Vive le diff-- no, wait
There is, in fact, one European country that shares most of America’s attitudes and values:
- Uniquely for western Europe, they value independent military action and have a strong martial culture.
- They generally speak only their own language, and when they do speak other languages they do it badly.
- They believe in the superiority of their culture and aggressively try to export it abroad though with minimal success these days.
- They bargain aggressively and are often seen as obstreperous and arrogant by their fellow Europeans.
- They have a permanent seat in the UN Security Council and aren’t afraid to use it.
Needless to say, the country is France, the bête-noir of Americans because they’re the only European country that acts the way America does.
Oh dear. I don’t think my friends Marion and Pierre are going to like that at all.