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[fanman72]

 Seriously, why else would he have written about Orlesians???

[wwwwowwww]

Too add some falvor to it all?

[Bullets McDeath]

it's a conspiracy

[ConnorIsHere]

Oh, Off Topic but.. Orlesians accents are extremely hot.

[mopotter]

ConnorIsHere wrote...

Oh, Off Topic but.. Orlesians accents are extremely hot.

I agree. 

[JaegerBane]

fanman72 wrote...

 Seriously, why else would he have written about Orlesians???

I don't really get how you could think he 'hates' them. They seem depicted as pretty much all the rest of the human nations, a mixed bag of saints, sinners and in-betweens. I mean, look at Leiliana. She's got a pet bunny-pig called schmooples. Does she sound like an object of hate?

If you're talking about Orlesian disdain for Fereldan ("This whole country smells of wet dog!"), that's nothing to do with Gaider's personal likes. As a British guy who has a few French friends, believe me, I've heard that kind of talk before

(No offence to you frogs out there, us Roast Beefs do like our laughs )

[Gilded Age]

^ Yes, JaegerBane. I was going to say - as a French girl who married a British man... There's quite a real-life rivalry between France and Britain; there has been for centuries. I'm almost positive that's what Gaider was drawing upon for the Ferelden/Orlesian tensions.

[Dark83]

What about fries?

[david46]

Steak fries are great! Potatos that have been frenched and fried are not.

[bzombo]

fanman72 wrote...

 Seriously, why else would he have written about Orlesians???

who likes a snooty person, whether from france or elsewhere?

[Bibdy]

Eddie Izzard (to the English): "Do you hate the french?"
The English: "Yeah, we hate the French!"
Eddie Izzard: "So what about the Welsh?"
The English: "Oh yeah, we hate them!"
Eddie Izzard: "Why?"
The English: "..Noo reason..."
Eddie Izzard: "And the Americans?"
The English: "Oh yeah, we hate the Americans"

[KilrB]

fanman72 wrote...

 Does David Gaider hate snooty french people???

Doesn't everyone?

[Advocate02]

Bibdy wrote...

Eddie Izzard (to the English): "Do you hate the french?"
The English: "Yeah, we hate the French!"
Eddie Izzard: "So what about the Welsh?"
The English: "Oh yeah, we hate them!"
Eddie Izzard: "Why?"
The English: "..Noo reason..."
Eddie Izzard: "And the Americans?"
The English: "Oh yeah, we hate the Americans"

Lol, though come to think of it, we have been to war with all of them and to be honest, I can't think of a place we haven't been to war with. It's a much shorter list thats for certain.  

[Joseph Silver]

We Americans hate the French slightly less than the British since they helped us during the American Revolution.

[Skellimancer]

Joseph Silver wrote...

We Americans hate the French slightly less than the British since they helped us during the American Revolution.

You still owe us for the tea...

[Sir Ulrich Von Lichenstien]

Skellimancer wrote...

Joseph Silver wrote...

We Americans hate the French slightly less than the British since they helped us during the American Revolution.

You still owe us for the tea...

And the language :happy:

[JosieJ]

Joseph Silver wrote...

We Americans hate the French slightly less than the British since they helped us during the American Revolution.

You're kidding, right?  We seem to make a specialty out of forgetting (or misinterpreting) history!  As long as France does what we want, we're all friendly, but let their government think for themselves and it's embarassing epithets like "freedom fries" and "cheese-eating surrender monkeys," or historical misinterpretations like "we saved your bacon during WWII."   In either case, no one mentions the help of the French during the American Revolution. 

[soteria]

It seems a lot of countries love to hate the Brits. So easy to pick on, I guess.

[Lenimph]

Joseph Silver wrote...

We Americans hate the French slightly less than the British since they helped us during the American Revolution.

And they sure hate us for not helping them with their revolution...

[OlG-fr]

JaegerBane wrote...

fanman72 wrote...

 Seriously, why else would he have written about Orlesians???

I don't really get how you could think he 'hates' them. They seem depicted as pretty much all the rest of the human nations, a mixed bag of saints, sinners and in-betweens. I mean, look at Leiliana. She's got a pet bunny-pig called schmooples. Does she sound like an object of hate?

If you're talking about Orlesian disdain for Fereldan ("This whole country smells of wet dog!"), that's nothing to do with Gaider's personal likes. As a British guy who has a few French friends, believe me, I've heard that kind of talk before

(No offence to you frogs out there, us Roast Beefs do like our laughs )

No offence taken, I (we) know it's a fav english national sport

But to the OP no, seriously no french hate in DAO. They do play on a few stereotypes, but that's all, because this whole Orlesian/Fereldan business smells a lot like France/Brit (The way allistair explain to Leli how they make proper stew in ferelden )

That said these fake french accents gave me a good laugh. Even if, well, Leli's one still is really cute.

[Carodej]

OlG-fr wrote...

JaegerBane wrote...

fanman72 wrote...

 Seriously, why else would he have written about Orlesians???

I don't really get how you could think he 'hates' them. They seem depicted as pretty much all the rest of the human nations, a mixed bag of saints, sinners and in-betweens. I mean, look at Leiliana. She's got a pet bunny-pig called schmooples. Does she sound like an object of hate?

If you're talking about Orlesian disdain for Fereldan ("This whole country smells of wet dog!"), that's nothing to do with Gaider's personal likes. As a British guy who has a few French friends, believe me, I've heard that kind of talk before

(No offence to you frogs out there, us Roast Beefs do like our laughs )

No offence taken, I (we) know it's a fav english national sport

But to the OP no, seriously no french hate in DAO. They do play on a few stereotypes, but that's all, because this whole Orlesian/Fereldan business smells a lot like France/Brit (The way allistair explain to Leli how they make proper stew in ferelden )

That said these fake french accents gave me a good laugh. Even if, well, Leli's one still is really cute.

You do know that Corinne Kempa, who does Leliana's voice, is a native French speaker, right?

[david46]

I wonder as time, progresses in the DA universe, will the Orlesians develop a similar "surrender reflex"? Will they descend into wimpiness as the Fereldans grow in power under the strong leadership of the Grey Warden and King David Cousland.?

[bobsmyuncle]

david46 wrote...

I wonder as time, progresses in the DA universe, will the Orlesians develop a similar "surrender reflex"? Will they descend into wimpiness as the Fereldans grow in power under the strong leadership of the Grey Warden and King David Cousland.?

Considering that the "surrender monkey" gibe only arose quite recently (WW2), it will be quite some time, I imagine. Depending from what era of history the writers choose to draw inspiration, Britain/Ferelden could remain a relatively powerless backwater while France/Orlais is militarily ascendant. This dynamic could change given that the writers likely aren't going to copy historical developments, but despite driving back the Blight I don't think Ferelden has the strength to take on Orlais just yet.

[DJ0000]

Joseph Silver wrote...

We Americans hate the French slightly less than the British since they helped us during the American Revolution.

I always find it funny how people say us like they were there even if like 15 years old. But then again, I'm not particularly patriotic.