Mr. Berdyaev lived in France for 25 years and was one the intellectuals expelled by the nascent Soviet government for his views (which they deemed to be against the ideals of the working class, whom they supposedly represented). Is C1 the same thing in France that it means in the UK? In the UK, if you're C1, you're…

To a black African, pretty much the same. The tongues can sounds the same in the ear of the benign African primitive. We lack the finesse to differentiate between sinaasappelsap and jus d'orange.

The span of modernity in France precedes you and your presence there but sure, your observations are more astute than a well-regarded philosopher. Just like your assumption about the content of French history courses was so true. Everyone knows every French pupil is taught God's Bits of Wood and other wonderful works…

"But what is the real cost to your soul and to your psyche?"

I'm not sure where you live but in Toronto grocery stores (see photo) they sell these and call them pizza buns. Usually they're not that tasty, unless you're a struggling Ryerson student looking for something cheesy, breaded and cheap.

"Where you goin?"

How the HELL does someone in 2015 think this is OK?

Congratulations on knowing a lot about African history.

It's slowly changing - I hope.

I'm sure this Russian didn't just think it up by themselves. Also, you sound like you're not even a native Frenchman so I don't see why they would discuss their Frenchness with you. But go on, be merry and prosper, Francophile.

You ought to read more often.

What would that be?

I'm Canadian. So if I had a devil or Smurf avatar, what would that conjure up for you?

The grunge scene probably had more in common with the punk and hardcore scenes of London and New York than that of the working class/farming community

The Dutch are awful people, whether they live in Africa or the Americas, they're awful. They're a group I just judge straight off the bat. Whenever I meet a "van der" whatever in Toronto, I just discreetly disappear from his/her view.

Euro-Latinos, please pay careful attention to this announcement. You are requested to present yourself at the DMV for your official 'white card'. Don't tell the darkies.

while I don't think that that mindset represents the whole of France

Lesson learnt: Frenchmen are still racist.

Because in Canada, Inuit and First Nations women tend to be victims of crime and police harassment than most other populations.

Men of colour, just like white men, treat women of colour worse than they treat white women.