Was this really necessary France 🇫🇷?

Snorkel

Putin is the President of Russia. Zelenskyy ought not to have attended if Putin was not. Ukraine actively supported Nazi Germany and was responsible for the death of 30,000 Jews in one weekend. Google Stepan Bandera. Fascist.

The Germans murdered millions of Jews, gypsies and people they considered to be physically degenerate in their death camps. Chancellor Scholz attended the D Day commemoration ceremonies. We don't bear 80+ year old grudges when countries have changed their ways.

I find your posts completely inappropriate.

To set the record straight, there are a few French politicians here jumping up and down and poking fun at their own bureaucracy over this event. One is even calling it, " l'absurdité macronienne!" Apparently, all the names and photo fits of the British paras were sent in advance and cleared to land anyway. It would be unlikely that a random terrorist were to crop up amongst them.

I read reports that the French officials were actually asked to be there as many of those taking part wanted a stamp in their passport to commemorate the event.
It was heartwarming to see the enthusiasm with which the veterans were greeted and lovely to read about the thanks they received.

Putin is the President of Russia. Zelenskyy ought not to have attended if Putin was not. Ukraine actively supported Nazi Germany and was responsible for the death of 30,000 Jews in one weekend. Google Stepan Bandera. Fascist.

Posted on another thread but relevant here, too. The real reason why Sunak left early. Memories of Truss’s comments about France here. So much for all the brave people in the resistance who lost their lives…honestly the class snobbery and French bashing in this forum is beginning to sicken me.

Snorkel

Some appalling xenophobic comments on here. No-one 'participating' was asked for Passport or Proof of Identity.
Also ridiculous that Putin wasn't at the occasion. The Soviet Union was vital in defeating Nazi Germany.

You obviously missed the fact that there is an international arrest warrant for Putin. There are 123 counties he can’t visit.
Who do you think helped Russia against the nazis: us with our Russian convoys, my father was on those convoys.

Snorkel

Some appalling xenophobic comments on here. No-one 'participating' was asked for Passport or Proof of Identity.
Also ridiculous that Putin wasn't at the occasion. The Soviet Union was vital in defeating Nazi Germany.

Well perhaps that should have been declared more openly, not kept hush hush. Maybe then people would understand why. S...t stirring msm once again.

Snorkel

Some appalling xenophobic comments on here. No-one 'participating' was asked for Passport or Proof of Identity.
Also ridiculous that Putin wasn't at the occasion. The Soviet Union was vital in defeating Nazi Germany.

Considering his invasion of a friendly country, I think his absense was to be applauded. The Russia who helped defeat the Nazi regime has gone. Lost in the Putin era, a state now that does not hesitate to murder Putins opponents.

Some appalling xenophobic comments on here. No-one 'participating' was asked for Passport or Proof of Identity.
Also ridiculous that Putin wasn't at the occasion. The Soviet Union was vital in defeating Nazi Germany.

RosiesMaw

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Whitewavemark2

Was this thread really necessary.

No, it absolutely isn't. My father was at D Day and he would have been pretty disgusted by the underlying sentiment going on here.

I agree.
There have been some pretty shameful opinions expressed and some inappropriate turns of phrase.Can we just leave it?

No threads are necessary.

In fact, I found some posts quite interesting.

Wasnt Dday about giving people freedom back?

Lest we forget

I do hope (nothing I've read so far is clear) that this was a lovely gesture by the French to stamp the passports with the commemorative date.
If so, I for one Thank them profusely for enabling the Ptroopers request.

My husband wants to know if the French asked for our troops passports and travel documents on 6th June 1944 too?
Probably not!

Thank you ,
It’s exactly what came to my mind.

My Thought Exactly.

vegansrock

I was quite teared up seeing Macron giving that lady the Legion d’honneur. Lovely moment.

Me too. I don’t even like Macron, but I found that very emotional. I was ready to go out, but stopped for ten minutes before leaving just to watch that live.

ctussaud

I’ve read that the participating soldiers had requested stamps in their passports showing June 06, 2024!

Yes, they were interviewing some soldiers last night. They thought it was be a good memento of a memorable day.

I was quite teared up seeing Macron giving that lady the Legion d’honneur. Lovely moment.

I’ve read that the participating soldiers had requested stamps in their passports showing June 06, 2024!

It’s the price we pay for the most heinous of crimes - voting for Brexit. We will continue to pay the price for this terrible outcome

Diamond Lily I agree with you. I thought it was a very well organised ceremony and emotional. The local French school children handing out white roses to the veterans was a nice touch.

My husband is a fluent French speaker but I’m not very good, although can make myself understood in shops, restaurants etc.
We’ve found most of the French to be pretty amenable if you can communicate with them.
They do seem to be more bolshie though, judging by the frequency of strikes, which seem always to involve a a fair degree of violence.

I don’t agree that French wines are the best. They have a few of the more expensive wines that are good, but their wine is far more likely to give me a headache that wines from other countries which are more pure in my opinion. This has been the case with me for years. My choice of wines would be Italian or New Zealand wines.

But then equally the onlookers standing round with their mobiles could have been up to no good watching the process! The authorities could have erected a tent.
I'm not saying it was wrong, just strange.

Imagine how very embarrassing it would have been if terrorists had infiltrated the troops and what idiots the French would have seemed. No, they did the right thing.

I remember when the British government invited foreign nationals to come to the uk to support the British workforce and a great job they did. We were so short of nurses and other skilled people

I disagree that people have a sour grapes attitude towards the French, though their wines are certainly the best! 🍇 🍷
I don't even think it's necessarily a negative attitude. It's not a dislike of the people per se because the French are rather amusing in their own uppish way.
If you really know them as friends, then I can tell you they are just as good at criticising the Anglais, (they don't include Scotland and Wales!), themselves.