I have a little unique perspective on this...not the freedom fries thing, but the sentiments of some of the French/English I work with.
I was at lunch the other day with 2 Frenchmen and an Englishmen. The resturant had the TV tuned to one of the news stations. To make a long story short, I sat there listening to these Euro-fucks whining and bitching about how fucked up America was. How everything that was happening in the world was all the fault of America and the way we force our policies upon the world. and on and on...
I sat there staying quiet, I knew they were trying to get a rise out of me. The conversation led into a discussion about the military. I mentioned the fact America would be willing to die defending England or France if it came down to it and probably still would after all the negative bullshit they have done to the US recently. According to one of the Frenchmen, (who's a 21 year old and an idiot) they are tired of the US holding things like their liberation and the US defending them during WWI and WWII. "that was fifty + years ago, every time the USA wants a war they hold that over our heads...it's gotten old." That's why according to him why people justify going out and vandalizing the graves of the Americans who are buried in Normandy.
Once I had enough of this shit, I told them what a pack of blithering hypocrites they were. The Englishman, and one of the Frenchmen are working here, making good money, own nice cars, houses, boats, etc. Things that most europeans only dream about. They like living here, in this godforsaken terrible place, in utter luxury compared to what they had at home. (by their own reluctant admission)
I told all three of them, that they could go back if it were so terrible here. I also reminded them that the whole middle east began it's journey of hate just after the end of WWII, when the lines were drawn. They helped create this mess and now wanting to poo-poo the Americans because they think it's our responsibility to fix everything. US policy has caused the problem, according to them.
Must be nice to come here and enjoy the fruit of America, and bitch and complain about everything that's not to their liking.
The Frenchmen were looking forward to me taking them on a wheeling trip. I told both of them they could forget it. Why should I take them out and entertain them? To listen to a day full of that BS?
One other comment was made, he was quoting something he heard on French TV, "Americans are just like american cheese....cheap and artificial." So fuck-em. I ordered a serving of freedom fries with my lunch....