Does France Have A Nickname?
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! |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> 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. |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:22:47 +0100, Zinzan wrote:
> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> 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. ??? Where does that come from? -- Tim C. |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
Sometimes "pays des Lumières" (as in enlightenment philosophy)), also
"pays des droits de l'homme" (country of the human rights), sometimes a mix of the two "pays des Lumières et des droits de l'homme". Before the revolution, "fille aînée de l'église" (eldest daughter of the catholic church). Cheers, /MLD Jim Pflaum a écrit: > 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! > |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
Zinzan wrote:
> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> 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" |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
Le Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:27:13 +0100, Tim Challenger
<[email protected]> a écrit : >??? Where does that come from? It comes from the geography of the country. |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
Le Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:27:13 +0100, Tim Challenger
<[email protected]> a écrit : >??? Where does that come from? http://www.ambafrance.org.uk/zipzap/...artements.html http://www.4kids.org/backissues/2002/4kidsHTML09-29-02/ Etc, etc : www.google.com > nickname Franc hexagon |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:46:37 +0100, Zinzan wrote:
> Le Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:27:13 +0100, Tim Challenger > <[email protected]> a écrit : > >>??? Where does that come from? > > http://www.ambafrance.org.uk/zipzap/...artements.html > http://www.4kids.org/backissues/2002/4kidsHTML09-29-02/ > > Etc, etc : www.google.com > nickname Franc hexagon Ok, got it. I never saw it like that before. :_) -- Tim C. |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
Originally Posted by Jim Pflaum
Some Britts call
England "the land of hope and glory." |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
"Rag742" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Zinzan wrote: >> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> 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. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
Surely there's got to be another nickname for France besides "The
Hexagone." If you ask me, that's a pretty terrible nickname. |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:13:15 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this : ... "Rag742" <[email protected]> wrote: ... ... > ... >Zinzan wrote: ... >> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> 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. |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
On 1 Feb 2005 07:17:10 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this : ... Surely there's got to be another nickname for France besides "The ... Hexagone." If you ask me, that's a pretty terrible nickname. At least it's not a joke like land of the free... |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
"Magda" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]... > On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:13:15 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach > <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this : > ... "Rag742" <[email protected]> wrote: > ... > ... > > ... >Zinzan wrote: > ... >> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> 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 ? |
Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
On 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> 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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