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"Magda" wrote in message ... On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:13:15 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach arranged some electrons, so they looked like this : ... "Rag742" wrote: ... ... ... Zinzan wrote: ... Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" a ... écrit : ... ... I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for ... France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does ... France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks! ... ... L'hexagone. ... ... YES "Freedom Fries" ... ... If you're going to try to put down a country, it helps if you are ... witty. Witty and mercan don't go together. What about wiggy and mercan ? |
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On 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" wrote:
Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname? Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts call England "the land of hope and glory." I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks! Seem to recall Marianne, but could be wrong. |
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Jim Pflaum writes:
Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname? Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts call England "the land of hope and glory." I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks! L'Hexagone is often used in France (because of the way the country is shaped). The anthropomorphic metaphor for the country is Marianne, a woman wearing a Phrygian (or Liberty) cap. Sometimes the country is represented as a rooster (le coq gaulois). -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Tim Challenger writes:
??? Where does that come from? Look at a map of France. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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"Jim Pflaum" wrote in message ups.com... Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname? Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts call England "the land of hope and glory." I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks! Frogland ? |
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Jim Pflaum writes: Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname? Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts call England "the land of hope and glory." Sometimes the country is represented as a rooster (le coq gaulois). As is Portugal. Lana |
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Le Tue, 01 Feb 2005 17:25:22 +0100, Mxsmanic a
écrit : L'Hexagone is often used in France (because of the way the country is shaped). The anthropomorphic metaphor for the country is Marianne, a woman wearing a Phrygian (or Liberty) cap. Sometimes the country is represented as a rooster (le coq gaulois). As far as I know, Marianne has more to do with the french republic than France in itself. |
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Zinzan wrote:
Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" a écrit : I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks! L'hexagone. Well, yes and no. The expression is widely used and understood, but l'hexagone is not all of France. Although Le Pen might fervently hope that it were. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED |
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Padraig Breathnach writes:
Zinzan wrote: Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" a écrit : I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks! L'hexagone. Well, yes and no. The expression is widely used and understood, but l'hexagone is not all of France. Although Le Pen might fervently hope that it were. He has something against Corsica also as well? But France for many shopping purposes tends to mean "la France metropolitaine or it'll cost ya". The Law Lords recently decided the Pitcairn islands were _part_ of the UK, of course: I, for one, won't be sponsoring any more namby-pamby Land's End to John O'Groats treckers... Des |
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