I had a lot of fun! All the best from France 😀
Allo Allo’s due on here- with Crabtree.
So it’ll be Englishmen watching a Frenchman speaking English watching an Englishman who speaks only English, pretending to be Frenchman who mangles French, while speaking English to Englishmen pretending to be French while speaking French accented English!
This guy is definitely going to imitate crabtree, cant wait
It sounds like a Christopher Nolan script... Allo Allo is coming soon ;)
Don't make me do that...
Just you wait, you wont be able to resist it!
Den’t moke me shit it fir you to whore! ( you’ll see)!
GoooD Moaning. I wuz Pi**ing this wee!!
I love your witty responses and I have Subscribed, My Friend or should I say, mon ami. I am delighted to say, as a proud Englishman, that I was extremely lazy for my first 25 years at work from the age of 17. I, deliberately, joined Government or Nationalised Industries where the work ethic was far less than in the Private Sector. In the company I was in for 16 years, if the work piled up from the Insurance Company that we dealt with, I used to take the files home and burn them in a small bonfire and say I never received the files and I requested duplicates to give me a couple of easy weeks where,I, virtually didn't do anything. 2-hour lunches around 3 times a week. When I started the first of my 2 Businesses,I changed completely😀
Merci! I really like the little sabotage to the insurance companies (they've earned it!). My tragedy is that I started this youtube channel to have a reason to procrastinate on my work and now I'm a workaholic on this activity. And my work always requires me to actually work. I'll try to come up with a cunning plan to fix this. All the best from Lyon :)
@@ToonStory-fh4gn You deserve every success because it is difficult enough to be funny and witty in one's own language let alone a foreign one.
As is widely known, les anglais are, especially lazy when it comes to even try to learn a foreign language. We just shout the same English words louder when abroad to make ourselves understood:)
@@Isleofskye Thank you very much, I think the shouting words lourder when we are stuck in our language is kind of a universal thing from what I understand hehehe
@@ToonStory-fh4gnTrue,My Friend..
This was hilarious! I certainly agree and live by the motto to never cross people that handle your food! Ever. I must say this American can't comment on being lazy because we drive our giant suv the whole two blocks to the giant grocery, then sit in the drive through on the way home to bank, pick up prescriptions, get fast food to eat to tie us over till we get our groceries home, funny cause it's true. We occasionally drive to our mailbox. This guy is another new to me and I love him. Always remember, I always was told we Americans could learn a thing or two from the french on how to throw a proper strike or riot😊. Thank you for the lunchtime break, this was fun
All our countries have a different perception of what is considered positive or negative, but let's all agree on one thing: never, oh never, piss off the guy who's cooking your food! Thank you :)
Your reaction is epic and more like a Brit than you might like to think. For being able to laugh at your self is what we mostly are about. You got my vote and respect.
Thank you very much, self-mockery is one of the most beautiful human qualities. All the best from France 😀
I've only visited France once, a day trip to Boulogne-sur-mer with my school when I was around 14. It was a marvellous opportunity to purchase pornographic playing cards, illegal-in-uk strength bangers (fire crackers) and combs that operated like flick-knives that we thought made us look cool. A great day out.
That's because you were in the North and there at 14 you're normally considered an adult, you've potentially already got three children and you've just come out of your third rehab. I know because that's where I'm from and I grew up there!
@@ToonStory-fh4gn 🤣
salut le scetch à l'air super cool . Il faudrait juste une traduction pour pouvoir tout comprendre .
Oui j'avoue que j'ai galéré à tout comprendre moi aussi !
Micky is a good guy
He makes fun of everyone
That's his job
Take it with a pinch of salt!
Of course 😉
as a brit we love the french, its just banter, the french are our brothers
We freakin' love you too, you damn redcoats! 😃😃😃
This is a very late response to your channel. Apologies. I love it. I have loved France since I was a young boy . Your response to Micky' s take on your country was great. I now have to find your other
posts . Merci .
I went to France once during a school ski trip to Italy. I got off in Lyon to use the toilet at the services. It was a hole in the floor. In the 21st century…. A hole in the floor. I’ve been to Spain, Italy , Monaco and Austrian f1 circuits since , all by coach and I refused to set foot in France when the coach stopped.
In France we call this a Turkish toilet. When I went to Italy, I realised that they called it a French toilet. I had to rethink my whole life after that.
Have been to France many times and love the country and the people ( in a general way of course) In Britain the distain for France is all in good humour. What Britain and France share is stubbornness. Two countries that shaped the world In equal measure and both denying the other’s existence.
I have been to England and Scotland several times. I have nothing but positive things to say about the people I met there. But it's so funny the way we make fun of each other!
You're very humble, show humility and are open to all kinds of comedy, even if it is about your country. You don't take it seriously because you know it's only a joke. You're a top man and your audience should really appreciate you. :)
Thank you very much, I am blessed to have a very very nice audience and people who are amazingly kind with me. All the best from France :)
3:18 If a manager heard about someone kicking someone out in america cause it was close to closing they would have a heart attack lol
Whereas in France he'd get a promotion!
I went France, best food I've ever eaten.
Food ♥
I have only travled through France before. I am hyped to go see it. Its just really hard to decide where to go first. Maybe a weekend in Paris to get started and then later go see the real stuff 🙂
Oh, and watching a Lyon game in Lyon is absolutely on my bucketlist. The days with Juninho and Källström in midfield made love the club. The Lyon of that era was fantastic!
@@StoriesFromHistory-rv4oi Well, I'm a Marseille supporter and I spent all my teenage years in Lyon during their golden years, then I moved up to Paris for ten years just to see the Qataris buy the club. So I love suffering, but if you ever come to Lyon I'll take you to see OL at the stadium!
Fun stuff...you are a terrifically good sport...and your stories are hilarious.
I really enjoyed my visit to France. It was summer of 2008 and while on an exchange abroad from college, I traveled from Oxford in England to spend a weekend touring the Normandy invasion beaches. From what I understand, I hear that I visited one of the few places in France where the people actually like Americans...it was great not having to lie and tell folks I was Canadian, like I had to a lot of the time in England.😁
Thanks man, I had no idea that Americans sometimes had to go incognito in the UK! I think in the northern parts of France people appreciate Anglo-Saxons and Americans. Then the further south you go, the more different the culture becomes. And I'm not mentioning Paris, that's a whole separate case!
@@ToonStory-fh4gn It is not so much that I had to go incognito, it was just sometimes easier to do that so as to not get weird and/or dirty looks...it was during Obama's first election, and US politics was bleeding into the UK pretty heavily that summer.
And my friends who went to Paris during the same time all commented on the very cold reception they got there...I have always been struck by how different it was for me in Normandy. They definitely remember the spirit of the Allies from WW2 there. 💯
I saw him in a chat show talking about the French trip - he actually had a great time but, of course, he's a comedian.
Yes, you can tell, and for me the fact that he's laughing at us is a sign of affection. At least it's the way I love to understand it
Thanks for your openness, I spend 5 months a year in your wonderful country. I love it , speaking basic French helps and realising you are you in different culture , I particularly like the investment each department makes in public spaces and the countryside , while I’m in France I’m fishing so the access to lakes and rivers is superb whereas in the uk everything is privately owned . ❤❤
I live in a region where there are lots of small lakes and wild rivers, with few people and very easily accessible so I know what you're talking about! Glad you enjoy your stay with us 😀
Brilliant response - really enjoyed it
Thanks, I had a lot of fun!
To all people who do this type of thing, this is how it should be done, not a tiny little screen in a corner.
😂 Excellent. Thank you.
😀😀😀
Good one Mr Frenchy!!
Thank you 😀
i loved your reaction mate. england x france the greatest allies
Thank you mate!
Respect to you. You are as funny as Micky, and are as disparaging of your own people as a person from the UK is.
Thank you very much, greetings from Lyon 😃
I stayed with some frenchies on Luberon, they partied hard and had more energy than me, must have their priorities right ha.
I'm reaching a point in my life where I can no longer party in remote places like that without putting my life in danger. These people have an unreal resistance to alcohol (and other things for that matter).
At age 20 ( 62 now ) two couples traveled by car through France , from Calais to Montpellier , early 80’s …stopped in the mountains at St Fleur .
I ordered a grapefruit starter ….. the waiter dumped an uncut , whole grapefruit on my plate and just walked off .!!!
The two men in my group ordered medium rare steaks , the chef must have given them5 seconds each side …we could see the raw fat bubbles on them 🤮.
Breakfast was better as you can’t go wrong with Croissants and coffee……..we dared not ask for anything else 😳
One and ONLY time we went to France .
You were very unlucky, I've never had that kind of experience in France myself. Let's just say there are idiots everywhere. Thank you for your testimonial.
I'm enjoying getting to know your sense of humour - your use of irony and sarcasm is such that if it wasn't for your accent (and the beret) i might think you were from this side of the Channel. Speaking of 'accents' have you seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail? There are a couple of scenes featuring 'French' adversaries that I'm sure you would find tres amusant.
I've put aside a few scenes from Monthy Python with French people to react to in the near future 😀 Thank you très beaucoup!
'Drinking our wine, burning our countryside' Sounds like modern day France but done by French people mate haha.
Hahaha true!
I'm English and this is my favourite reaction to Mickey.🏴
That warms my heart, thank you!
@@ToonStory-fh4gn you're more than welcome,in reality it's only about sports nowadays? We are talking a f*cking long time ago!!! 🏴🇲🇫🤪
@@PUNKinDRUBLIC72 haha true!
I love France. I’m in your country a lot I’m coming soon you’ll hear me shouting loudly because I struggle to get my French work out even though I’m fluent I watch French stuff all the time with subtitles I’m not stupid
Thank you, I wish you a pleasant time in France 😃
Micky Flanagan writes very good material, and delivers it superbly. Good reaction. Were you making a variation of the President Mitterrand joke at 3:47 (Hell on oeuf)?
It's inevitable; you will need to react to "Allo Allo". It's a British sitcom, set in WW2 France, but pokes fun at everyone, especially Germans and Brits, using national stereotypes. Don't resist.
Best Wishes. ☮
Thank you, unfortunately I did not even know this joke from Mitterand! Allo Allo: of course. There is no other way out. All the best 😀
@@ToonStory-fh4gn I sincerely apologise, I was mis-remembering. The joke was about President Giscard d'Estaing. When I heard it, the story was the British 'gutter press' covering Margaret Thatchers meeting Giscard d'Estaing in London. Essentially a group of 'British journalists' are waiting outside the French embassy. When Giscard d'Estaing walks to his car, one journalist shouts (in a rough Cockney voice):
"Giscard, Giscard are you ready to meet the Iron Lady?"
"Oui, Yes!"
"Giscard, What did you do to prepare for the meeting with her? Did you have a full English breakfast?"
"Non. I had an egg."
"Whot, just one? You'll need something more substantial than that to cope with Mrs Thatcher"
"Non! Enough is enough" (un oeuf)
(Sorry, the punchline needs to be spoken, preferably with a French accent)
Best Wishes. ☮
PS I still find it weird that "oeuf" is masculine. 🤔
@@ToonStory-fh4gn I'll add another clip for you. I think you'll 'get' the humour.
_Eddie Izzard - Learning French_ ua-cam.com/video/x1sQkEfAdfY/v-deo.html
Eddie Izzard is a British stand-up comedian. He was famed for cross-dressing, and surreal, rambling comedy. He even took his stand-up tours to the USA, where, AFAICT, he was very successful.
Best Wishes. ☮
@@ToonStory-fh4gn I'll add another clip for you. I think you'll 'get' the humour.
_Eddie Izzard - Learning French_ 6 minutes 31 seconds (6m:31s)
Eddie Izzard is a British stand-up comedian. He was famed for cross-dressing, and surreal, rambling comedy. He even took his stand-up tours to the USA, where, AFAICT, he was very successful.
Best Wishes. ☮
Sorry, I had to delete the link or YT wouldn't save my comment (though, I believe it might be in a a private folder for you to review). However the title is complete with only one exact match.
Subscribed once id heard that opening!
Thank you 😅
With..
With all three
3 accs, youre welcome!
In fairness to the French people, I don't like being around English tourists either! Most capital cities are very different to the rest of the Country. People in the north of England will say that Londoners can be less friendly, and it's the same for Rome and New York City. Different cultures, different priorities and different ways of life which is why travelling the world is an exciting experience.
Totally agree. Mass tourism is not always very pleasant, especially for the tourists themselves. The real great experiences are when we try to put a step aside and go to more confidential places. And having lived in Paris for more than ten years before leaving: it's a city that imposes a different, and more stressful, lifestyle.
It’s a common thing that countries have wars against their neighbors, mostly due to inadequate aircraft for troops until WWII. It must have been a nice feeling that during world wars one and two that the UK had France’s back. Americans can only be jealous of European vacation time off. It might take 10-15 years Witt the same employer to get so much time off.
Sorry for my late reply, and thank you for your comment. It reminds me that I need a holiday! Greetings from Lyon, France
I am surprised a French man would want to bring anything to do with the British and French in any wars.😀😀😀😀
I like to live dangerously!
I was trying to place your voice, until I realised you sound exactly like Pascal Sauvage from Johnny English.
Oh my god hahaha 😅
As a British person, I think most of us wish we were a little bit more like the French. You guys will not put up with anything, we on the other hand, just seem to except anything the government wants to do. We're just jealous. Love your reactions.
And we too envy your humor, your composure, and your pride for your country! We love you a lot deep down :)
Je suis Écossais. Les Anglais? Moi non plus. 🤷♂️
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Come on Monsieur Toon, the 100 Years War was just a misunderstanding. No harm was done. 😉😊
Actually yeah, it was overall a family dispute
@@ToonStory-fh4gn Exactly. 😉😊
You went to a protest about work, and just didn't bother? Gahaha
I had the feeling that I was working to avoid having to work, and I felt a deep contradiction
J'aime la France. La jeunesse indifferente, des vieux charmants, les vieux bougres acariatres aussi. Presque pas de gens effrayants. C'est bien.
Des petits villages hors du temps, avec des vieux sur les bancs, le bar du village, la place de l'église toute calme. Tellement agréable!
J'espre que dans ma prochaine incarnation je serai pyreneen. @@ToonStory-fh4gn
Do REN it’s music or chinchilla or Romain Aiaxis the later being French I spelled is name.
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I am torn. I love French culture, art and cuisine. But buried deep in my DNA is an antipathy I cannot explain. Maybe that's because we are brothers with a shared history. And brothers like that never get on.
Yeah that's a very sound explanation! Greetings from France, hope we'll never cease to annoy each other ♥
Theres nothing wrong with France. Its the people in it
Well I can't speak for all of us, but there is most certainly something wrong with me so as far as I am concerned I agree with you!
Yorkshire 1st
I salute you!
Didn't Normandy belong to William duke of normandy who was french , attacked england and became king . Therefore Normandy belongs to england not france❤😂
But Willie was a vassal of the kings of the Franks, so technically England belongs to France... ah crap I'm in trouble 😅😅😅
Wasn't it ww2 liberating your country the last time Brits were their?
His point was invading....not liberating!
@@mrmaje1 I know the point.
And we welcomed you with champagne!
2:16 "Because we fought very hard for that.'
The French never fought hard for anything. Their most elite military unit is the French Foreign Legion. The word to note there is Foreign... it's made up of FOREIGNERS!!
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It's a joke you need to chill frenchy ,,,,life's to short
Hahahahaha