I COULD NOT END MY 'EUROPE FOR DUMMIES' WITHOUT EXPLAINING THAT IRONY IS NOT FRENCH. IRONY IS THE BRAND OF DEVIL. FRENCH PEOPLE DO USE IRONY AS RUSSIAN DO USE CAPITALISM: AS A PROTECTION AGAINST U.S. LOW-MINDED IDEA OF CIVILIZATION.
ONE CAN SAY THAT FRENCH HUMOUR IS NOT THE BEST IN THE WORLD, AS RUSSIAN CAPITALISM IS NOT THE BEST CAPITALISM TOO. IT IS NOT NATURAL HUMOUR OR CAPITALISM.
FRANCE WOULD HAVE CONDEMNED SOCRAT TO DEATH PENALTY TOO.