Attention you French-loving liberal bastards

[Richardo]

Now that I have your attention, does anyone know why they (the French) changed 'Bastille Day' to 'National Day'? :shrug:

It's so bland. Was Bastille Day too confrontational? Bring back bad memories for the aristocracy?

[Zuni]

1. It sounds like some of the rich people in France lost their heads!

*rim shot

:D

[underpants]

5. Boo!

:spank:

[johnnie]

2. Because Oprah didn't get to shop at that store?

:shrug:

[terrya]

3. Well.....that's the French for you.

"shakes head"

They rever Jerry Lewis...what else can you say?

[JVS]

4. Probably to help lower tension in Quebec! Less inflammatory.

It's all a conspiracy to keep Quebec down!

[Laughing Mirror]

6. When did the French ever call le 14 juillet "Bastille Day"?

I have lived in France more than 20 years and have never heard that.

My desk calendar says "Fête Nationale."

[bicentennial_baby]

8. Exactement

That's what I thought.

[Richardo]

10. Bastille Day had to come from *somewhere*

Could it be an American invention? If so, why?

[Laughing Mirror]

12. In France we speak French

We do not say "Bastille Day", and I don't know why we would. We say "la prise de la Bastille." French is a wordy language you know.

[Richardo]

13. Yes. See my post #11.

I just assumed that was the French name for the holiday. :dunce:

[Kellanved]

7. Did they?

I have never heard anything but "Fête de la Fédération" and "fête nationale". I believe it is the American habit of attaching the reason to the holiday what is at work here.



Edited.

[Richardo]

11. Interesting point.

Well, I work for a French company. I suppose I could ask somebody around here.

[tigereye]

14. yeah

we love to dominate and define other country's holidays, not just their countries themselves! ;)

[Richardo]

15. You mean like insisting 'cinco de mayo' is Mexican Independence Day

Yeah, we do that. ;-)

[Sequoia]

9. Didn't want to be reminded of the razor treatment

that name evokes.