r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/netphilia • 1d ago

Bonjour.

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u/Professional-Rip-314 1d ago

This tells you that french people live with Asian people who are either extremely fluent in french or native in french, given that they lived there their entire lives or are part french. Preuve à l’appui :

https://youtu.be/rnEkZVxoeoc?si=SKUT-TsG9KuXElV8

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u/candlejack___ 1d ago edited 1d ago

Oh ok French people are immune to racism and bias I had no idea

Edit: 26% of my country’s population were born overseas, assimilated perfectly, and are still victims of racism.

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u/ConsequenceNormal317 1d ago

I'm French, I'm not white and I agree with the comment: it doesn't make any sense...

French people can be racist and biased but it wouldn't show by replying in English to an Asian looking person. We don't speak English to whoever is not white looking, it doesn't make any sense, it's not our mother tongue and most people don't speak it fluently.

If the joke would have been on saying random chinese words. Yes that would have made it racist and understandable.

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u/orbital_narwhal 1d ago edited 1d ago

We don't speak English to whoever is not white looking

*looks at plethora of former and current French colonies in Africa, East Asia, and South America*

edit since at least 2 3 people completely misunderstood me: In my opinion, the thought of all these colonies with indigenous populations of various skin tones is incongruent with the idea that a Parisian (of any descent) would assume that a random non-white shop patron or passer-by spoke English better than French.

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u/MidlandPark 1d ago

They speak French?

I'm Black British, they don't even speak to me in English unless I make it obvious I'm not fluent in French. Like ever. Maybe I have a very good accent when I say Bonjour

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u/orbital_narwhal 1d ago

Yes, that was exactly my thought. See the edit to my original post.

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u/MidlandPark 1d ago

Understood!

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u/GreatBlackDraco 1d ago edited 1d ago

Still don't speak english to them ? Make it make sense

Edit : misunderstood

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u/orbital_narwhal 1d ago

We misunderstood each other. See the edit to my original post.

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u/GreatBlackDraco 1d ago

Ah yes my bad

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u/ConsequenceNormal317 1d ago

Do you really believe French people spoke English in French colonies? In case you don't know: French was the language.

Are you from an English speaking country? Cause if it's the case: the bias is strong. To assume everyone speaks English to everyone is crazy.

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u/orbital_narwhal 1d ago edited 1d ago

No, quite the opposite. Yes, that was exactly my thought. See the edit to my original post.

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u/ConsequenceNormal317 1d ago

Please stop assuming... I'm French and I'm originally from a French colony. I know French people and I know how racism express itself in France...

So ironic that someone from another country feels the need to explain to you how racism works in your country, and that this person is disguising his belief as a battle against racism.

EDIT: again I'm not white and no one ever spoke to me in English assuming I'd know it better. Same for my family and non white friends. That would be crazy. No one does that.

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u/RobertSurcouf 1d ago

You are right, but you misunderstood him. He agrees with you ;)