You are going to have to read it all.
I had some fun with this!
J'ai suive' en cours du francais pour trois ans!
BOYCOTTING FRANCE? Here is a simple list of products not to buy:
Air France Duhhh!
Air Liquide Only the French would call something Liquid Air!
Airbus
Alcatel - Based in Paris France
Allegra (Allergy Medication) - Produced by Aventis Pharmaceuticals based in Strasbourg, France
Aqualung (Including: Spirotechnique, Technisub, US Divers, and SeaQuest)
AXA Advisors
Bacou-Dalloz-Makes Industrial protective devices
Bank of the West - Owned by BNP Paribas
Beneteau (boats)
BF Goodrich - Owned by Michelin
BIC (Razors, Pens & Lighters) - Started in 1945 by Marcel Bich. Originally based just outside of Paris. Began trading on the Paris Stock Exchange in 1972. 40.5% Publicly traded. Bich family still owns 33.5%.
Biotherm (Cosmetics)
Black Bush
Bollinger (Champagne)
*Browning Firearms
Car & Driver Magazine
Cartier
Chanel
Chivas Regal (Scotch) ........................Ooops!
Christian Dior
Club Med (Vacations) - Owned in part by Paris based CDC (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations)
Culligan (owned by Vivendi)
Dannon (Yogurt & Dairy Foods) This is really bad for me!
Danon-Lea and Perrin, Evian and other food/water
Decatholon Super Sport Stores or MVP Sport Stores
Dassault Systemes-(CATIA design software)
DKNY - LVMH acquired 100% of Gabrielle Studio Inc., the privately owned licenser of Donna Karan trademarks back in 2001.
DMC THREADS
Dom Perignon
Durand Crystal
Elle Magazine
Emile Henry French Cookware
Enertec makes high speed recorders used in Recon aircraft
Essilor Optical Products
Evian I am going to boycott water?
Fina Gas Stations
Fina Oil - Billions invested in Iraqi Oil fields
First Hawaiian Bank
George Magazine
Givenchy
Grey Goose Vodka ........................Say it isn't so
GroupeSEB owns Krups, Moulinex, Roweta and Tefal
Cookware
Groupe Shneider, owner of Modicon and Square D
Guerlain Fragrances
**Hachette Filipacchi owner publisher of many magazines sold in the USA. See the list below.
Hennessy
Houghton Mifflin (books)
International Herald Tribune - 181 ave Charles-de-Gaulle - F-92521 Neuilly - FRSource:World Business Council for Sustainable Development '00 [Domain Registration], [Corporate Profile]
Jacobs Creek - Owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989
Jameson (whiskey)
Jerry Springer (talk show) ..............Huh?
Krups
Lancome
Lea & Perrins a product of Danon
Le Creuset (Cookware)
L'Oreal (Health & Beauty Products)
Louis Vuitton
Marie Claire
Martel Cognac Duhhh.
Maybelline
Méphisto (Footwear & Apparel)
Michelin (Tires & Auto Parts) - Their phone number is: (33) 1 45 66 15 53 in France Wait for my call!
Mikasa Crystal and Glass (purchased by ARC int'l in 2001)
Moet (Champagne)
Motel 6 - 33, Avenue du Maine- 75755 Paris Cedex 15 France
Motown Records How can this be?
MP3.com
Mumms (Champagne)
Nissan (Cars) - Majority owned by Renault Nivea
Normany Butter
Parents Magazine
Perrier More Duhh here!
Peugeot (Automobiles) - Pronounced "Pooh Joe", must be French
Pierre Cardin There is a run on Duhh .
Playstation Magazine
ProScan - Owned by Thomson Electronics, France Publicis Group (Including: Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising)
RCA (televisions & electronics) - Owned by Thomson Electronics, France
Red Magazine I screwed up, so now Red is blue!
Red Roof Inns - Owned by the Accor group based in France
Renault (Automobiles) You can call them Automobiles if you want to!
Road & Track Magazine
Roquefort Cheese - All Roquefort cheese is made in France Sort of a no brainer then isn't it?
Rowenta (Toasters, Irons, Coffee makers, etc)
Royal Canadian
Salomon (Skis)
Seagram's Gin
Sierra Software and Computer Games
Sodexho Alliance, French Food Caterer for the US Marines This is an obscenity.<sp>
Sofitel (Hotels) - Owned by the Accor group based in France
Sparkletts (Water) - Owned by Danone, based in France
Spencer Gifts I will not have to look at their crap anymore?
Sundance Channel
Taylor Made (Golf)
Technicolor This is French? How do you boycott technicolor?
T-Fal (Kitchenware)
The Glenlivet (Scotch
Top Tobacco - Dist. by Republic Tobacco L.P., Glenview IL, made in France
Total Gas Stations
UbiSoft (Computer Games)
Uniroyal
Uniroyal Tires - Owned by Michelin
Universal Studios (Music, Movies & Theme Parks) - Universal Studios is owned by Vivendi-Universal, headquartered in Paris France
USFilter
Veritas Group
Veuve Clicquot Champagne
Vittel
Vivendi - Vivendi Headquarters, Paris France
Wild Turkey (bourbon)
*Winchester Firearms (US Repeating Arms)No Way!
Woman's Day Magazine
Yoplait - France-based Sodiaal owns a 50% stake of Yoplait Thank God it is not Dannon Yogurt!
Yves Saint Laurent Move along Folks!
Yves Rocher Cosmetics ZZZZ!
ZigZag (tobacco papers and roller products)*
Zodiac Inflatable Boats
* Sad news but these two companies are owned by the Belgian Company Herstal, (French Light)
**List of 18 magazines sold in USA by Hachette Filipacchi with an estimated 50 million readers: American Photo, Boating, Car Stereo Review's Mobile Entertainment, Cycle World, ELLE Decor, ELLEgirl, Flying, Home, Metropolitan Home, Popular Photography, Premiere, Sound & Vision, Travel Holiday, Woman's Day Woman's Day Special Interest Publications.