France

The Fruits of My Research - France
Famous throughout the world for its culinary skills, France has a rich and proud history. This is the country that led the world with Haute Cuisine (“high class cookery”) and Nouvelle Cuisine (“novelty cookery”). Since those heady days, it has been somewhat overtaken by the fast food revolution. The irony of the French being overthrown by a revolution is not lost on young French entrepreneurs. They are attempting to beat the Americans at their own game with a massive expansion of new French fast food outlets across the USA. So far the signs are not encouraging. Bouillabaisse-U-Like is suffering slow sales growth due to consumer resistance to the paper bags their meals are served in, McMoules are experiencing similar problems. Cultural differences are blamed for consumers, especially teenage boys, not taking Coq au Van and Pot-au-feu King seriously.

Away from the kitchen, France is famous in many other areas of life. In sport there is the famous cycle race; La Chasse de France – where 200 athletes pump themselves full of nandrolone and cycle round France in pursuit of Lance Armstrong. Wimbledon Men’s Champion Amelie Mauresmo is French.

In cinema, France has given us François Truffe, Emanuelle Béard, Daniel Autaeioul (note for trivia fans - the only man to have every English vowel in his name, in the correct order) and at the summit of world cinema, the great Gérard Dépardieu, most notable for his role in 102 Dalmations.
In pop music, France gave the world Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. The world was so disgusted by what they heard that they gave them back.
The English language has borrowed many words and phrases from French. Expressions like Rendez-vous, déja-vu, garlic and déja-vu have all been absorbed from this great language. It is the language spoken by literary greats like Zola, Flaubert, Goscinny and Uderzo. It is the language of the great romantics like the Marquis de Sade. It is the mother tongue of great thinkers like Rodin and great sculptors such as Descartes. "Ah, c’est wunderbar", as a native of Alsace would say.

Famous French People:
Hergé, Lucky Luke, Pierre Trudeau, Geddy Lee, Roger Federer