The French don't have a... VIETNAM HAS ENTERED THE CHAT. 🤣

Nobody talks about how the Arabs invaded and conquered Syria and Lebanon.

Morocco has entered the chat (and Senegal, and Cote D'Ivorie, and Madagascar, and Burkina Faso, and Mauritania, and...how many characters do I have on this app?)

And Algeria.

Think about how many countries or parts of countries have French as an official language. As a Canadian, Quebec comes to mind. 🇨🇦 ⚜️ Where do you think that came from?

The Normans kind of famously were from France and notably conquered and colonized a nearby island

"Forcing their culture on natives" was the explicit animating principle of the French empire (mission civilisatrice).

Kind of weird how all those folks sub-Saharan Africa speak French. And old folks in southeast Asia too. And in Lebanon.

Like, people don't even know about Quebec, or New Orleans, or Louisiana?

how exactly do they think France acquired the territory they sold in the Louisiana Purchase

Acquired the territory… twice!

Beaver trade

And Eastern Canada? I mean, Quebec?!?! Also, pretty much ALL of North Africa?

Des Moines just has a weird name, clearly.

they inherited it from an eccentric uncle who died under mysterious circumstances

Oh man, I have a boss from Mali who might have some choice words for Ken.

Sold by Napoleon in order to raise funds for further campaigns of conquest 😁

Or why so many Arab countries speak…French.

Huge numbers of Arabs speak French BECAUSE THE FRENCH COLONIZED THEM

The continent of Africa would like several words…

barcelonette france would like a word

There are still French Protectorates in the South Pacific and the Caribbean today!