News :: “The only thing they’ve ever done for European agriculture is mad cow.” Who??
Article extract >> SOURCE : IRELAND ON-LINE
Chirac 'joked about British food'
04/07/2005 - 15:57:51
French President Jacques Chirac took a moment during a weekend meeting with the leaders of Russia and Germany to make jokes about British food and mad cow disease, according to a French newspaper today.
Calling it the latest sign of strain between France and Britain, the daily Liberation recounted a conversation it said was overheard by one of its reporters on the sidelines of yesterday’s summit in Kaliningrad, Russia.
Chirac reportedly started with a comment about Britain: “The only thing they’ve ever done for European agriculture is mad cow.”
The French president’s spokesman, Jerome Bonnafont, said today he had not personally heard the exchange and did not want to comment. Government spokesman Jean-Francois Cope, said he also had “no particular comment".
France and Britain both blame each other for the collapse of an EU summit last month on the European Union’s budget.
“We can’t trust people who have such bad food,” Chirac reportedly told his German and Russian counterparts. ”After Finland, its the country with the worst food.”
Blair and Chirac will be thrust together at the Group of Eight summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, this week.
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What a pratt...:rolleyes: :disagree:
At least he got caught, what a clanger eh. :stickout:
They say it might even affect the 2012 Olympics decision process in Singapore.
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Critic, :ukflag:
Re: News :: “The only thing they’ve ever done for European agriculture is mad cow.” W
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Originally posted by Critic
“We can’t trust people who have such bad food,” Chirac reportedly told his German and Russian counterparts. ”After Finland, its the country with the worst food.”
He might be French... Bhat that hasn't prevented him from being wrong... This time! ;)
Re: Re: News :: “The only thing they’ve ever done for European agriculture is mad cow.” W
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He might be French... Bhat that hasn't prevented him from being wrong... This time! ;)
Do you wanna elaborate on that?
Critic, :ukflag: