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    24. "The French are mercenary. They'll do anything for a couple of hundred francs."

     Where do you draw the line between a "smart businessman" and a "mercenary Frenchman?"

     The French think that the American soldier who sells cigarettes, soap or candy on the black market at fantastic prices is mercenary. Some Americans will "do anything for a couple of hundred francs".

   

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