Some people probably wonder why the British still hate the French so much, especially since the Entente Cordiale was signed in 1904.
But with so many recent instances of the French doing their best to annoy us - such as continuing with the ban on British beef illegally, or sealing off the Channel Tunnel with 24 tractors so we can't get through - it's not hard to see why that British hatred towards them continues (and the feeling is probably mutual).
France's latest effort to infurtiate their British neighbours comes as a result of the erupting volcano in Iceland.
With the ash cloud covering most of northern Europe, flights in many European countries have been grounded. As a result, many travellers have been stranded abroad, unable to return home.
So along came BBC presenter Dan Snow to the rescue. Snow, who is a historian and the son of BBC television journalist Peter Snow (as well as the great-great-grandson of WWI British Prime Minister David Lloyd George), wanted to take a flotilla of small boats over to Calais to rescue 500 stranded Brits, invoking the spirit of Dunkirk in the process.
But the French had this to say to it: "Non!"
“Everything coming in and out of this border is strictly monitored at all times,” an immigration jobsworth announced from Paris.
So how the hell do all those illegals who go to Britain manage to leave France?
French resistance to Dan Snow rescue just typical
By Sue Carroll
20/04/2010
The Mirror
Historian, and BBC television presenter, Dan Snow wanted to help bring 500 British tourists back home - but he was scuppered by the French
Anyone who ever believed there was anything cordial about our entente with the French should cast their minds back 11 years when they sealed off the Channel Tunnel with 24 tractors.
We could have banned tons of pork and every stinking French cheese imaginable but merely accepted their Gallic arrogance with good grace.
So how do they repay us? By turning back a flotilla of small boats at the weekend intended, with the best will in the world, to rescue stranded British holiday makers at the port of Calais.
Dan Snow posted this picture of his arrival in Calais on his Twitter account
Historian Dan Snow invoked the spirit of Dunkirk when he launched a squadron of five speedboats across the channel.
It was an act of pure British stoicism and adventure. It was harmless, it was fun and would have served the useful purpose of bringing 500 travellers grounded by volcanic dust back home.
Instead, an army of self-righteous pompous little Sarkozys lambasted the crew for “unauthorised” action, searched the vessels, sent them packing and called passport-carrying British tourists whose Pound sterling supports the crumbling Euro “strangers”.
The garlic-smelling lickspittle banned those boats in exactly the same way they banned British beef imports for three years.
“Everything coming in and out of this border is strictly monitored at all times,” an immigration jobsworth announced from Paris.
Fair enough, mon ami, but the £15million Gordon Brown gave France last year was to help keep illegal immigrants out of Britain not bar bona fide citizens from getting back.
You stopped our speedboats but you will not break our spirit. Alright, Jacques?
mirror.co.uk
But with so many recent instances of the French doing their best to annoy us - such as continuing with the ban on British beef illegally, or sealing off the Channel Tunnel with 24 tractors so we can't get through - it's not hard to see why that British hatred towards them continues (and the feeling is probably mutual).
France's latest effort to infurtiate their British neighbours comes as a result of the erupting volcano in Iceland.
With the ash cloud covering most of northern Europe, flights in many European countries have been grounded. As a result, many travellers have been stranded abroad, unable to return home.
So along came BBC presenter Dan Snow to the rescue. Snow, who is a historian and the son of BBC television journalist Peter Snow (as well as the great-great-grandson of WWI British Prime Minister David Lloyd George), wanted to take a flotilla of small boats over to Calais to rescue 500 stranded Brits, invoking the spirit of Dunkirk in the process.
But the French had this to say to it: "Non!"
“Everything coming in and out of this border is strictly monitored at all times,” an immigration jobsworth announced from Paris.
So how the hell do all those illegals who go to Britain manage to leave France?
French resistance to Dan Snow rescue just typical
By Sue Carroll
20/04/2010
The Mirror
Historian, and BBC television presenter, Dan Snow wanted to help bring 500 British tourists back home - but he was scuppered by the French
Anyone who ever believed there was anything cordial about our entente with the French should cast their minds back 11 years when they sealed off the Channel Tunnel with 24 tractors.
We could have banned tons of pork and every stinking French cheese imaginable but merely accepted their Gallic arrogance with good grace.
So how do they repay us? By turning back a flotilla of small boats at the weekend intended, with the best will in the world, to rescue stranded British holiday makers at the port of Calais.
Dan Snow posted this picture of his arrival in Calais on his Twitter account
Historian Dan Snow invoked the spirit of Dunkirk when he launched a squadron of five speedboats across the channel.
It was an act of pure British stoicism and adventure. It was harmless, it was fun and would have served the useful purpose of bringing 500 travellers grounded by volcanic dust back home.
Instead, an army of self-righteous pompous little Sarkozys lambasted the crew for “unauthorised” action, searched the vessels, sent them packing and called passport-carrying British tourists whose Pound sterling supports the crumbling Euro “strangers”.
The garlic-smelling lickspittle banned those boats in exactly the same way they banned British beef imports for three years.
“Everything coming in and out of this border is strictly monitored at all times,” an immigration jobsworth announced from Paris.
Fair enough, mon ami, but the £15million Gordon Brown gave France last year was to help keep illegal immigrants out of Britain not bar bona fide citizens from getting back.
You stopped our speedboats but you will not break our spirit. Alright, Jacques?
mirror.co.uk
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