[Archived] Ahhh France

[dave birch]

More than 300 cars have been set on fire and 240 people arrested in cities across France as rioting youths disrupt Bastille Day events.

The number of youths arrested is double the figure for those detained in the same period last year as extra police were deployed in an attempt to quell the violence.

There was also a 6 per cent increase in the number of cars burned out.

Several police suffered slight injuries, mainly hearing problems caused by fireworks and small explosive devices.

The police described the night as relatively calm without major incident.

Love to see it when it gets serious

[1864roverite]

Typical French response, they are in permenant denial and have been since WW2

[thenodrog]

Typical French response, they are in permenant denial and have been since WW2

Agincourt imo.

[brian_gallagher85]

You have to hand it to them though, if they don't like something they soon let everyone know about it unlike us lot

[yoda]

Typical French response, they are in permenant denial and have been since WW2

It goes further back than that, try Richard the lion heart,

the French have their heads up their arses permanantly, they are mentally challenged

[JAL]

It goes further back than that, try Richard the lion heart,

the French have their heads up their arses permanantly, they are mentally challenged

Come on yoda !

Not again !

[yoda]

Come on yoda !

Not again !

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[BiggusLaddus]

It goes further back than that, try Richard the lion heart,

the French have their heads up their arses permanantly, they are mentally challenged

You mean Cœur de Lion, that french bloke from Aquitane?

[philipl]

I find it hugely amusing that England's patron saint (George) and favourite king (Lionheart) never set foot in England ever.

The BNP kept them out as undesirables apparently.

Back to France, yes the French have this revolutionary fervour which expresses itself regularly in paving stones, molotov cocktails and especially for me when I'm there, strikes.

Pretty well everything positive, they do better than Britain- railways, roads, health, food, general quality of life...

[yoda]

I find it hugely amusing that England's patron saint (George) and favourite king (Lionheart) never set foot in England ever.

The BNP kept them out as undesirables apparently.

Back to France, yes the French have this revolutionary fervour which expresses itself regularly in paving stones, molotov cocktails and especially for me when I'm there, strikes.

Pretty well everything positive, they do better than Britain- railways, roads, health, food, general quality of life...

actually about 6 months i belive, his heart is preserved in the chateaux acroos from us where he was shot by another frenchman

[Eddie]

This is one of those things that international media pick up on, but it happens virtually ever week in Paris. Setting cars alight is "just one of those things" in certain suburbs in Paris, Marseille and a few other cities. When there were the riots and then when you see it now, if you look at the year round statistics there isn't that much of a change.

[Exiled_Rover]

I find it hugely amusing that England's patron saint (George) and favourite king (Lionheart) never set foot in England ever.

The BNP kept them out as undesirables apparently.

Back to France, yes the French have this revolutionary fervour which expresses itself regularly in paving stones, molotov cocktails and especially for me when I'm there, strikes.

Pretty well everything positive, they do better than Britain- railways, roads, health, food, general quality of life...

Richard the I was born at Beaumont Palace, Oxford. Nice try though.

[Billy Castell]

Red sky at night, Renaults alight.