"In heaven, the cooks are French, the lovers are Italian, the mechanics are German, the police are British, and the whole place is run by the Swiss.

In hell, the cooks are British, the lovers are Swiss, the mechanics are French, the police are German, and the whole place is run by the Italians."

Some of the best chefs in the world are British - and French cooking isn't as great as people make out UNLESS you are paying mega bucks

Why do you think MacDonalds is so profitable there - and M&S sandwiches were one of the most popular lunchtime snacks in Paris

As for police - you've obviously never encountered French police before

Dutch,

I've read this one before but it always makes me smile.

gruezi

We got a nice chuckle out of that one too

Who was it who said "Canada could have had British government, American know-how and French culture - but it got French government, British know-how and American culture"?

I am VERY happy with my Swiss lover

You mean M&S Simply Food is big in Paris now? Didn't notice them my last time there, about 2005. Of course, I wasn't looking....

However, we practically lived on M&S takeout on our last trip to Britain, thinking to save money on food. Not sure we saved that much. But it was obviously an extremely successful enterprise.

Heard that story already several times, always with other nationalities. By the way, the German police is regarded as one of the best in Europe and there are plenty of lousy mechanics.

PatrickL:

http://forums.canadiancontent.net/ca...ut-canada.html

Author/anthropologist J. R. Colombo: "Canada could have enjoyed English government, French culture and American know-how. Instead, it would up with English know-how, French government, and American culture."

Also here:

http://www.yourdictionary.com/canada