[M.D. Holloway]

There certainly are a bunch of Americans that have some frustration with France. I can only go on what experiences I have had with French folk as well as what my Father has told me concerning his experiences in WWII while in France.

My experiences with people I know that are French - they are very fine people and none that I have met are any more arrogent than a typical American, Chinese national or South American. As for my Father, he has shared with me that the French he had experience with provided him with fond memories.

RPKESQ - please do not feel that the comments of a few in anyway suggest that it is the way we all feel about your country as a whole. True, our countries have had its share of trials but at the end of the day I liken it to a sibling rivalry by two brothers trying to get the attention of the whole family.

France is a good country as is the United States. We look at the world differently but we both have passion for being the best - the diffence is in our definitions of what ir means to be the best. Our country would not be what it is without French investments or even the support that your country provided early on and I would like to think we have helped France stay a fine country with a deep sense of tradition and passion.

These United States should not forget the other countries that made us who we are - England, Germany, France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy, Spain, Portugal to name a few. We should also remember that Africa, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba as well as many South American countries have in there own way formed who we are.

We are just getting a little tired and frustrated. It happens.