Sunday, July 29, 2012
47 Brits Grumpy About The French In The Opening Ceremony
Sacre bleu!
Broadcasts of last night's Olympic Opening Ceremony in London included commentary in both French and English. And the French-speaking parts came first. (Such is tradition — a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founded the Modern Olympic Games; the language remains an official tongue of the International Olympic Committee... alongside English.) To hardy and/or easily offended Brits, this was like being slapped around the face by a large, wet pair of frog's legs: unacceptable.
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