Comments on: Tell Us Your French Bashing Story http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/ Monitoring Anti-French Activity Since 2003 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:41:29 -0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: uio http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/comment-page-2/#comment-1702 uio Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:48:02 +0000 http://www.miquelon.org/?p=242#comment-1702 I attended a course of introduction to American Civilization last fall at the university of Oslo. As we were discussing about Rupert Murdoch (and Fox News), I mentioned he is a "republican":  "he dislikes the Queen of England... and the French". My teacher replied: "like everyone". She's Norwegian!!! Too much American culture in her head or what? I was stunned, so I feigned a laugh. I'll be better prepared next time... I attended a course of introduction to American Civilization last fall at the university of Oslo.
As we were discussing about Rupert Murdoch (and Fox News), I mentioned he is a “republican”:  “he dislikes the Queen of England… and the French”. My teacher replied: “like everyone”. She’s Norwegian!!! Too much American culture in her head or what?
I was stunned, so I feigned a laugh. I’ll be better prepared next time…

]]> By: DJU http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/comment-page-2/#comment-1667 DJU Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:11:36 +0000 http://www.miquelon.org/?p=242#comment-1667 Good evening, Miquelon. I live in France, I may call you but I don't speak English... I fear you misunderstand my story. But it would be a pleasure to tell it :D Good evening, Miquelon.

I live in France, I may call you but I don’t speak English… I fear you misunderstand my story.

But it would be a pleasure to tell it :D

]]> By: Miquelon http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/comment-page-2/#comment-1664 Miquelon Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:50:19 +0000 http://www.miquelon.org/?p=242#comment-1664 DJU - BTW, I know how awful mail bombing can be, I was harassed to the tune of thousands of emails per hour by this insane nutbar who would use the "send this article to a friend" links on news sites. I had his IP, logs of what he did, yet his ISP refused to do anything at all. He was notorious for posting supposed hat tips on various pro-war blogs and claimed to be a "former Army Armor Officer" - He was also prolific on FF... DJU – BTW, I know how awful mail bombing can be, I was harassed to the tune of thousands of emails per hour by this insane nutbar who would use the “send this article to a friend” links on news sites.

I had his IP, logs of what he did, yet his ISP refused to do anything at all. He was notorious for posting supposed hat tips on various pro-war blogs and claimed to be a “former Army Armor Officer” – He was also prolific on FF…

]]> By: Miquelon http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1663 Miquelon Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:46:42 +0000 http://www.miquelon.org/?p=242#comment-1663 DJU, mind calling Please Call 646-495-9201 extension 77707 and leaving your story ? DJU, mind calling Please Call 646-495-9201 extension 77707 and leaving your story ?

]]> By: DJU http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1658 DJU Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:18:39 +0000 http://www.miquelon.org/?p=242#comment-1658 Here's my own story. I used to play chess in Internet. Only because of French Bashing. Now, I only play with real players. I don’t want to loose time on Internet. Between 1997 and 2003, I spent one hour almost each evening only to play chess. Usually, I played against North Americans. As I trained for official tournaments in France and later in Europe, it was a pleasure to meet good players in Internet. Here's my description on Yahoo profile : French, living near Paris. Then, you surely guess what happened : I was regularly bashed, but that was not so serious. I decided to change my profile but I did not, as I'm not ashamed to be French. One day, I was winning when my opponent wrote : “surrender !”. I thought he (she ?) was joking and replied with a smiley. Then he (she?) harassed me and several players came, they wrote me dozens of offending messages. I simply asked them to leave, but more came after. They put me under pressure but I resisted and won the game. I received more insults and the other players. My Yahoo mail was bombed the night after… I received thousands of threatening messages. When I was a teen, I dreamt visiting the States. American dream is dead. Here’s my own story.

I used to play chess in Internet. Only because of French Bashing. Now, I only play with real players. I don’t want to loose time on Internet.

Between 1997 and 2003, I spent one hour almost each evening only to play chess. Usually, I played against North Americans. As I trained for official tournaments in France and later in Europe, it was a pleasure to meet good players in Internet.

Here’s my description on Yahoo profile : French, living near Paris.

Then, you surely guess what happened : I was regularly bashed, but that was not so serious. I decided to change my profile but I did not, as I’m not ashamed to be French.

One day, I was winning when my opponent wrote : “surrender !”. I thought he (she ?) was joking and replied with a smiley. Then he (she?) harassed me and several players came, they wrote me dozens of offending messages. I simply asked them to leave, but more came after. They put me under pressure but I resisted and won the game. I received more insults and the other players.

My Yahoo mail was bombed the night after… I received thousands of threatening messages.

When I was a teen, I dreamt visiting the States. American dream is dead.

]]> By: Rafael http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1624 Rafael Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:30:51 +0000 http://www.miquelon.org/?p=242#comment-1624 Oops, Maybe Sarcozy wouldn't like to be virtually voodooed either. http://www.pvoodoo.com Better to change ...  BR Rafael Oops, Maybe Sarcozy wouldn’t like to be virtually voodooed either.
http://www.pvoodoo.com

Better to change … 

BR
Rafael

]]> By: Tammy Bartho http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1595 Tammy Bartho Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:11:17 +0000 http://www.miquelon.org/?p=242#comment-1595 When I was in grade school in San Antonio Texas (after moving to America with my French mother and American military father from Paris) I was harassed by three volatile little mexicanos, two girls and a boy. They beat me with a stick calling me a cheese eating surrender monkey and laughed at my accent. I ran home crying and told my mom and she called the school because I had an abbrasion on my left cheek from the stick. The school did nothing! So the next day it happened again but I beat them up. When I was in grade school in San Antonio Texas (after moving to America with my French mother and American military father from Paris) I was harassed by three volatile little mexicanos, two girls and a boy. They beat me with a stick calling me a cheese eating surrender monkey and laughed at my accent. I ran home crying and told my mom and she called the school because I had an abbrasion on my left cheek from the stick. The school did nothing! So the next day it happened again but I beat them up.

]]> By: Miquelon http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1580 Miquelon Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:17:10 +0000 http://www.miquelon.org/?p=242#comment-1580 Jay's last foray in the world of Anti-French materials seems to be from late 2006 - so far we have had no reports or comments reported to us to the contrary. I am watching developments with the 10 pm slot and we're also going forth with Educating Jay - Thanks for your message Jay’s last foray in the world of Anti-French materials seems to be from late 2006 – so far we have had no reports or comments reported to us to the contrary. I am watching developments with the 10 pm slot and we’re also going forth with Educating Jay – Thanks for your message

]]> By: Denise http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1579 Denise Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:06:26 +0000 http://www.miquelon.org/?p=242#comment-1579 Did you hear that Jay is taking over a prime time slot? They are giving this hate monger prime time to slander us. Did you hear that Jay is taking over a prime time slot?

They are giving this hate monger prime time to slander us.

]]> By: Miquelon http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1555 Miquelon Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:45:36 +0000 http://www.miquelon.org/?p=242#comment-1555 Thanks again, please keep your stories coming, this is raw material we will really appreciate when we're working on the sountrack of <em>Educating Jay</em>. Thanks again, please keep your stories coming, this is raw material we will really appreciate when we’re working on the sountrack of Educating Jay.

]]> By: Miquelon http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 Miquelon Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:44:52 +0000 http://www.miquelon.org/?p=242#comment-1492 Thanks everyone, I have received all your messages so far ! Merci beaucoup ! Thanks everyone, I have received all your messages so far !
Merci beaucoup !

]]> By: Irish-Franco-American http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 Irish-Franco-American Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:56:45 +0000 http://www.miquelon.org/?p=242#comment-1487 I called at 11:30 a.m. and left my French bashing story.  If you didn't get it, please let me know and I will call again. Vive la France! I called at 11:30 a.m. and left my French bashing story.  If you didn’t get it, please let me know and I will call again.

Vive la France!

]]> By: Miquelon http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/17/tell-us-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1460 Miquelon Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:17:44 +0000 http://www.miquelon.org/?p=242#comment-1460 Thank you to those who have already left us voice mail ! Thank you to those who have already left us voice mail !

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