What country was, at least in General de Gaulle's opinion, invented by the British to annoy the French?

loominitsa

Great Britain Aug 16 06, 3:21 PM

lanfranco

Apparently, it was Belgium. And here's an interesting (warning: potentially offensive, especially to the French) site, though I strongly suspect some of the remarks are apocryphal. I can't believe Freud really bothered to say that about the Irish: http://homepage.eircom.net/~odyssey/Quotes/Modern_World/Racist_Humour.html Aug 16 06, 3:25 PM

Flem-ish

If Richard Hill's book "The Art of being Belgian" can be relied upon, it should be Belgium indeed. See www.europublic.com/en/e_bookshop318.html Wondering if this quote is apocryphal or not. Aug 16 06, 4:13 PM

darkpresence

It seems he did http://modernpsychoanalysis.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_modernpsychoanalysis_archive.html Aug 16 06, 5:10 PM

lanfranco

Ah, but where, exactly, did he say it? I want a proper scholarly reference. Aug 16 06, 5:20 PM

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