Who Knew? They Still Have Colonies?

The London Times explores the eagerness to participate in the EU vote of "the impressive French portfolio of dominions around the globe from the Pacific to the Amazon jungle." A whiff of White Man's Burden wafts into the description, full of color and astonishment. Cultures collide.

Copies of the EU constitution, shipped at considerable expense on Air France from Paris, and then by helicopter and canoe up the river from Cayenne, the distant capital, will come in handy for wrapping tapir meat and lighting fires.

Via The Corner

Unfortunately, there may be comprehension issues no matter how good their reading French.