What are some interesting facts about france?

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  It is probably the most insulted country in the US by people who don't know the first thing about it, never went there, never met a French and like to repeat urban legends just because it insults the French. French fries come from Belgium French bread is called lost bread in France and is a dessert, not something for breakfast The closest French land to the American continent is 25kms from Canada (St Pierre et Miquelon). We're next door neighbours in fact. There's no French kiss in France, we give it another name The Brits say to take French leave, we say running off like the English. The study that says that the French do not buy as much soap as the rest of Europe also said that they washed just as often as their neighbours. The study had ignored the sales of unperfumed soap, considering it was not used to wash people. In France unperfumed soap made up half the sales of soap used by people at the time of the study. (Source: The Economist) The smart card is a French invention and has been in use in France for more than 20 years now The French do not smile when they meet someone they don't know, they just look pleasant and neutral, which is polite in France. For smiling Americans this is a shock and enhance the belief that the French are rude. For French people the huge grin of the Americans is a rudeness. Talk about misunderstanding. Yes, we really eat frogs and snails. Yummy. We also eat raw meat (steak tartare). Double yummy. And beef tongue, veal head, liver, heart and kidneys. Did I gross you out? (evil grin). And stinky cheese is the best.