Why is it so easy for some people to believe a French person's word?
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Au contraire!  Les Français mentent toujours au sujet de la taille de leur pénis.\n\nDieu bénissent l'Amérique!\n\nCome on, if it weren't for Louis Pasteur, you'd still have cooties.  It's actually kind of a longshot to believe that there were no French in New York on 9/11.\n\nI remember the Paris headlines though, they were a bit freakin' alarmist.  Sacre bleu!  L'apocalypse!\n\nNevermind.  Thanks to Louis Pasteur, I can say it beyond a doubt:\n\nYou have cooties.
175501
I believe that most people generally mean what they say, unless it is blurted out, like someone above me said, I do, however live in Wyoming, so it may just be because it is really easy to find out if someone's lying, so they tell the truth.
820377
very good question. to me its more of what people demand of themselves. people who are led to believe that something is true all their lives, then have that belief questioned or shaken, take it personality as an attack on their very identity. and thats not surprising, because many people base their entire identities around these stories and beliefs. thats why the whole issue is so personal, and people get so offended so easily by it\n\nbecause of this, people have to zealously defend and prove and apologise for their beliefs. rather than acknowledge the possiblity that ANYTHING you believe today can be proven false tomorrow, these people have trapped themselves in the mindset that even though new information is being discovered daily, what they believe to be true based on 4000 year old stories will always be true. and thats sad
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The sum of human experience is finite and share many commonalities. So it is possible to say things in such general terms and yet with some level specific hints that it can pass off as a fortune reading. With people wanting so much to believe in something and hoping for something, that it is easy for opportunists to exploit it.
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people belive that an arguement that is written well with a rich vocabulary and allegories  must also be as perfect in its logical process , which is not the case .\nrhetoric has been used forever to impose ideology on others.\n\nthe answer:  keeping it simple.
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Because they don't understand the difference. And they probably heard someone else's interpretation rather than looking it up themselves.
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This is purely my speculation but I'll mention it, as hopefully it'll get your mind working.\n\nIt is natural for humans to speak and to formulate words. We do this as we have minds that think abstractly. No other animal as far as we know can hold up one item and know that it represents something else. Yet think what the symbolism of a cross means to a Christian, or a crescent to a Muslim. We use words as symbols. The letters G, D, and O are meaningless by themselves and the word God should be meaningless, it's just three symbols written one after the other. But they aren't are they? Of course if you see Dieu (and you don't understand French) the meaning is lost and it is just a squiggle.\n\nThe reason why we use words is to try and describe our feelings to one another. Look at the words we've both used in this exchange and you'll see that each of us was trying to create a 'mental picture' to help the other understand our 'train of thought'
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Kinda, i watch the history chanel and discovery chanel sometimes and they have whole stories on him. some lady even said that he has a family and she brings them food. they went to talk to her. maybe she was just crazy but theres proof sometimes. maybe some ones just making them or maybe not. same thing with crop circles.
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You cant learn French in 2 days.\nBut you asked if you can learn "my French"\n\nWell your French may be different then what is spoken in France and if that is the case it may be a far easier language.  It may only have a few words in it and its a language only you know.\n\nIf that is the case... YES, you can learn your French in two days.  How to do that only you would know.
286408
it actually originated from french language
412706
People tend to leap to an easy conclusion or rationale when they think they are unable to understand the theory or the topic.  This occurs when they don't want to be embarrassed or when they are being "cute" to cover up their self-doubts.
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L’Académie Française is a part of government full of old farts usually fairly conservative that govern the French language.  Like the Supreme Court in the US once a part of the academy you are there for life.  They decide what grammar is correct, what vocabulary is offical and correct, etc.  However languages cannot be governed it is the usages of the people and changes over time that affect the language... sometimes it seems that they are just trying to slow down some of these changes to keep French "pure" (with minimal words for instance that are just imported from English or other languages or so that colloquial grammar structures are never considered "proper" French)
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I think it's because people in general have a very hard time believing in something that they can't touch, see, smell.  It's really hard for some people to just accept and have faith in something.
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Consider the source...the people that mis use this term, are followers...they have heard it wrong and used it wrong without knowing any better.  Those of us that are aware of the proper usage tend to lapse in respect for the speakers.  Regardless, I couldn't care less how they say it because I know the way it is meant, and enjoy correcting most!
330391
I'm sorry, but if I was cussed in French, I would probably laugh.  I have nothing against the French, but their language is a bit to eloquent to effectively cuss someone.  That and the fact that the only French curse word is merde (sp?) which means sh*t.
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He knows that many people believe IN him. \n\nAnd, believe is spelt  b e L I E v e. To remember this, think: never beLIEve a LIE.\n\nMany people trust hi, many people believe IN him, many people depend ON him, many people count ON him.
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Means the French are a bit cocky - LOL - get it?\n\nI'm killing myself over here!!!