What is typical?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.express.co...ypical-of-the-French-

So the typical British image has changed from the bowler hat, brief case, and rolled up umbrella carrying city gent, to the tea swigging, cloth cap pensioners on mobility scooters.

That is according to our loveable neighbours across the Channel, the French.

When asked to pick “French” images, 71 per cent of British chose the cheese, 57 per cent champagne and 31 per cent a Tour de France racer.

Do you agree, or have you your own ideas?

[Answerprancer]

My image is of a stripey shirt, a beret and a string of onions ..haw hee haw hee haw ! (happy now?) ;-)

[youngmafbog]

Ils sont le fromage mangeant singe de reddition.

[Answerprancer]

zut alors! vous êtes très mechant ;-)

[T&S]

When I think of the French, the first thing that comes to mind is a white flag for some reason...

[Gromit]

We have an aging population and an increasing obese one, so that would account for the mobility scooters. The British are famous for their Tea drinking, so that bit is accurate.

Eric Cantona pops into mind when I try to think of a french person.

[anotheoldgit]

Once again Anti-British Gromit, nothing nice to say about us again, now there's a surprise.

Notice I said "us" and not "your fellow country men".

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit Haven't you the brains to know that mobility scooters are for people who do not enjoy the gift of being able to walk?

Thus not being able to walk, they also cannot run or jog, so consequently those who need to do such things to keep the weight off, are often accused by bigots such as you, as being obese.

Incidentally, please enlighten me, haven't other countries also got an ageing population, or are they all 'Peter Pans'?

[anotheoldgit]

Some of your translations would make Chinese to English instruction manuals translations look perfect.

[Gromit]

AOG

You must lie awake at night waiting to be offended.

From my observation, mobility scooters are not used by the young, they are predominantly used by the old. Disabled people used wheelchairs. People with a mobility impairment but who are not disabled use them. That is mainly old people.

[Zeuhl]

///Notice I said "us" and not "your fellow country men"///

Gromit has been expelled from our nation for writing something that someone disagreed with!

It must be great having the power to do that.

It must be like issuing a Fatwah.
Rather un-British really.

Or is it just pomposity and a delusion of power?
.

[anotheoldgit]

/// From my observation, mobility scooters are not used by the young, they are predominantly used by the old. Disabled people used wheelchairs. People with a mobility impairment but who are not disabled use them. That is mainly old people. ///

Now let us try and make some sense of this.

/// From my observation, mobility scooters are not used by the young, they are predominantly used by the old.///

Mainly because it is the old that have mobility problems, hips, knees, backs just wearing out, but can walk a few yards with the aid of a stick

The young if they are permanently disabled generally go for motorised wheel chairs these days, this gets them around their homes as well as outside.

If the young are temporary disabled, it stands to reason they would not lash out thousands of pounds for a scooter, for short term mobility.

[snags]

When I think of the French, the first thing that comes to mind is Audrey Tautou. I'm happy with that.

[cazzz1975]

"rene" from allo allo and to a lesser extent one of the waitresses

[craft1948]

When I think of the french I think of wonderful food but poor hygiene.......

[Kromovaracun]

"Notice I said "us" and not "your fellow country men". "

Did you?

I really don't understand where this came from...

What are exactly are you arguing about?

[Gromit]

Kromovaracun

While you are there, can you decipher this exchange:
G: We have an aging population and an increasing obese one, so that would account for the mobility scooters. The British are famous for their Tea drinking, so that bit is accurate.

AOG: Once again Anti-British Gromit..

?

[jno]

presumably aog is a coffee drinker? I can't see any other rational way of parsing that one.

[McMouse]

They are a short, blue vested people who carry their own onions when cycling abroad, and have a yard which is 3.37 inches longer than other people's.