https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A barbed column in a British newspaper that suggested the French are not child-friendly and their youngsters are more repressed than their British counterparts has angered many francophiles. Writer Colin Randall responds to the latest example of "frogbashing" from across the Channel. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210402/opinion-the-notion-that-the-french-are-not-child-friendly-is-risible Fri, 02 Apr 2021 16:23:12 +0200 opinion-the-notion-that-the-french-are-not-child-friendly-is-risible France’s ambassador to the US has come out fighting following Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s mocking of France and its “three day working week”. The envoy took to Twitter to spell out a few home truths. Here’s a selection. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151030/french-envoy-to-us-tweets-back-after-bush-bashing Fri, 30 Oct 2015 09:56:13 +0100 french-envoy-to-us-tweets-back-after-bush-bashing Once again the race the race for the White House has descended into French bashing. This time Republican hopeful Jeb Bush mocked a rival for working as little as the French. But at least he doesn't speak the language. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151029/white-house-front-runner-mocks-french-working-week Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:21:04 +0100 white-house-front-runner-mocks-french-working-week A documentary exploring why Brits and Americans are so keen to bash the French has proved a big hit in France, where viewers, far from feeling ashamed, have reacted with pride and hit back with bit of their own "Yankee Bashing". https://www.thelocal.fr/20150910/french-bashing-so-why-so-much-hatred Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:10:08 +0200 french-bashing-so-why-so-much-hatred The UK Prime Minister David Cameron has taken an unprovoked swipe at France and its struggling economy as he tried to score points over his left-wing rival for the UK parliamentary elections in May. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150323/we-wont-be-as-bad-as-france-says-uk-pm Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:15:00 +0100 we-wont-be-as-bad-as-france-says-uk-pm Finance Minister Michel Sapin recently told The Local that what hurts the most is French-bashing by the French themselves. So we've identified some of the main Gallic culprits of French-bashing that will be on Sapin's watch list. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141216/the-top-french-french-bashers Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:51:00 +0100 the-top-french-french-bashers French Prime Minister Manuel Valls visited London on a charm offensive on Monday where he met city bankers and his UK counterpart David Cameron, but perhaps his biggest challenge was when he met members of the British press - known for their penchant for French-bashing. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141007/valls-takes-on-uk-press-over-stereotypes-of-france Tue, 07 Oct 2014 11:47:00 +0200 valls-takes-on-uk-press-over-stereotypes-of-france UPDATED: The managing director of a British retail company has launched an astonishing tirade against France after visiting Paris this week, saying the country is “finished” and told investors to take their money out because "nothing works". He then apologized. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141003/john-lewis-andy-street-french-bashing-france Fri, 03 Oct 2014 11:17:00 +0200 john-lewis-andy-street-french-bashing-france VIDEO: US luxury brand Cadillac should not count on its new electric car selling well in France after its latest advert for the vehicle was blasted as “anti-French” and “lamentable”. See for yourself why and check out the response ad from Ford. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140414/cadillac-anti-french-electric-car-advert Mon, 14 Apr 2014 14:29:00 +0200 cadillac-anti-french-electric-car-advert In the second of our Reader Rants series, in which we give you the chance to get something off your chest, France-based author Piu Marie-Eatwell, from the UK, laments the fact that the "sensitive" French can't take a little bit of gentle criticism. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140319/the-frencg-just-cant-take-a-gentle-bashing Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:58:00 +0100 the-frencg-just-cant-take-a-gentle-bashing The French finance minister became the latest member of the government to bash the French-bashers on Thursday insisting "we deserve better." His staunch defense comes after several high profile articles in the Anglo press that attacked France's perceived economic downfall. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140123/the-doom-mongers-are-wrong-france-is-reforming Thu, 23 Jan 2014 10:10:00 +0100 the-doom-mongers-are-wrong-france-is-reforming The French embassy in London decided this week it could not take the latest round of "French bashing" from the Anglo media lying down. In ten points it argued that France is not 'turning into a tragedy' as suggested and why it is a great place to live and work. Read what they had to say here. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140114/rance-economy-ten-reasons-why-france-is-not-becoming-a-a-tragedy Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:47:00 +0100 rance-economy-ten-reasons-why-france-is-not-becoming-a-a-tragedy Hostility towards the French – or “Le French-bashing” as it is known in France – has been a popular sport in English-speaking countries for centuries. As France still smarts from an inflammatory column in Newsweek, The Local looks back at ten infamous examples throughout history. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140110/a-history-of-french-bashing-nelson-to-newsweek Fri, 10 Jan 2014 17:33:00 +0100 a-history-of-french-bashing-nelson-to-newsweek