Edit: I know there is a lot of typos/mistakes… too lazy to correct them
French person talking, i think the hate for french people is very occidental. Japanese for example loves the french culture and they have a lot of restaurants/stores trying to serve french food or clothes with french words on them adapted to japanese standards.
For the hate i think it has multiple factors:
For america it is the Marechal Petain surrendering to the nazis during ww2, and our refusal to invade irak. Making us “surrender monkeys”, which is very funny when you look at france war history.
For england: it is the victory of the hundred years war and the countless other wars we had with them.
Germany has always been our ennemy since the fall of the roman empire.
For Africa and particularly algeria and congo: it is the severe repression against insurgencies in our colonies, government manipulation, our implication in salvery, robbery of natural ressources and cultural assets, and forced conversion to christianity/“good maners” of indigenous populations, all leading to the rise of multiple ultra radicalized groups and terrorism.
So for every country we are either the bastards who sold themselves to the nazis or the bloodthirsty war criminals who are here only to kill, rape, and steal.
Added the fact that Paris is one of the most visited cities in the world making it also one of france’s rudest and unwelcoming cities for tourists, And the cultural differences we have with english speaking countries in terms of politeness/expected behaviour, and in the way we are choosing friends/partners. Makes us the perfect hate target.
But i think if you visit France and go to more remote places and genuinely try to interract with people/try to speak french (altough we will immediatly switch to english, we like when you try and it is seen as a sign of respect) you can find very warm welcoming people. Just dont expect to become BFF immediatly or feeling as part of the family, it does not work like that, and it will be very akward for everyone.
Edit: I know there is a lot of typos/mistakes… too lazy to correct them
French person talking, i think the hate for french people is very occidental. Japanese for example loves the french culture and they have a lot of restaurants/stores trying to serve french food or clothes with french words on them adapted to japanese standards.
For the hate i think it has multiple factors:
For america it is the Marechal Petain surrendering to the nazis during ww2, and our refusal to invade irak. Making us “surrender monkeys”, which is very funny when you look at france war history.
For england: it is the victory of the hundred years war and the countless other wars we had with them.
Germany has always been our ennemy since the fall of the roman empire.
For Africa and particularly algeria and congo: it is the severe repression against insurgencies in our colonies, government manipulation, our implication in salvery, robbery of natural ressources and cultural assets, and forced conversion to christianity/“good maners” of indigenous populations, all leading to the rise of multiple ultra radicalized groups and terrorism.
So for every country we are either the bastards who sold themselves to the nazis or the bloodthirsty war criminals who are here only to kill, rape, and steal.
Added the fact that Paris is one of the most visited cities in the world making it also one of france’s rudest and unwelcoming cities for tourists, And the cultural differences we have with english speaking countries in terms of politeness/expected behaviour, and in the way we are choosing friends/partners. Makes us the perfect hate target.
But i think if you visit France and go to more remote places and genuinely try to interract with people/try to speak french (altough we will immediatly switch to english, we like when you try and it is seen as a sign of respect) you can find very warm welcoming people. Just dont expect to become BFF immediatly or feeling as part of the family, it does not work like that, and it will be very akward for everyone.