Do all famous French people turn out to be Belgian?
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WHAT???????????????????????????????
485335
Almost all of them.  Most educated Europeans know several languages though.
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Yeah, I thought it was a bit weird, even more so that I didn't see one black French fan in the stands. But it doesn't really matter, Domenech chose the best players to represent France and if the majority were black so what.
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is there ever anyone so famous for no reason
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I have no idea. I don't think they are anyone famous. A web search has only turned up links to the UK census and historic documents. Do you have any other information about this person such as where they lived, in what context you came across their name, age etc etc. There are lots of websites that can help you track down people, both living and dead, but you need a little bit more than just a name.
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I have met quite a few famous people.\n\nPresident Clinton - very charismatic\nQueen Noor - drop dead gorgeous\nBen Kingsley - ultra-cool\nMichael Moore - incredibly down-to-earth\nAl Franken - hilarious\n\nMost famous people are actually pretty normal.
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because they are french
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Yes, a lot of famous people, presidents and prime ministers included were masons
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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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I like the toast.  Lol.  I've only met one French person, and she was really nice.  She was an exchange student in my high school.  She was friendly, and outgoing, she even played on the volleyball team.  I try not to form opinions about people I don't know. :P
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No, French men are much like men from any other part of the world.  I think the reason he is so charming and seducing is two-fold.  First, it's probably because he really was charming, polite, well-mannered, etc.  Also, however, I bet in part it's because you're American.  The French are seen by Americans as romantic.  The foreign is exotic.  There's something sexy about an accent.  So you got lucky with a really nice guy, and that, combined with a cultural stereotype and a media that supports it, makes him seem like Prince Charming.  Trust me, though.  There's still plenty of rude, stuck-up, self-righteous men over there; America doesn't have a monopoly.
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No, not me, but many famous people were born on Feb. 2nd:\n1208 - James I of Aragon (d. 1276) \n1455 - King John of Denmark (d. 1513) \n1494 - Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) \n1502 - Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) \n1506 - René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) \n1522 - Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) \n1600 - Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. 1653) \n1613 - Noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649) \n1621 - Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679) \n1649 - Pope Benedict XIII (d. 1730) \n1650 - Nell Gwynne, English actress and royal mistress (d. 1687) \n1669 - Louis Marchand, French organist and harpsichordist (d. 1732) \n1695 - William Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772) \n1700 - Johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (d. 1766) \n1711 - Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (d. 1794) \n1714 - Gottfried August Homilius, German composer (d. 1785) \n1717 - Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790) \n1754 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French politician (d. 1838) \n1802 - Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (d. 1887) \n1803 - Albert Sidney Johnston, American Confederate general (d. 1862) \n1829 - Alfred Brehm, German zoologist (d. 1884) \n1841 - François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss hydrologist (d. 1912) \n1875 - Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (d. 1962) \n1878 - Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955) \n1882 - James Joyce, Irish author (d. 1941) \n1887 - Ernst Hanfstängl, German pianist and politician (d. 1975) \n1888 - Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (d. 1969) \n1890 - Charles Correll, American actor (d. 1972) \n1893 - Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1974) \n1895 - George Halas, American football player, coach, and league founder (d. 1983) \n1897 - Howard Johnson, American hotelier (d. 1972) \n1901 - Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian violinist (d. 1987) \n1905 - Ayn Rand, Russian-born author (d. 1982) \n1906 - Gale Gordon, American actor (d. 1995) \n1913 - Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor (d. 1985) \n1915 - Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat (d. 2002) \n1918 - Hella S. Haasse, Dutch writer \n1923 - James Dickey, American poet and author (d. 1997) \n1923 - Bonita Granville, American actress (d. 1988) \n1923 - Red Schoendienst, baseball player and manager \n1923 - Liz Smith, American gossip columnist \n1924 - Elfi von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American producer and musician \n1925 - Elaine Stritch, American actress \n1926 - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French politician \n1927 - Stan Getz, American musician (d. 1991) \n1931 - Dries van Agt, Dutch politician \n1931 - Judith Viorst, American author \n1932 - Robert Mandan, American actor \n1937 - Tom Smothers, American musician and comedian \n1942 - Christine Keeler, British model \n1942 - Graham Nash, British musician \n1944 - Geoffrey Hughes, British actor \n1947 - Farrah Fawcett, American actress \n1947 - Melanie Safka, American singer \n1949 - Brent Spiner, American actor \n1949 - Ross Valory, American musician (Journey) \n1954 - Christie Brinkley, American model \n1963 - Eva Cassidy, American singer (d. 1996) \n1966 - Robert DeLeo, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots) \n1967 - Arturs Irbe, Latvian hockey player \n1969 - Valeri Karpin, Russian footballer \n1972 - Dana International, Israeli singer \n1975 - Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek football player \n1976 - James Hickman, British swimmer \n1977 - Shakira, Colombian singer \n1983 - Jordin Tootoo, Canadian hockey player \n1987 - Martin Spanjers, American actor
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He is French citizen of Moroccan origin.
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Do you think only the US, Brazil, Canada or Australia have the right to build a nation on a multicultural basis? France has been an immigration coutry for over 150 years now, with thousands of Polish, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, African an Asian people settleing in the country.\n\nAnd... Thuram, Henry and Chimbonda are originally from Guadeloupe, Malouda from French Guyana, all French territories for at least 2 or 3 centuries. That´s only 4 examples of black players who feel as French as their president and would consider you a dummy if you would try to convince them that they're African!
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Depends on where. In Germany, they were often waiters, in England, they tended to get pretty famous pretty quickly (do you know the actor Peter Ustinov?), same in the US (Kirk Douglas). In France, they were often drawn toward the arts (many of the "Bohemians" were actually Russians who were hanging out reading poetry to each other in Paris).
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I think so. In Ypres Belgium there is a monument set up for the lost soldiers in the British army in WW1. Busses come there every day rain or shine, winter and summer. They are Brits most them do not know anything from WW1 and yet they bring poppy wreaths and at 8 pm they play taps. They have done that all these years except , of course, during ww2. I was there by accident one day and could not believe my eyes , it was very moving. I am a product of WW2 living in Belgium at the time and the men who liberated us are still in my memories, I am grateful I saw them and met them when I was 13.!
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It could be, but ONLY if you think that nationality should be a crucial part of your identity. It is normal that you feel conflicted if people permanently ask you what is your nationality, who are you and where are you from and expect a certain answer from you. This is because for the most of them is hard to think about some person out of his/her nationality, origin, gender... But, in reality, nationality is just a construction, not a matter of DNA or something like that and theoretically, you can choose to live in a culture and in a way you want. In fact, you are just a human being, and for me, it is mush more then being English, Irish, Turkish... But if your parents grew up in different cultures, use it as a great advantage instead of being conflicted. Learn as much as you can about them, their history, costumes, their personal memory... You have a great opportunity to become a rich person.