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June 28, 2008

France Is One Messed Up Country
— DrewM

Sure they have a relatively sane President now and a smoking hot first lady but the place is still messed up beyond redemption.

What's the latest craze in France? Country line dancing! And they've managed to muck even that up by regulating the hell out of it.

They turn out in their hundreds in Stetsons and boots as hits such as the Crazy Foot Mambo and the Cowboy Strut echo around their village halls.
They are drawn by a love of American culture - although definitely not American politics - and a passion for line dancing, which enables them to swing but avoid all human contact.
...In a peculiarly Gallic approach to the phenomenon, French civil servants say line dancing should be submitted to the same rules as sports such as football and rugby. This means imposing training courses for line dancing teachers and a state-approved diploma for anyone who wants to give lessons or run clubs.
...Amateur instructors will have to take 200 hours of training under the new rules. Professionals will get 600 hours, including such subjects as line dancing techniques, the mechanics of the human body and the English (or at least Texan) language. They will also learn how to teach line dancing to the elderly.
The cost of the courses, about 2,000 (£1,570) for the professionals and 500 for the amateurs, will be largely met by taxpayers. Mr Chauveau said the regulations highlighted the French state's obsessive desire to organise all public activity.

Of all the things that the French could pick to worship from America they go with line dancing and Jerry Lewis. And they think they are so superior why exactly?

Posted by: DrewM at 11:31 AM | Comments (39)
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Does this mean that France just discovered "Achy Breaky Heart" and the mullet?

If so, I guess that means that if Billy Ray Cyrus goes to Europe, he won't have to be famous based on who his daughter is, good for him!

Posted by: TJ at June 28, 2008 11:53 AM (zwLIa)

2 Why do they have to regulate it? Has anyone been killed as a result of improper line dancing?

If so, I guess that means that if Billy Ray Cyrus goes to Europe, he won't have to be famous based on who his daughter is, good for him!

Too late. I went to the Munich Octoberfest in 1992. You haven't seen nothing until you've seen hundreds of drunk nazis germans, singing Achey Breaky Heart.

Posted by: GRC at June 28, 2008 11:56 AM (HbbDz)

3 Memo to France: I tried your Mexican food not too long ago. Burritos do NOT have pickles in them. That is all.

Posted by: Guy in Utah at June 28, 2008 12:03 PM (b2xXz)

4 Germans love country music. They love dressing country too, but there is always something just not quite right about their clothes. They'd probably say the same about Americans wearing lederhosen and dirndls. The big favorite at Stuttgart's Oktoberfest was John Denver's Country Roads. Very weird.

Posted by: Kevin at June 28, 2008 12:22 PM (5SEJP)

5 Dirndls. I like how the EU was going to ban workers from wearing them outside because of exposure to UV rays.

Posted by: GRC at June 28, 2008 12:28 PM (HbbDz)

6 I saw the news article too.

It only mentions licensing line dance instructors, much like a hair stylist has to here in the USA.

If you really want to get your bitch on, go to the Illinois sec of state website and check out the list of regulated occupations there.

Posted by: IronMansLiver at June 28, 2008 12:56 PM (WZzle)

7 The French have that strange language too. They have a different word for everything.

Posted by: Roy at June 28, 2008 01:05 PM (7R/eM)

8 The French also have a commission for the purity of the French language. We morons over here will take any word from any language and make it our own. In the hey-day of the space race the French were furious that their TV commentators were using bastardized French to describe a lift-off as "le blast-off". Don't know what the word is they use now. Wonder what the penalty is for using an illegal word. Maybe have to eat a flat souffle?

Posted by: GarandFan at June 28, 2008 01:40 PM (eJ32B)

Meanwhile in Japan, every man under the age of 30 continues to throw around english words as best as katagana can. Saying "Bulastu-ofu" is cool and fun.

Posted by: Cincinnatus at June 28, 2008 02:45 PM (ZAlQ3)

But Drew, do you not see the supreme artistry of Jerry Lewis line dancing to the Crazy Foot Mambo and the Cowboy Strut?

Posted by: Arbalest at June 28, 2008 03:58 PM (feDJw)

11 You weel nevair take me alive!

Posted by: Rogue Line Dancing Instructor at June 28, 2008 03:59 PM (DbybK)

12 And they think they are so superior why exactly?

Because they eat snails, duh.

Posted by: XBradTC at June 28, 2008 04:03 PM (pSXbN)

Yeah, well at least we don't imprison people for re-enacting "Thriller".

P.S. Eat me, [them].

Posted by: French guy who hates the Philippines at June 28, 2008 04:18 PM (FgxdU)

14 Oops, I mean same French guy, again...

Posted by: same French guy, again at June 28, 2008 04:19 PM (FgxdU)

15 I smell the stench of worthless anthropological studies.

Posted by: Tinian at June 28, 2008 04:28 PM (1Mq7K)

16 Ooops!

I should have said:

I smell the stench of worthless government sponsored anthropological studies.

While that's a more accurate description, it now suffers from redundancy.

Posted by: Tinian at June 28, 2008 04:35 PM (1Mq7K)

17 That does it for me. I'm heading for France to sell American culture. Those frogs are just waiting to be fleeced.
Correction, guess frogs are skinned rather than fleeced.
Either way, look out suckers , here I come.

Posted by: Aubrey at June 28, 2008 04:52 PM (h9TJd)

18 I'm thinking they need to be introduced to hula hoops and pet rocks.

Posted by: Purple Avenger at June 28, 2008 05:46 PM (dcqty)

Um, have you ever had your foot stepped on by a cowboy boot?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

This shit needs to be regulated. In fact, I think all line dancing should be suspended till we figure out how not to have something like this happen again.

Think of the children!

Posted by: pajama momma at June 28, 2008 06:22 PM (f3xJa)

20 *mulling it over*

We should start selling them fancy American water.

Posted by: lauraw at June 28, 2008 06:36 PM (DbybK)

21 Meanwhile in Japan, every man under the age of 30 continues to throw around english words

Especially when the words thrown around don't make any sense...check out Engrish.com

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22 When my parents were touring Japan in 1968, they were approached by a Japanese teacher of English and his class of kids. They couldn't understand half of what he said, but faked it to avoid embarrassing him.

Posted by: Ralph L at June 28, 2008 10:16 PM (OPflN)

I guess I shouldn't besurprised. My last time in Europe, Shania Twain was inescapable. That song with the reverse-Robert Palmer video was the soundtrack in four different countries.

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