The mere fact that the majority of the population is white or that the main religion around is Catholicism doesn't justify ignoring ethnic minorities or forgoing principles of secularity.

@@samrevlej9331 "the mere fact..." Priceless.

@@ravenshireful Yes. Do you have a problem with my wording? It's a fact, and I acknowledge it; I'm a rational person. I also acknowledge the fact that significant and growing proportions of the population are not white or Catholic anymore, and that we can't ignore this reality. Furthermore, France has been a secular state for over a hundred years, with a strict separation between religions and governments. Though some try to take advantage of this to point fingers at some people, this means religious discrimination by public institutions is forbidden by law, even more so since WWII and the Holocaust. A growing part of the population is atheist or irreligious in some way. There are also very strict laws against racial or ethnic discrimination. Of course bigotry exists. That doesn't mean it shouldn't be fought and eradicated. A kid's going to get sick or break something at some point in their life. Doesn't mean you don't take them to the doctor/hospital and try to heal them.

@acammtt Invaders??? What sort of weapons do they have? Who's their general? Where's their headquarters?

@@ibrahimsulaiman9047 Why, I'd like to know as well!! For I have scoured the land high and low, looked at the skies, peered at the seas, and yet I have not witnessed a horde of invaders rushing France. But perhaps these fellows know more than I do. I'm sure they're very informed and articulate individuals.

But how about zee wine?

That's really cheesy of de Gaulle... you govern the cheeses with whines. 😎

@George Staunton That's how it should be in all enlightened nations. Respect to those who serve.

@@trespire that's why I want to serve in french foreign legion

I believe the idea is that America respects its minorities and doesn't insist that that they all assimilate, which was more the model in the 1950s, for instance. The Jews have pretty well assimilated, and I think there are some Asians and Hispanics that have, too. However, there are Hispanics that only speak Spanish and likewise Asians who don't learn much English.

@@johnstewart7025 isn't america a coubtry with no offical language

@@biggsleezy true, but it has had an ethnic / cultural majority for a long time. So assimilation has been government policy off and on. The native Americans were forced to adopt western clothing, language and religion here and in Canada. I believe that may have been true in New Zealand, as well.

In a way you're right, the US has always been a Genocidal Culture that stamps out other cultures whenever possible, often violently

Yes that makes sense , the common sense

Even the baguettes

@@patrickmcshane7658 Gluten Free?

@@robertrichard6107 Of course

As long as they are organic, I'm fine with it.

Mind your own business fellow citizen

Lol you know, I'm fascinated by that American je ne sais quoi. They make me laugh so bad with their stereotypes. Everytime I wonder if I correspond to that or less with the years

Την αλήθεια λες αδερφέ μου. Ευρώπη για τους Ευρωπαίους.

sharon anderson Pourquoi ils sont morte?

Your parents should have asked them in the consulate for you when you were born ^^ but I think you can still go to the consulate yourself and ask for it with proofs of your ancestry, if you really want it!

Your name is Sharon. Stay in US, thank you.

@@ricotaline 😂

This is ethnicity not nationality.

No

@Consumed King well if you have French ancestors sure, but if not even if you have citizenship you're not actually French, you just happened to have an French ID. If I moved to any country in Africa except south Africa, and I lived there my whole life, I might be a citizen of whatever nation I'm living in but I still wouldn't be a true African. You cannot pick your ancestors and heritage. I'm of European decent and I cannot change that. All French people have to be at least of European decent.

@Consumed King we have very different ideas of identity then. To be French if more than simply being from a French territory. You need the culture, the language, the ideals and values. Napoleon is French more so than anyone from overseas territories. Corsica is French. Even if only recently acquired. By your arguement all the native Americans in French Louisiana and Canada must also be French because they were once in French territory. French isnt just about location. It's about ethnicity, culture, language, shared history and values. Martinique deosnt have most of the those.

@Consumed King yes each region is unique but still tied together. I guess if you want to consider them French go ahead ots not like it really matters

Hi! If you were born in Martinique, the same rule as everywhere else in France would obviously apply ^^ so, as Flo said, you would need to spend 5 consecutive years living in France to automatically become French when you turn 18 (if none of your parents are already French, obviously). This rule and all the others do apply in every part of France, be it a far away island or mainland France (except maybe New Caledonia, because it's always much more complex when it comes to NC haha). Furthermore, people of Martinique and every other oversea territory are French citizens: there's no special status, no differences (except maybe when it comes to NC, once again). I hope it made things clearer!

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Depends on the social environment. American society is regulated by extremely strict social conventions with the same base everywhere, though some classes have more than others (the steps to dating, the hosting rules, language codes...). By comparison, French society is more liberal on average, as strict codes generally only apply with higher and/or more conservative social classes. However, in terms of social mobility, American society is much more fluid. We're more cynical about the social elevator in France, thinking that only the rich and privileged will have opportunities, while Americans tend to be more optimistic.

@@samrevlej9331 Perfect description

@@samrevlej9331 Americans almost created a functioning middle class by the end of the 19th Century, and first half of the 20th, but the 200 families stepped in and squashed it by 1963.

Haha so funny

Naw, they pine for "le glories francais" of Napoleon.

According to you I'm 0% french. But I am.

It looks like a Belgian with le seum... 😂

@@patrickmcshane7658You need to either learn french of english because your comment makes no sense, wether it be the french part or the whole english sentence...

Somebody please.

Don't it sounds like something the English would do hehe...

French was the language of diplomacy in the Occident at least, for quite a while. It fell apart in the Fourth Republic Colony issue with Viet Nam, and blowing up nuclear bombs with the Jews in North Africa before DeGaulle came around in the Fifth.

😕

@steve the cross oui, oui🤗

Unsure that all the French agree with it..

Do you want to see white japanese singing along with asian japanese?

Master Junky Yep.

So you want a big mix, a world without peoples

@@masterjunky863 you notice it’s only European types who’ve been convinced to do that?

complicatedjason Africa as the continent?

You must be over 18, having lived in France for the past 5 years, with your main income from France and not have any criminal record. :)

You had to prove you lived in France the first year. After 5 years.

Get yourself a immigration lawyer. They most likely know how the system works. Just make sure the lawyer is honest.

The hymn makes perfect sense for the French.

Thats very much possible. However by no means u shouldnt think that new zealands a strong contender on this matter!

Last I checked, over 78% of the country was either Catholic or irreligious. Trolling's all fun and games, 'til you meet a fact.

Madame Bovary Si déjà... n'insultez pas Flaubert...

What does it mean to be a trollish idiot: Look up.

Baïonnettes. The weapon. Yes

you sir are very dumb

Like in Liban ? Utopia leads to tyrany...

@Jason Hudson You forgot to mention slurping down escargot !

Val-schaeffer Not all Europeans are and can be white! However, white people can be welcomed elsewhere, too. Someday, Europe will learn how to integrate. America did, I feel Europe can too.

Yeah. Well seen

Pichkalu Pappita Yes, I'm well aware of that. However, Middle Eastern groups such as Turkish and Arab. As well as, South Asian groups such as Indo-Dravidian and Romani can be classified as "red", also. Kind of like Native American groups such as Cherokee and Cree, Inuit groups such as Yupik, Aztec groups such as Nahuatl, Mayan groups such as Kekchi, even indigenous Caribs from Dominica. Other red groups include, Amazonian groups such as Guarani, Incan groups like Quechua, and finally indigenous tribes like the Mapuche and Toba of the Southern Cone.

As a French I can only desagree, catholics aren't representative of the whole population. Among the christians you 'll find protestants and orthodox people also. Moreover nowadays the majority are non-religious people

@@luciebitzner2221 Parle français à un français. La France est catholique, pas protestante, et encore moins orthodoxe (on a jamais eu d'orthodoxes). L'athéisme est une des bêtises de notre temps. Un non catholique n'est pas Français.

Liberté yes. Less for the rest indeed

Dr. Vandana Shiva will take you up on that.

You're a bunch of psychos.

+Jane Lane missed the point mate

Blame Mika Brzinzki's daddy.

Francistan - islam - african population - république = France.

You dream too much darling

Bloody S**T!