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With the French supposedly "unfriendly" and with their alleged hygiene problems, how do you France bashers explain France's overwhelming victory in getting tourist dollars, handily defeating the supposedly friendly and santitary US.

World's Top 10 Tourism Destinations, 2000 (p)
Based On Number of Arrivals (in Millions)
France 75.5
United States 50.9
Spain 48.2
Italy 41.2
China 31.2
United Kingdom 25.3
Russian Federation 21.2
Mexico 20.6
Canada 20.4
Germany 19.0

Note: 2000 data are preliminary
Source: World Tourism Organization (WTO)



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