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[Richard Hakluyt]

French food is overrated.

I mean it is pretty crazy in its variety. I am sure some of it is. There are hundreds of cheeses alone.

Which might explain the difficult French politics, "...how can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?" as someone or other said 

[The Brain]

No cheese deserves to be alone.

[Syt]

Which might explain the difficult French politics, "...how can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?" as someone or other said 

I mean you could make the same argument for Germany with bread (600+ types) and beer (1500+ breweries).

[The Brain]

Germany though is neither federal, German, nor a republic.

[celedhring]

Which might explain the difficult French politics, "...how can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?" as someone or other said 

I mean you could make the same argument for Germany with bread (600+ types) and beer (1500+ breweries).

Spain has 4000+ winemakers. 

Couldn't find a census of cured meats, sadly. I suspect the fuet/longaniza divide is responsible alone for Catalan separatism.

[Syt]

According to this, Germany also has over 1500 types of sausage: https://charcuteria.de/wurstsorten/

There must be some algorithm to match each brewery to each sausage ...

[HVC]

I'm drawing a weird blank, but besides wine and cheese the only French cuisine I can think of is souffle and little drunk birds.

[garbon]

I'm drawing a weird blank, but besides wine and cheese the only French cuisine I can think of is souffle and little drunk birds.

[HVC]

I know I should have more but I can't recall lol. Maybe because it's early here

[Syt]

https://www.expatica.com/fr/lifestyle/food-drink/top-french-foods-with-recipes-106720/

[Berkut]

about the actual reason Australia wants a bunch of nuclear submarines in the first place.

they should have said so in the first place, if that's what they wanted.

So?

[Grey Fox]

I've worked for a French company and I work for a company in defence procurement that has plants & offices in France.

I would have tried to get out too if I was Australia.

[Duque de Bragança]

https://www.expatica.com/fr/lifestyle/food-drink/top-french-foods-with-recipes-106720/

Blanquette de veau too bourgeois/old-fashioned? 

[Berkut]

about the actual reason Australia wants a bunch of nuclear submarines in the first place.

they should have said so in the first place, if that's what they wanted.

So?

Vipers response really illustrates that Australia dodged a bullet, since it seems to mirror the overall feelings from French authorities and diplomats.

His response to asking about the actual needs of Australia is simply that they made an agreement, and tough shit if anything changes, give me my money. Oh, and btw, it is twice as much money as we said earlier.

Also, if things change, we don't care. If WE change the terms, like, I don't know, doubling the cost and refusing to honor our agreement to let Australia do the bulk of the work....tough shit. Give us our money.

Still has not addressed, or even acknowledged, that there is an actual security concern driving this entire thing. Doesn't matter to them, they don't actually care about the security situation. Give us our money.

[The Minsky Moment]

I can only assume you've never met an Australian.

i have relatives in Australia but none of are close to the stereotype.