‘ France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes.’
Mark Twain
Goodnight everyone, sleep well.
Could be worse, I suppose.
‘ France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes.’
Mark Twain
Goodnight everyone, sleep well.
Boadicea's Chariot 
Still is isn’t it? Night night Mr Zen, sweet dreams.
As fine an example of the ‘non sequitur’ as I’ve seen, Zen!
Yes, most un-Twainlike, but apt.
Aye but, Janus.
That’s a conflation, that is. Quotes made at different times, it appears.
It would also appear that your boy Clemens was a serial French-disser, if this link is to be believed:-
http://www.twainquotes.com/French.html
Personally, I particularly like:-
‘In certain public indecencies the difference between a dog & a Frenchman is not perceptible.’
and
‘An isolated & helpless young girl is perfectly safe from insult by a Frenchman, if he is dead.’
I wonder why?
There are times, Zenrules, when I get the feeling, just the tiniest suspicion, that France is not your favourite place.
No, I love it – it’s the people I have problems with!