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The gripes run the gamut of \\\"the French are lazy\\\" to \\\"the French can\\\'t drive a car\\\", but a few are particularly relevant to this discussion
6. \\\"We\\\'re always pulling the French out of a jam. Did they ever do anything for us?\\\"
18. \\\"The French let us down when the fighting got tough. What did they do - as fighters - to help us out?\\\"
76. \\\"The French have no courage. Why can\\\'t they defend themselves against the Germans ?\\\"
77. \\\"The French don\\\'t even have enough men to stand up against the Germans.\\\"
78. \\\"The French didn\\\'t put up a real fight against the Germans. They just let the Heinies walk in.\\\"
100. \\\"What got my goat was all the publicity the French soldiers got! Take the Maquis and the FFI - the part they played in the war was exaggerated in the press
104. \\\"After France fell, the French laid down and let the Germans walk all over them. They just waited for us to liberate them. Why didn\\\'t they put up a fight?\\\"
So this stereotype has existed since at least 1945, though it may not have been as major back then since there were a LOT of things Americans hated about the French. I would\\\'ve just added this to the examples section but the trope description really is wrong about how old this is.
Full book here: http://www.112gripes.com/index.html
6. \\\"We\\\'re always pulling the French out of a jam. Did they ever do anything for us?\\\"
18. \\\"The French let us down when the fighting got tough. What did they do - as fighters - to help us out?\\\"
76. \\\"The French have no courage. Why can\\\'t they defend themselves against the Germans ?\\\"
77. \\\"The French don\\\'t even have enough men to stand up against the Germans.\\\"
78. \\\"The French didn\\\'t put up a real fight against the Germans. They just let the Heinies walk in.\\\"
100. \\\"What got my goat was all the publicity the French soldiers got! Take the Maquis and the FFI - the part they played in the war was exaggerated in the press
104. \\\"After France fell, the French laid down and let the Germans walk all over them. They just waited for us to liberate them. Why didn\\\'t they put up a fight?\\\"
So this stereotype has existed since at least 1945, though it may not have been as major back then since there were a LOT of things Americans hated about the French. I would\\\'ve just added this to the examples section but the trope description really is wrong about how old this is.
Full book here: http://www.112gripes.com/index.html
