is it really about cars?
I think the new Renault Clio ad on tv is very interesting. You can watch it here. The whole Britain-French comparison is a convenient idea since it reflects the contribution of the two countries in the making of the car. But does it really stop at that? These are the comparisons:
French: the Eiffel Tower
British: Blackpool Tower
French: cinema
British: television
French: the hot air balloon
British: jet engine
French: haute cuisine
British: the sandwich
Up until this point, I think the French seem to be doing better, except maybe for the fact that they have nothing to match the British "1815 Waterloo" (maybe it could have been "1789 the French Revolution"?). Even though I never tried the hot air balloon, it always strikes me as a very nice idea for flying around and enjoying it. And although I haven't seen Blackpool Tower, my experience of Eiffel is so fantastically live with excitement that I think I share with millions of people who have been there. I didn't even know there is a tower in Blackpool :) And of course the food, don't even get me started on the food :) But I am not sure if British television is a good match for French cinema?!!
But then comes the knock out, my favourite, which definitely turns everything towards the British side:
French: Jules Verne, Jean Paul Sartre, Baudelaire
British: shhh.. Shakespeare
I don't know if some may think this is unfair to the French? But hey, you can actually go through life without reading Sartre's philosophy or Baudelaire's poetry (although it would be good to read about them), but you can't really go through life without reading one or two of Shakespeare's plays or poetry in any form or type. Right? :) Long live Shakespeare.
Mai
French: the Eiffel Tower
British: Blackpool Tower
French: cinema
British: television
French: the hot air balloon
British: jet engine
French: haute cuisine
British: the sandwich
Up until this point, I think the French seem to be doing better, except maybe for the fact that they have nothing to match the British "1815 Waterloo" (maybe it could have been "1789 the French Revolution"?). Even though I never tried the hot air balloon, it always strikes me as a very nice idea for flying around and enjoying it. And although I haven't seen Blackpool Tower, my experience of Eiffel is so fantastically live with excitement that I think I share with millions of people who have been there. I didn't even know there is a tower in Blackpool :) And of course the food, don't even get me started on the food :) But I am not sure if British television is a good match for French cinema?!!
But then comes the knock out, my favourite, which definitely turns everything towards the British side:
French: Jules Verne, Jean Paul Sartre, Baudelaire
British: shhh.. Shakespeare
I don't know if some may think this is unfair to the French? But hey, you can actually go through life without reading Sartre's philosophy or Baudelaire's poetry (although it would be good to read about them), but you can't really go through life without reading one or two of Shakespeare's plays or poetry in any form or type. Right? :) Long live Shakespeare.
Mai
posted by Mai at 1:39 AM
2 Comments:
well.. here's one for you, and if you don't get it ask any Man. Utd. fan.
French: Eric Cantona
British: Eric Cantona!!
;)
that's a nice one, and are you questioning my football knowledge? ;-) i still remember the video we both watched years back about him and i always remember man utd fans going: "wohaaaa, eric cantonaaaa.." :)
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