tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316904890367789805.post8659034771060496815..comments2023-11-05T07:18:30.231+00:00Comments on Hug A Hoodie: Sarkozy comes to BritainJonny Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414994559548890103noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316904890367789805.post-6442051703104760182008-03-30T13:47:00.000+01:002008-03-30T13:47:00.000+01:00Sam - Sarkozy was born in Paris, and I assume Fren...Sam - Sarkozy was born in Paris, and I assume French would have been his first language. His father was Hungarian, but his mother was French, and it was his mother who brought him up - his father left the family when Sarkozy was a child.<BR/><BR/>I also agree with your second post. The Queen is our Head of State, and entertaining foreign Heads of State is part of her job - other democratic countries respect our system of government just as much as we respect theirs.<BR/><BR/>Bear in mind also that when the French got rid of their totalitarian monarchy, ours was well along the road to a constitutional monarchy. That probably explains why our system survived and theirs didn't.<BR/><BR/>If you can find it online, watch Sarkozy's speech to Parliament. Watch out for his comments on our monarchy.Jonny Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07414994559548890103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316904890367789805.post-1032203600778688492008-03-30T00:15:00.000+00:002008-03-30T00:15:00.000+00:00And in response to annoymous, why should president...And in response to annoymous, why should presidents of republics enjoy being entertained by a monarchy less than by another republic? What's more, I'm puzzled by your comment on the "British establishment". Taking it for what I think you mean, why should the "establishment" need to know anything about French history? They barely understand their own nation's past. Do you think the French "establishment" know anything about British history?<BR/><BR/>Think before you type.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316904890367789805.post-73619513528579536222008-03-30T00:11:00.000+00:002008-03-30T00:11:00.000+00:00That is quite surprising that he can't speak very ...That is quite surprising that he can't speak very good English. But seeing as he's of Hungarian descent, is French his second language?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316904890367789805.post-64716968566192987522008-03-26T13:40:00.000+00:002008-03-26T13:40:00.000+00:00eDo we really think Presidents of Republics enjoy ...eDo we really think Presidents of Republics enjoy being entertained by our Monarchy? Does the British establishment know anything about the history of France? And we wonder why Sarkozy does not want to stay here for more than a few days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com