Not sure what France did or did not do to deserve almost 340,000 casualties in a single battle in 1916. Sidney B. Fay outlines 6 main causes for WWI, and France just being France wasn't one of them.

Sounds like a cool trip. Other than Paris the only one of those places i have been is to Normandy. I only took a day trip up there but it was fascinating.

Do you know any French? If you do they will tend to be much nicer to you even if you just know a little. Much of their abraisveness tends to be from us not giving a shit about their culture and being loud drunks. I didnt know any when i went over there and didnt make much of an attempt to beyond how to order stuff in bars.

It's in there under "they were asking for it."

No, but my teacher does. He's been there a few times. Knows his way around.

One thing I forgot, is that I and nearly all my friends, thought their food sucked hard. And we were staying in Lyon which is supposed to have their best stuff. Maybe the stuff at the ultra expensive resturants is better but i though they served some awful quality meats.

Good thing is there are plenty of good Italian grub spots all over the place.

I'm a little worried I might get sick from the food. Also, I'm a little worried the plane will crash. I'm scared of terrorists. And cats. And sunshine.

I've never gotten over that one...

Which one? :D

I've been in a plane when I was 8. Never thought about crashing then. Now, that's all I can think of. I'm gonna need to be drugged I think, so they can haul me on there.

The food is fine so long as you dont eat at shady places. Even then a bunch of us ate at some iffy Kebab shops when we were wasted and no one got sick.

And the plane cant crash if you have enough to drink. Makes the flight go by faster too. I cant remember what the rules are for overseas flights (18 i think?) but you will be on a school trip so you are screwed anyways. Still once you are over there you can go to town.

Hah, I hate flying. I've been on 10 hour flying trips like 6 times (back and forth). The take-off is the coolest though, make sure you look out the window.

I'm always nervous before boarding and when the plane starts to speed up on the runway, but then it's cool. Take some dramamine just in case there will be turbulance, even if you don't get motion sick, it helps psychologically knowing that you took it.

Prescription drugs and 4 of those $5 beers usually do it for me...

The Pope killed thousands of Jews?

Or are you stating since he is Catholic, he is guilty by association?

Either way, you set yourself up to be a liar or guilty of killing thousands of Indians and Blacks in this nation. Or do you only assign responsibility to others?

The Pope could have forbid it. Spain = the most powerful nation on the Earth. Dumb ass king and qeen + inquisition = Spain never again becomes important.

I think he did know. I think he just doesn't care about the childish and hateful quips of a couple of people on this thread.

What a pity that their self-worth is dependent upon the deprecation of a person who has done all he can all his life for others.

Catholicism is wrong? I am sure you mean, in your opinion it is wrong.