They have one of the most powerful military in the world
had one of the largest empires in history
the main reason they received criticism is because of their refusal to enter the Iraq war and World War II
During WW2, there was the French Resistance and the Free French Forces who fought bravely, so France didn't just surrender
The French Military has more victories than most countries in the world and Rudyard Kipling once said "Their business is was and they do their business"
They are NOT a bunch of surrender monkeys
One of the most powerful military in the world
Despite what people say, they are not a bunch of surrender monkeys
They have some of the most advanced weapons in the world and supply many countries with weapons
one of the main reasons they get so much ridicule is because they refused to join US in the invasion of Iraq and because of WW2. Contrary to popular belief, the French did not just surrender, they still had the Free French Forces and the French Resistance who were truly valiant
During World War I, 1.4 million French soldiers were killed as they fought with bravery and gallantry and there are many more stories of gallantry like this
French Military has among the highest military victories in the world having been in over 150 major wars in the last 2000 years, they have won 110 of them
West Midlands slang word for rockers, bikers, greasers etc. In the late 1980s it was used by the UK music press to refer to a specific scene centered around the bands Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead. The term never found favour with readers of 'the inkies' (Sounds, Melody Maker and the still extant NME) and was soon dropped. Now often used in predominantly working-class areas of the midlands and the north to mean someone who listens to rock-derived music and/or dresses in a manner that suggests they affiliate themselves with rock music of some kind.
Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!