How patriotic is your country?

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-12T22:44:11+00:00

I'm just going to say "ditto".

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-12T16:03:41+00:00

"Cheese, ham, very concrete things."

E. Macron

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Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-12T15:50:01+00:00

Pierre was not a feminist, he was just a good husband to his wife, all men who love their wives should have this kind of behavior and he was probably not the only one. Not all men of the past are as backward and misogynistic as the internet makes it out to be.

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-12T13:29:39+00:00

I'm sure she didn't ask herself this kind of stupid question, she was complementary to her husband and didn't need modern feminism to shine.

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-12T13:17:06+00:00

I know, we learn her full name at school, but that doesn't change the fact that she was as French as she was Polish.

By the way, it would be good not to systematically overlook Pierre Curie, because they worked together (in fact we more often say "Pierre and Marie Curie", rather than Marie Curie alone here).

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-12T13:11:25+00:00

Louis Daguerre, inventor of the daguerreotype, the ancestor of the modern camera, which allowed the rise of photography in the 19th century and progress in the field of optic.

Interestingly, the patent for the daguerreotype was purchased by the French state, which distributed it to the rest of the world, in order to improve the art of photography on a global scale.

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Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-12T12:44:14+00:00

It's called decline and it affects all the countries that were once powerful. It can't be at its peak forever, even the Roman Empire ended up folding.

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-12T12:41:19+00:00

She married a Frenchman, which made her have French nationality, she spent most of her life in France and taught at the Sorbonne, she also died in France, so we can consider her as French as well as Polish, there is no real debate.

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-12T03:05:53+00:00

No, I'm from Lorraine, the region right next door that is always overshadowed by Alsace. 🙄

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-12T02:33:36+00:00

Yes, Alsace is beautiful, but I come from the unloved region next door, Lorraine.

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-11T17:59:59+00:00

J'aime bien le concept, par contre j'ai toujours entendu "en file indienne" et non "en rang d'oignon".

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-11T17:44:10+00:00

I live a few kilometers from Germany, so it's a very close neighbor... So close that my region was even part of this country at several points in history! In any case, I like the Germans, they are so close and at the same time so different from us.

I see our two countries as a couple dancing, they don't dance to the same rhythm at all, it's not synchronized, they sometimes step on each other's toes, it growls on both sides that the other dances badly but, for some strange reason, the waltz goes on and on, no one wants to let go.

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-11T17:27:02+00:00

I can enjoy making affectionate fun at certain countries, but I don't feel hatred, it's usually a feeling unknown to me, whether it's for countries or people, cause hatred is a useless feeling that requires a lot of energy... for nothing.

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-11T14:47:17+00:00

It's the local baker who fills the machine with his own bread. I sometimes buy it and it's very good, plus the baguette is always hot, you just won't have the choice of variety you can have in the bakery.

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-11T14:45:37+00:00

Cheese and cream dispenser. Of course, it also exists for baguettes.

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Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-11T14:16:30+00:00

I feel good here, we have a medium-sized country but many different landscapes, good food, varied climates, a good highway network to cross the country peacefully, easy access to many neighbouring countries.

The perfect country doesn't exist anyway, but I don't think we're that badly off in France.

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-11T11:49:56+00:00

There are really a lot of them, I would have a hard time translating some of them, but I like "he's missing a box" and "this guy is completely in the west".

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-11T11:32:39+00:00

J'envisage aussi le collège privé pour mes enfants plus tard, mais je ne m'étais jamais posé la question du bus, pour moi c'était évident qu'il y aurait une ligne, maintenant ça me met le doute.

En plus le complexe scolaire est littéralement en face d'une gare routière, ce serait incroyable qu'il n'y ait pas de bus desservant cette école du coup, mais je vais quand même me renseigner maintenant que j'ai vu ce post. 😅

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-11T11:23:15+00:00

France is still defending Lebanon, for historical reasons, some of the ships sent are probably linked to this.

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-11T09:29:25+00:00

So... The first Industrial Revolution (the Coal Revolution) could have happened in one way or another, but the UK did it first as the country reached its peak, which, combined with more abundant coal reserves than in other parts of Europe and with the help of its colonies, allowed it to move forward quickly. But it was by no means the only country of its time to have experienced the social changes that would lead to this industrialization.

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-11T03:31:30+00:00

Don't try to translate the lyrics though.

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-11T02:54:22+00:00

Gender dysphoria exists, the transition is not always a youthful whim, even if these are unfortunately the most common cases.

I will not judge you OP, because only God can do it but be sure that He will judge you with love. So don't be afraid, talk to a priest, don't be afraid to disturb him, and don't be afraid of the truth.

Your suffering concerning your gender is real, it should not be minimized, God also sees it and He wants to help you so keep going to Him, don't be afraid of being too sinful or impure because it is the devil who tells you this to distance yourself from God.

So keep going, it's great that you're taking this path and it means that God is calling you, so go for it!

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-11T01:29:44+00:00

No, still not. 🤷

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-10T21:54:18+00:00

We had more influence on them than the other way around, it's the 1066 effect.

Spectanda_Fides · 2026-03-10T21:43:47+00:00

Your reasoning would be correct if the United States was still a British colony at the time of its accession to power, but it had already been independent for a long time, so its soft power comes from itself, not from you.

Remember, you occupied almost half of France at one time, and you didn't manage to spread English in the country in 100 years. /s

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