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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The US calls everything "French" because they think it'll sell better.

Until we collectively decided to be jerks about it in the early 2000s and called them "freedom fries" and "freedom toast." I think it's so weird that we're closer to the British than the French when France totally helped us out in the early days.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I think so too, Japan does the same with food and luxury shops.