Joke from my cousin who’s stationed in Germany.
An officer in the U.S. Naval reserve was attending a conference that included admirals from both the U.S. Navy and the French Navy.
At a cocktail reception, he found himself in a small group that included personnel from both navies.
The French admiral started complaining that whereas Europeans learned many languages, Americans learned only English.
He then asked: “Why is it that we have to speak English in these conferences rather than you speak French?”
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied: “Maybe it’s because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you would not have to speak German.”
The group became silent.
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The little anti-French joke was stupid. How about a few jokes about violent bone-headed Americans — or would that just be too boring?
I never said americans weren’t stupid. I think they are :-). Send me some jokes, and I’ll post ’em if they’re good 🙂
The French riposte to this insolent comment could have been thus: You Americans forget that over half the troops at Yorktown were French and all of the warships which successfully fended off the Royal Navy there were likewise.
[frtom an American — and a former naval] person.