You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop....

[Bazza454]

A Canadian Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the Canadian, U.S./>/> , English, Australian and French Navys.

At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, North Americans generally learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'

Without hesitating, the Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

There was a conference in  France/>/> where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt the United States/>/> has has pulled? They have sent an aircraft carrier to  Indonesia/>/> to help the tsunami victims. What do they intend to do, bomb them?'

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France/>/>  have?'

You could have heard a pin drop.

Robert Whiting, an elderly Canadian gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris/>/> by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. 'You have been to  France />/>before, monsieur?' the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France/>/>  previously.
Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.' The Canadian said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it. 'Impossible. Canadians always have to passports on arrival in France/>/> !'

The Canadian senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look.Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

[nightrider]

Bazza454 - 2009-03-06 2:06 PM

A Canadian Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the Canadian, U.S./>/> , English, Australian and French Navys.

At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, North Americans generally learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'

Without hesitating, the Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

 

You could have heard a pin drop.

There was a conference in  France/>/> where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt the United States/>/> has has pulled? They have sent an aircraft carrier to  Indonesia/>/> to help the tsunami victims. What do they intend to do, bomb them?'

 

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France/>/>  have?'

 

 

You could have heard a pin drop.

Robert Whiting, an elderly Canadian gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris/>/> by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. 'You have been to  France />/>before, monsieur?' the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France/>/>  previously.

Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.' The Canadian said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it. 'Impossible. Canadians always have to passports on arrival in France/>/> !'

The Canadian senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look.Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

Just love it.

[Syd]

Hi Bazza

Am I right in thinking that you are having an anti french moment

[malc d]

Amusing, but a little unfair, as (from memory )Free French forces landed on the Normandy beaches as well.

 

:-|

[nightrider]

I think it is par for the course with the French and the English having a go at each other, all harmless fun.

[Bazza454]

Syd - 2009-03-06 4:13 PM Hi Bazza Am I right in thinking that you are having an anti french moment

Not really Syd, as Malcolm has said - just a bit of harmless fun...

[Syd]

Shame, cos I liked it

[nightrider]

Years ago when I was a kid there were loads of jokes doing the rounds that went something like this, or a combination of.....

There was an Englishman an Irishman and a Scotsman, or an Englishman an Irishman and a Jew etc etc, any nationality or religion all poking innocent fun at each other, all harmless up until the PC brigade reared their ugly heads.