How to become unpopular or VIVE LA FRANCE

After watching the final of the World Cup, and seeing the French go down to defeat. I decided to become unpopular, and proclaim my admiration for France. Sure they are an arrogant, rude, contrary bunch of people who make themselves unpopular the world over (hmm sounds very familiar) but they are a passionate and proud people as well. I for one do not see anything wrong with that. They proudly say this is our culture and it is better than yours. Now that might be a little overly simple and over the top, but do not Americans say the same things. Do we not do ignorant things like rename French fries because the French would not support us in a war they believe to be unjust. Sure, the U.S. saved their asses in WWI and WWII, but didn't we save the British and the Belgians and the Dutch? Were the French not grateful enough? The independent path chosen by De Gaulle rankled with the U.S. who thought the French "owed us." Forget not who came to whose aid during the struggle for American independence. So, as I watched David Treguzet blast one onto the bar, and watched it kick out I felt some sort of sadness for a team that in spite of their captain's moment of madness had clearly been the better team for nearly an hour without a goal to show for it. This team with it diverse background had, for a brief time, united a very fractured nation behind it carrying the hopes of a people that had lost a lot of the Gallic pride in the last 60 or so years. Of course people say that the team was not a good representation of France because only 4 players were white. Thierry Henry was born in Paris, if that is not French the I am not sure what is. Either way they lost, and history will remember the victors. I, on the other hand, being a contrary, rude, and arrogant soul will remember the valiant losers.