I would like to thank the people of the world for ranking France as one country with a positive, not negative influence on the world. A poll was conducted in 27 countries about US, Russia, Iran, Israel, Japan, EU, India, Venezuela, Britain, China, Canada, and of course France, whether they have a negative or positive impact on the world. Here is some of my favorite quotes about this survey:
"It appears that people around the world tend to look negatively on countries whose profile is marked by the pursuit of military power"
"Countries that relate to the world primarily through soft power, like France and Japan and the the EU in general, tend to be viewed positively"
See, France maybe doesn't win the war of military prowess, but she does win the war of being the most fabulous. And just like people like her soft cheese and croissants, they also like her soft diplomatic power.
Congratualtions France!!!http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17474900/
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Fabulously written post, my dear. Hear hear!
Hurray for France! Except for the fact that Jaques Chirac's favorite cheese shop was mysteriously closed in the middle of the day, so we did not get to sample the soft cheeses. Oh well, I'm sure that they were delicious!
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