The French Aristocracy under William the Conquerer (Norman =(Viking Ancestry )) took over England and remained there until present day. A short while later the Norman Aristocracy in rule of England turned around and invaded France, only leaving when French forces under Joan De'Arc forced them out. Who then turned over Joan to the "English".
There's all kinds of neat tidbits remaining from these affairs, e.g. the saxon / norman divide of the english language (piss/shit/fuck v urinate/defecate/copulate)
So I imagine you would be forced to say that yes, the French actually hate themselves more than anybody else has a right to. Especially considering the attitudes of some of the French journalists in Iraq re: Chiraq and Saddam.
It's all the same.
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