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THL Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 9:47 AM EST
Joined: 10-22-2002
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france has every right to disagree with America. But france has moved from simple dissent to active hostility toward America. french President Chirac warned East European nations that if they side with America, france will oppose their membership in the European Union. William Safire reported in the New York Times that france has been secretly helping to arm Iraq to include building long range missiles. These same missiles may soon be used against American soldiers. Just as france is exercising its right to disagree, Americans can exercise their right to boycott -- and avoid helping companies and countries that do no stand with America. Here is a list of french products and companies to boycott if you are interested...

Air france Givenchy
Red Magazine
Air Liquide Grey Goose (vodka) Red Roof Inns (owned by Accor group in france)
Airbus Hennessy Renault (automobiles)
Alcatel Houghton Mifflin (books) Road & Track Magazine
Allegra (allergy medication) Jacobs Creek (owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989) Roquefort cheese (all Roquefort cheese is made in france)
Aqualung (including: Spirotechnique, Technisub, US Divers, and SeaQuest) Krups (coffee and cappuccino makers) Rowenta (toasters, irons, coffee makers, etc.)
AXA Advisors Lancome Royal Canadian
Bank of the West (owned by BNP Paribas) Le Creuset (cookware) Salomon (skis)
Beneteau (boats) L'Oreal (health and beauty products) Sierra Software and Computer Games
BF Goodrich (owned by Michelin) Louis Vuitton Smart & Final
BIC (razors, pens and lighters) Marie Claire Sofitel (hotels, owned by Accor)
Biotherm (cosmetics) Martel Cognac Sparkletts (water, owned by Danone)
Black Bush Maybelline Spencer Gifts
Bollinger (champagne) Méphisto (shoes and clothes) Sundance Channel
Car & Driver Magazine Michelin (tires and auto parts) Taylor Made (golf)
Cartier Mikasa (crystal and glass) Technicolor
Chanel Moet (champagne) T-Fal (kitchenware)
Chivas Regal (scotch) Motel 6 Total gas stations
Christian Dior Motown Records UbiSoft (computer games)
Club Med (vacations) MP3.com Uniroyal
Culligan (owned by Vivendi) Mumms (champagne) Universal Studios music, movies and amusement parks; owned by Vivendi-Universal)
Dannon (yogurt and dairy foods) Nissan (cars; majority owned by Renault) USFilter
DKNY Nivea Veritas Group
Dom Perignon Normany Butter Veuve Clicquot Champagne
Durand Crystal Parents Magazine Vittel
Elle Magazine Peugeot (automobiles) Vivendi
Essilor Optical Products Pierre Cardin Wild Turkey (bourbon)
Evian Playstation Magazine Woman's Day Magazine
Fina gas stations and Fina Oil (billions invested in Iraqi oil fields) ProScan (owned by Thomson Electronics, france) Yoplait (The french company Sodiaal owns a 50 percent stake)
First Hawaiian Bank Publicis Group (including Saatchi &Saatchi Advertising) Yves Saint Laurent
George Magazine RCA (televisions and electronics; owned by Thomson Electronics) Zodiac Inflatable Boats
THL Offline
#2 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 9:49 AM EST
Joined: 10-22-2002
Posts: 3,044
Some of the punctuation and message structure didn't propagate but the info is there.
Lowman Offline
#3 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 9:53 AM EST
Joined: 12-03-2002
Posts: 6,982
What I found funny was whan they showed footage of people pouring out French wine to boycott. The wine was ALREADY paid for, so the French got the money already !! LOL

Gotta stop buying the above products to boycott!!
Spiny Norman Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 10:50 AM EST
Joined: 09-04-2002
Posts: 899
Before we cut off all our ties with this country, we might want to consider some facts.

French is the foreign language spoken by our largest trading partner (Canada).
The province of Quebec alone is the fifth largest trading partner of the United States with over $104 billion in trade in 2000.
In 2000, the United States exported more to countries having French as a national language than to countries having any other foreign language. Exports to Canada alone in that year were greater than the combined exports to all countries south of the United States.
In 1994 the United States did business and trade with the following countries in order of importance: 1. French-speaking countries; 2. Japan; 3. Spanish-speaking countries.
Between 1995 and 2001 exports from the US to France increased by 57%; imports from France went up 72%.
The U.S. and France share many trade similarities, particularly their global standing as the world's top 2 exporters in 3 very important sectors: defense products, agricultural goods, and services. Franco-American trade is also remarkable for its symmetry, as 6 of the top 10 exports ar the same each way.
France has the fourth largest economy in the world after the U.S., Japan and Germany.
France is the second largest exporter of agricultural products in the world after the U.S.
In recent years, the U.S. has been the largest direct investor in France and France has been one of the three largest investors in the U.S.
1.9 million Americans speak French in the home. (2000 US Census)
France is the fourth largest destination of foreign investments in the world.
Overall, the French export more per capita than the Japanese and more than twice as much as the Americans. France is overall, the fourth largest exporting nation of the world.
France is the world's leader in the production of luxury goods.
More tourists visit France than any other country in the world.
France has rated higher than the United States on the United Nation's Human Development Index (HDI) in recent years (1997-99). Canada has been ranked higher in each of these years. The HDI measures the overall achievements in a country in life expectancy, educational attainment and adjusted income.
France gives more foreign aid to developing nations than does the US.

and maybe the most important fact,

French companies employ over 400,000 Americans.

From the US country commercial guide. year 2000 data.

xrundog Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 12:24 PM EST
Joined: 01-17-2002
Posts: 2,212
Relax guys. The Frechies are already crying about getting their piece of the pie re: Iraq. I think they are going to lose revenue they were getting secretly during the sanctions preiod. They'll be a hurtin' I'm sure. By the way, Stilton, which is an English cheese, is an excellent substitute for Bleu Cheese!
Charlie Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 12:43 PM EST
Joined: 06-16-2002
Posts: 39,751
The French and Germans will both be waving the flag for us to be their ally and friend once again. Germany can call for all the boycotts they want, but they would suffer so greatly since about 80% of BMW and Mercedes products are sold in the United States. Let's see how long they would be actively against us in world trade?

Charlie
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