| Author | Message | ||
| Charles Barton (Airbarton)
Member Username: Airbarton Post Number: 374 Registered: 11-2002 |
Matt, LMAO! Very good. I am also boycotting France. Maybe we should add Malaysia too! | ||
| ross koller (Ross)
Member Username: Ross Post Number: 986 Registered: 3-2002 |
revo are italian....but rayban are american...i just bought a pair. | ||
| Frederick Thomas (Fred)
Member Username: Fred Post Number: 684 Registered: 2-2001 |
Add Maui Jim (sp) sunglasses to the list. I was just looking at a pair today and really liked them. Then I noticed it said "made in France" on them and handed them back. I am more of a Revo man anyway. Please don't tell me they are made it france. | ||
| MFZ (Kiyoharu)
Junior Member Username: Kiyoharu Post Number: 199 Registered: 2-2003 |
The only French car worth a damn would be the Nissan 350Z anyway. | ||
| "The Don" (Mlemus)
Advanced Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 3603 Registered: 8-2002 |
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| wm hart (Whart)
Member Username: Whart Post Number: 868 Registered: 12-2001 |
Damn. Now i won't be able to buy that french car i have been longing for. | ||
| izel k. (Ferrarist)
Junior Member Username: Ferrarist Post Number: 182 Registered: 3-2001 |
DKNY. Donna Karan New York. French?? | ||
| MFZ (Kiyoharu)
Junior Member Username: Kiyoharu Post Number: 198 Registered: 2-2003 |
www.howtobuyamerican.com did it better. | ||
| Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Junior Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 229 Registered: 11-2002 |
This actually gives me a legitimate reason to tell my wife to stop buying Louis Vuitton?! I'm all for it! | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 994 Registered: 1-2002 |
Hear-hear. | ||
| Brian Kennedy (Kennedy)
Junior Member Username: Kennedy Post Number: 238 Registered: 3-2002 |
For those of you boycotting French products, I thought the following might be helpful... not all French products "sound French"... in fact, some you would've sworn were not French. Also, you may want to visit this site: http://www.vetolafrance.com/ France has every right to disagree with America. But France has gone well beyond simple dissent to active hostility toward America. French President Chirac warned East European nations that if they side with America, France will oppose their membership in the European Union! So, I'd say France started the "boycotting" actions. Further, and more importantly, most of the military equipment being used against the US right now is French-, German-, or Russian-made. Funny how those three were the most vocal opponents to the US... they didn't want to lose a good customer in Iraq. Well, in doing so, I hope they lose even bigger customers all around the world (the US consumers and UK consumers, to start). The following list of French companies and brands might be useful to those of you who want to do your part... Air France. Air Liquide. Airbus. Alcatel. Allegra (allergy medication). Aqualung (including: Spirotechnique, Technisub, US Divers, and SeaQuest). AXA Advisors. Bank of the West (owned by BNP Paribas). Beneteau (boats). BF Goodrich (owned by Michelin). BIC (razors, pens and lighters). Biotherm (cosmetics). Black Bush. Bollinger (champagne). Car & Driver Magazine. Cartier. Chanel. Chivas Regal (scotch). Christian Dior. Club Med (vacations). Culligan (owned by Vivendi). Dannon (yogurt and dairy foods). DKNY. Dom Perignon. Durand Crystal. Elle Magazine. Essilor Optical Products. Evian. Fina gas stations and Fina Oil (billions invested in Iraqi oil fields). First Hawaiian Bank. George Magazine. Givenchy. Glenlivet (scotch). Hennessy. Houghton Mifflin (books). Jacobs Creek (owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989). Jameson (whiskey). Jerry Springer (talk show) Krups (coffee and cappuccino makers). Lancome. Le Creuset (cookware). L'Oreal (health and beauty products). Louis Vuitton. Marie Claire. Martel Cognac. Maybelline. M�phisto (shoes and clothes). Michelin (tires and auto parts). Mikasa (crystal and glass). Moet (champagne). Motel 6. Motown Records. MP3.com. Mumms (champagne). Nissan (cars; majority owned by Renault). Nivea. Normany Butter. Parents Magazine. Peugeot (automobiles). Pierre Cardin. Playstation Magazine. ProScan (owned by Thomson Electronics, France). Publicis Group (including Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising). RCA (televisions and electronics; owned by Thomson Electronics). Red Magazine. Red Roof Inns (owned by Accor group in France). Renault (automobiles). Road & Track Magazine. Roquefort cheese (all Roquefort cheese is made in France). Rowenta (toasters, irons, coffee makers, etc.). Royal Canadian. Salomon (skis). Sierra Software and Computer Games. Smart & Final. Sofitel (hotels, owned by Accor). Sparkletts (water, owned by Danone). Spencer Gifts. Sundance Channel. Taylor Made (golf). Technicolor. T-Fal (kitchenware). Total gas stations. UbiSoft (computer games). Uniroyal. Universal Studios (music, movies and amusement parks; owned by Vivendi -Universal). USFilter. Veritas Group. Veuve Clicquot Champagne. Vittel. Vivendi. Wild Turkey (bourbon). Woman's Day Magazine. Yoplait (The French company Sodiaal owns a 50 percent stake). Yves Saint Laurent. Zodiac Inflatable Boats. DISCLAIMER: I have not personally verified the French ownership of all of the above... I received this list via the typical email propagation, but have no reason to doubt its accuracy. |