Old lady mistakes Chancellor Merkel for Macron's wife - BBC News
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- A French lady turning 101 was overjoyed to meet French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Armistice Day.
"Are you Madame Macron?" she asked Chancellor Merkel - twice.
It was a lighter moment as the leaders honoured the dead of World War One.
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She was really surpised when realized that his wife was the chancellor of Germany.
Good one
Best joke ever!
Hahahahaha so funny
Haha
hahaha
She probably cant believe that France and Germany are getting along
@Shreyas Misra I thought that hahaha I'd liked to see how she'd reacted if she understood that Merkel is chancellor of Germany. Invaders! lol
Best comment
😂😂😂
LMAO
Sure she was born just after ww 1, not 2 😂
"No no no, I'm from Germany, on a diplomatic visit..."
Elderly lady: "There they come again..."
🤣🤣🤣noooo
To think she was in her 20s when the Nazis invaded the country. These old timer who remember the war vividly don’t look at the Germans quite like we do.. 😄
,,A German "Diplomatic" Visit to France trough a Belgium"
@@user-nr6tt8cs5s 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Old lady: “Are you Mrs Macron?”
Merkel - “I’m the Chancellor of Germany”
Old lady : *gulps*
😂
Zak quinn, I think you should gulp. Do it. *Gulp.*
I thought it was pretty funny that she didn't respond
The old lady will tell them at home that Macron's wife is Chancellor of Germany.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hahaha
Stolen joke
Diana Princess tell who??
And she will rest in peace thinking Atlast France ruled Germany and Princess Diana is still alive😂.
**when she gets home**
“Mrs Macron was so lovely”
Yea she refused to be called First Lady of France, how humble of her! 😂
@@Griff10poldi lolllll
Grandma that lady was the führer.
jak jak yepp
@@Griff10poldi
There is no "First Lady" in France. The wife of the head of state has no special status.
She's adorable! "Don't make me cry! I will be here at the same time next year." Oh, my heart. Protect this granny at all costs!
she died two years ago
Yes
Its too bad macrons a sell out. He will sell her out to china
You cannot protect anyone from death.
@@Karim-nq1be no shit Sherlock
“No, I’m the Chancellor of Germany”
“THE WHAT”
The last time a German chancellor visited Paris she asked him if he was Charlie Chaplin
Best comment here 😂👌
Most underrated comment for sure.
Can someone explain. Please
@@ferarizpe9400 he's referring to the Hitler. Charlie Chaplin has moustache like Hitler.
Its fantastic! Are you Charly Chaplin?
NEIn! I am the Fuhrer of the great german empire and have just conquered paris!
Lets take a picture!
‘I’m the chancellor of Germany”
“Oh shit, not again.”
I found gold
😂
😂😂
Well played, Mr. Cochran.
Lmao
Merkel - ‘I’m the Chancellor of Germany’
Old lady - ‘Ah shit, here we go again’
You copy and pasted this from two comments down with 15,000 likes. Nice try
Angela Merkel : I am the chancellor of Germany.
Good old woman : Where is your moustache?
“I can’t believe Mrs Macron is the Chancellor of Germany”
LMAO
I’m crying 🤣
🤣
this is the best comment, hands down
😂
Merkel: "I'm the chancellor of Germany"
Old woman: " **PTSD**
Hem... Sorry I'm not english so, what is "PTSD"
Edit : I know what is PTSD now, stop spam me
@@brewen_lmrch post traumatic stress disorder.. happens after you've experienced a near death scenario. Since she's 101 years old, she remembers the atrocities that Germany carried out in France during WW2 and must still have bad memories attached to it.
@@gupta__g Ok thanks ;)
She’s the Reichstagfuhrer und der grose DeutcheReich
‘Don’t mention the war. I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it’
This woman reminded us that the Franco-German friendship cannot be taken for granted and that the importance of this friendship cannot be overstated.
Amen
🇩🇪🤝🇫🇷 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺
Why not? It should be. Its been so many years the "godsent kings and queens" lost their power. Instead of living free, we give power to people, that send us into war...
@@criticalcomment123 you give power to US.
i dont have a feeling that this "friendship really exists" but whatever keeps us going
Bless old people that are so happy to see you but when you explain that you’re someone else they don’t understand and keep smiling.
This is the most European video I've seen in my life
Probably cus there’s no guns in it
@@cristijesuse9317 lol XD
@@ludgerwinterfanboy4547 Almost each people in the video can understand at least 3 languages
@@Gareth1892000 no, the lady behind the merkel is the translator. macron cant speak german,probably old lady only speaks french. But yes, merkel speaks 3 languages(english+german+russian). I think the european thing is a ww2 witness and 2 of the fighted countries' presidents are in one picture :)
@@cristijesuse9317 What a dumb and ignorant stereotype. Europe does have guns, a lot of them in fact. Balkan countries have bigger gun per capita rates than the US.
Old French lady: “Occupation?”
Merkel: “No, just visit”
Old French lady: “ ... “
Merkel: “Oh, you mean my actual occupation? Chancellor of Germany”
😂
This is one of the best ones.
Underated af
😂😂😂😂😂
SCREAMING
😂😂
Angela's face at the end was so funny 🤭🤭🥰🥰
Hello
She is one of the cutest grandmas I have ever seen. Huge sympathy from your language brother Turkey 🇹🇷
Language Brother?
Old Lady: don't make me cry
Merkel: no we wont
Such a German answer, Merkel took it literally
Well they made her cry twice....
@Grandma Of all things ROMANTICISM isn't a German thing????
@Grandma dude, we invented fairytales
@Grandma lol its literally from germany
@Grandma Did you just admit a mistake online?
Impossible!
"I will be here again same time next year"
I couldn't stop crying..
I actually cried tears of joy just how cute and innocent she was…reminds me of my grandma whom i take care all the time, but i’m away from here now so i talk to her via Messenger app
She lived during both world wars
Am glad that she didn't fricked out when she heard German language, she might still have the occupation mindset
She was 2 in the first
And possibly the third?
And met the German chancellor, I am glad she got no heart attack, it was never a good sign in her life when the Germans came;(
Wow. I'd be honest I hope we won't see WWIII in our lifetimes but I think we might.
Merkel is just a little too young for him.
Ouch!
Merkel is actually only one year younger than Brigitte Macron.
Lmao
JAMES WHITELEY :?)
Merkel the cougar... :?)
As people around us grow old we must all show greater humility and understanding...whilst being true to ourselves, as Chancellor Merkel was...we put our egos aside for the benefit of aged citizens. This was very nice, that old lady has no idea what was going on....but her happiness is what matters the most. It isn't embarrassing or uncomfortable.....we try to make the final years of the aged as good as possible. That lady has paved the way for Merkel and Macron to live in the world....she deserves respect.
She : "I'm chancellor of Germany"
Granny : *Sweats remembering 1942 Austro-German Artist Vibes*
To think she grew up when germany and france were enemies and now she meets both the leaders of both nations.
That's an amazing blessing
"Leaders" ha
RealityCheck6T9 well they are the elected leaders of the country
France and germany were allies. Plus, lots of french people were nationalsocialist
RealityCheck6T9 who is a leader for you? trump?
Merkel: Im the chancelor of Germany
Old lady: So we lost?
LOL🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bruhhhhh
Underrated comment
Underrated comment
Macron: We did, but technically didn't.
just noticd shes 101 so she went through ww 1 and ww 2 am surprised she never said in french "get the fuck out of here you german this is our country go back to ur own
Thats the sweetest old lady ive ever seen
Merkel:
"Schanzäller Allämanje"
The Granny:
👁️👄👁️
NOT THAT EMOJI JFIFKFKFKDKD
Mami : Un traducteur svp
🍻 salud !!
HAHAHAHAHA
😂😂😂😂
OL:Are you Mrs. Macron?
Merkel: No , Chancellor of Germany
Whatever , Mrs. Macron
But seriously, you know why the had call her mrs Macron ?
Lee K. Turner
Chancellor did mistake.. She should answer her first #NO...
Then she can introduce herself... So that's why OLD lady gets confused...
Even If i ask someone are you Mrs. Of someone.. If she said I'm president of USA... It will remain confusion.. So this lady ask her again.. And she (Chancellor) give her wrong answer again.. You can be President also you can be someone's Mrs.
@@MohammadAliAhasan I mean it's Merkel, she never says no to LITERALLY ANYTHING.
@@kingwilliamtheconqueror232 😜😜😜😂😂😂👏👏👏
@@kingwilliamtheconqueror232 if she’s a 101 he’ll definitely get his rocks off.
After all that explanation, she still thinks that Merkel was Mrs Macron 😂😂😂
She probably shouldve just said "yes, I am" poor lady looked like she was gonna have a heart attack right there meeting two leaders at once
*The old lady:* Êtes-vous Mme Macron??
*Merkel:* Nee, ich bin die Kanzlerin von Deutschland.
@Zzzzeyd Scheint als hatte sie eine Übersetzerin dabei.
Gesalzene Dosenravioli schon komisch als Kanzlerin kein Französisch zu sprechen
@@leifh.7139 0:58, sie spricht doch französisch
Emil fantastic der Satz wurde ihr von der Dolmetscherin vorgesagt
@@leifh.7139 beide sagen was auf Französisch
Merkel: I’m the Chancellor of Germany
Old Lady: I thought you had a mustache.
hahaha underrated
Haha lol😆👍
😂😂
and a weird looking star
@@joemamaobama6863 and a wacky looking cross thing
She heard “chancellor of Germany” and her mind wouldn’t let her acknowledge it because of her experiences during last century
The old lady brought a lot of happiness in my heart!
person: she's 101 years old
macron: really? is she single?
C'mon: he is married to E.T., why would he trade that away?
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@WeldingForJesus he might be a simp
😂😂😂😂😂
Jajajaja
That old woman was so sweet and adorable!!!
no,she like macron,macron is very dangerous for france,she is a stupid old
Mordecai Levi 101 ..... feels like fake but its god blessing
She probably smoked some crack
I love it, when she asks the second time if Merkel is his wife :o
I assume you're not talking about Merkel...
Macron is still impressed and looks like he can't believe that he is a president.
Old lady : Are you Mrs Macron
Merkel: No, mrs Macron is older than me
XD
She's also macron's teacher which is gross
@@Basedhistoryenjoyeryea it’s so creepy, macron was only a high schooler when they met and “fell in love” 💀
@@Basedhistoryenjoyer MILF.
Merkle - "I'm the Chancellor of Germany."
Old woman - ::sweats nervously::
czcams.com/video/4G6e4TaJxkI/video.html ! !l
We surrender qq
lol
@@ThomasJr 56 at 1945 means they were born in 1889 which would make them 130 in 2019
@@ThomasJr The video is 3yrs old and she was 101yrs old, that means she was born around 1918 so in 1945 she was only 27 not 56 simple math man 🤦♂️
old lady: almost 101
also old lady: I will be here next year
That lady got confidence
I hope so that she was there again
@@AlfaMale96 same
I certainly hope she is doing well during COVID.
One born in 1901 the other 1902 😳
She died in 2020
‘I will be here same time next year’ 🔥 She is almost 101 but she is mentally so strong & confident. Hats off👏.
What a sweetheart! Hope she lives another 100!
Mr Macron: **President of France**
Mrs Macron: **Chancellor of Germany**
WWII Grandma: Holdup.
Wow that old lady was like 20 during ww2
lol
@@inzlt8142 the video was published in 2018, so the lady would have been born in WW1 (1917) . At the start of WW2 (1939) she would have been 22 and she would have come out at 28 (1945). At this age she would be very furious at Germans and understanding of politics and would probably hate the Germans so yh.
Sexual-innuendo, or worse..
@Oritra Kar I mean you would probably hold a grudge against a country that invaded and occupied you during your lifetime...
"Mrs Macron?"
'No, I'm the Chancellor of Germany'
"Omg
because the first time Merkel answered in German for some reason
@@unevilGenius maybe that would be more obvious, she might have thought.
They look same age! Not the old woman’s fault
Merkel: "Oh, I wish"
@@unevilGenius I thought maybe there was a translator standing somewhere in the crowd behind Merkel?
At this point even i would have said yes im his wife
The fact that grandma didn’t take a Merkel answer seriously is what makes me laugh so much! She is like what this lady macron is talking about! I hope that she is still well and so cute and positive ❤️
Mrs merkel didn’t answer in french whereas the conversation with macron was 100% in French.
I couldn’t even understand what she said so she probably didn’t either
@@eugeniev-a4 "Vous êtes madame Macron?" "Ich bin nicht.. ne, ich bin die Kanzlerin von Deutschland"
@@agagqbqHe Is Back 😏
When she was born in the First World War I’m sure that her parents didn’t expect, nor when she was a young adult in the Second World War that she thought, she’d live through over seventy years of peace in Western Europe and then meet the leaders of France and Germany together on such relaxed, united terms. Lucky her to be from one of those countries. :-)
@@nicolas_-_-_ tu trouves ? dans mon lycée ils sont hyper attachés aux liens qu'on a avec l'Allemagne, ils arrêtent pas d'organiser des voyages avec plein de lycees allemands, ils veulent qu'on fasse tous allemand au lieu d'espagnol etc... ils font vraiment passer l'amitié franco-allemande avant tout 😅
@@nicolas_-_-_ haha really?
I'm german and I really like France! I've often been there during the summer holidays and I've been learning French for over 4 years (still I'm not very good, the grammar is quite difficult xD). Even my room is full with pictures of France haha
I'm French and I reaaally like Germany. I'm learning German ^^
These comments warm my heart. I really hope Europe will grow even closer, instead of falling apart.
Good Boy this is the difference between Europe and America. You guys don’t care much for your countries while in America we’re really patriotic.
-Are you Mrs Macron?
-No,this is Patrick.
Φάε δυο φάπες
Χαχαχαχαχα
i don't get the joke
the comment i was looking for
@@imranhq13 Spongebob refference.
I hope the lady get to come to this place for many more years to come, blessed with health of course.
"Nein, ich bin die Kanzlerin von Deutschland."
Yes, the old lady felt it.
As a german, I love how Merkel says it in German bc she was so shocked 😂
Well that's obvious she expected to meet Charlie chaplain
420 likes
@@arnabchaudhuri7233 lol
It was beautiful. I am happy to live in a world where my country, America, can be friends and allies with two strong and peaceful nations like France and Germany.
Yes, comrade
If only she finished it by saying "Goodbye Mr and Mrs Macron"
Ikno Ukno 😭
She ships Germany and France
So lovely woman. Those two leaders made her day. She looks that there are many still many years for her. She looks strong.❤🎉
Meanwhile in parallel universe
'Are u chancellor of Germany?'
'No I'm Mrs Macron'
'Impossible!
HAHAHAHA XD
Yeah shut up.
'wow, I never knew the chancellor of germany just married macron'
'look old Lady, you shut it because I'm not afraid to hit an old woman who's 5004 in the face'
'impossible'
*Whack*
'we are gathered here to celebrate the life of a 101 year old woman today, who passed away after being beaten up by Mrs macron after mistaking her for the Chancellor of Germany'
1.5 k like and 1 comment ? Lemme fix that
2.1k likes and 2 comments? Let me fix that
The lady is over 100 years old bless her she was so happy to meet the president
She's almost old enough to have known Macron's wife in person.
Korosh Rostami lol
She thought Germany was invading again! Saw that look on her face when Germany was mentioned! Poor ole thang almost had an attack.
@@kooroshrostami27 lool
She died yesterday
'Next year I'll be here at same place'
I want that confidence in my life
"i will be here again same time next year"
"very good, me too"
I NEED AN UPDATE
Merkel : I’m the chancellor of Germany
Old lady: I thought you died in 1945
@@joshuacrommie6249 kannst es ja noch nichtmal richtig schreiben
@@tommohr1180 ü Taste ist nicht auf jeder Tastatur
@@joshuacrommie6249 Zieben weine muchti azen trigshtig
@@thebrawlking6110 ?
Njrieje w81owhe ishshsowkw
Imagine how much history that women has witnessed, it's amazing
YES ! Merkel has seen it all 😂😂😂😂
She was 21 when Hitler invaded Poland and 22 when he invaded and occupied France, she literally lived that time!!!!!!
But how much she remembers at her age
Well look how much history we are wittnesing right now..
Maybe she will see ww 3rd. All 3! 🤣🤣🤣 Bad joke but anyway! 🤣🤣🤣
La pauvre grand mère ! Son cœur est solide ou bien elle est sourde..
Pauvre mamie adorable.
Hello
LOLLLL I‘ve never laughed so hard 😂
The grandma‘s like:
„Sorry but your wife is that old too... 🤔“
Imagine if an old German lady thought donald trump was 'Mr Merkel'
My grandpa 80yrs old from nazi germany says trump is hitler but made in China 😂
@@SchwarzeSonne130 Dude, Trump would be so offended! He hates China.
You are to funny
@@SchwarzeSonne130 😂
@@ThePopeSong who doesn't
1:16 she said “I’ll be here again same time next year”
No she said i want to be there again next year and what ?
Leekobaby and she old af so she won't
Something to look forward to
@Leekobaby It was the 100th anniversary of the armistice (end of WW1). It's not a yearly event so it's gonna happen again next year.
To be fair, if she reached 101, her chances of being there next year don't seem that implausible.
Oh I love her purity 🥰
She’s so sweet, I hope she is still healthy at 104
In Mexico, President Peña called Hillary Clinton "Mrs. Hillary Trump."
@Rahul theyd make a great couple
Lol this is Hillaryious.
@@NovikNikolovic nah. they're both alphas
Donald and Hillary would be the perfect old couple
@@Emmatriaaa theyre both wicked and evil lol
Two stereotypes confirmed:
Merkel: No no we won't
Macron: Ou la la
Could someone please explain the German part of this to me
@@mayowaosibodu Germans are direct people and they don't understand jokes that much.
Normal people like me: Yay Germany
Germans: Yay Deustchland
@@mayowaosibodu someone asked "can we take a photo" and Merkel answered "nono we won't".
@@litbmeinnick THe old lady said "don't make me cry" and she answered "no no we won't"
AWWWWW ...SHE'S SO CUTE..AS MUCH AS I BELEIVE ALL POLITICIANS ARE SOULESS DEMONS IT'S STILL BEAUTIFUL TO SEE HOW RESPECTFUL AND GRACIOUS THE LADY IS TOWARDS THEM
this grand mom is full of optimism.
French lady: asks if she is his wife in *French*
Merkel replies in *German*
Because she doesn’t speak French neither Macron speaks German
She replied in French, listen carefully.
...🤦♂️🤦♂️
@@FarhanAmin1994 First time she replied in German. Second in french. But I think they had a translator with them
@@pedroholsbach8592 Yeah! You're right!
You know Merkel is German when she answered "No, no, we won't" to the "Don't make me cry" of the old lady.
XD but I wonder what an appropiate answer would be to this?
@@storrho that would be the murican answer
Why is this a "German" answer?
@@roninthebest- because germans don't understand humor. It was explained like 300 times already.
@@derfalke9178 I still don't understand it (maybe because I am German).
Cette dame est formidable 🥰🕊🕊🕊💙
I love how she literally INSISTS for Merkel to be Macron’s wife. Like not once but twice.
For this woman - as someone who lived through both world wars, being in a photo between a german and french leader must have been so important to her
< *2022 edit* >
I realised for a long time now but ill leave it here (and how obvious it was) she never realised fully what was happening around her, please remember this comment was from like 3 years ago, at the time I just thought she was in shock or something like that. How many times do I need to repeat myself lmao
But it is interesting and it does have some sort of an indescribable feeling to it, a country, that was attacked three times during a period of 70 years, has now relationships more than good with its conquerors
Lukáš Churý well, it goes both ways... parts of Germany have been occupied by the French as well. There was the French occupation zone after wwII and some parts were occupied during the napoleonic wars
She really should not care. Some young kids with luck who get to play world leaders for a few Years. Who cares.
Si elle savait dans quelle merde ils nous mettent
@@Persei1 c est bien plus ancien que ca. Mais c est toujours les pouvoirs en place qui font que 2 peuples se sont haï. Ce n est plus le cas aujourd hui. Maintenant c est carrément l europe qui décide de la guerre
"Are you Mrs. Macron?"
"No, I am the Chancellor of Germany."
*World War Two flashbacks intensify*
"Nah, you're Mrs. Macron."
I dub thee madame macron!
Last time a German Chancellor visited Paris, she asked him if he was Charlie Chaplin
@@AvrahamYairStern you literally copied the top comment 😂
@@UnknownUser-in1hd well it was so good, it needed to be said twice.
Honestly if I was her, I would just laugh and not say anything.
My heart !! How sweet she was!
Also she says sheer WANTS to be here next year not « will »!
"I'm Chancellor of Germany"
Grandma getting WW2 flashbacks
Angela Merkel: "Chancelier de l'allemagne"
Old lady: *Freezes, 101 years flash before her very eyes.
Macron: *changes subject "We're taking a photograph".
"Heil...I mean, smile for the camera!"
@@canhou9420 i see wat u did there..😁😂
Random answer.exe program launch :
Bruh
Wow.
💀 Baha!!!
Fuck You !!!!
@legkip legkip Russians started ww2, French in 1939 were a warmongers. Corona stoled your brains, I can't understand
Merkel: I am the chancellor of Germany
Old lady: where is your bizarre moustache.
God Bless her 🙏🙏
- Are you Mrs Macron?
- No!!! I'm much younger
LOL.
Mrs Macron still looks better than Merkel, though.
Merkel looks even older than Brigitte Macron, even though they are around the same age.
@@miguelvasques775
Merkel is a political "workhorse", Mrs Macron is a political "showhorse", so there you have it
😂 c’est trop chiante, ce commentaire.
Miguel Vasques No! Merkel is more beautiful.
I did actually wonder whether she had simply read that the Mrs Macron was a bit older than her husband... And considering that her eye sight might not be that great anymore? they are both blonde, middle aged women. 🤷🏻♀️
The old lady is so sweet, may god bless her.
Yeah she's really cute
Not qualified to say wether ol’ Macron’s a good leader or not, but he’s certainly an absolute gent.
How sweet n innocent..
As a german, I was very relieved when the old lady confused Merkel with Mrs. Macron and not Mrs. Hitler. 😅
ahhahaha
Old lady:Are you Mrs. Macron
Merkel:No im chanchelor of Germany.
Old lady:I tought you had a mustache.
BMA
Yeah she looks like Lady Hitler..
Everyone talks about Moustache man but no one talks about Eva
🤣🤣🤣
"Are you Mrs. Macron?"
"No, I am younger!"
.... damn she is lol. Like 2 years younger.
@@Kartof2 that's kind of crazy
😂😂😂
You're mean
That's good observation, i thought Merkel was older than Mrs. Macron
What a sweet darling. God bless her. One can tell she has lived a great life and will live even a better one after passing away. Amen.
I love how she replied to a French old lady in German first XD
The best comment section I ever came across.
Same here 😍
I'm literally crying rn
If you want good comment sections, check out the Communist National Anthem video, Pumped Up Kicks music video and any medieval remix of any song. These always have the best comments.
Never laughed so hard while reading comments
Well you haven't seen
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After the second time I would have just said, "Yes. Yes, I am."
I would have said ,, not yet" 😂
🤣🤣😂😂 lolll ikr?!
@@DHSDleel I only took one year of German, I'm not the best, I thought von was a title used by the aristocracy before the family name, in fact I am a supporter of the Kaiser and King of Bavaria, Kaiserreich needs a comeback
@@darthkillhoon i'm german
Being French, 101 years old and seeing a president of the Republic accompanied by a German chancellor in the middle of France must have caused some flashbacks...
Last time when she saw an Austrian painter as the German Chancellor who had a funny moustache
Merkle had to personally say it in French. But the old lady doesn’t seem to understood the link there.
This must have had quite an impact on her. To put that into perspective: She was 22 years old when the nazis occupied France.
Yes
She's so used to seeing Macron with women twice his age
@MrLolmaster101 she was more than twice his age when they started being a couple.
You queen Elizabeth are jealous 😂😂
Awkward having sex with a woman that changed his diapers
@MrLolmaster101
Close enough and the point gets through.
@@KemetEG A real man doesn't preach to the world about nationalism while trying to raise a massive new army. A real man doesn't misuse campaign funds in order for more people to vote for him. A real man doesn't come from a country that's leaders retreat even against the Vietnamese while burying that as deep as possible, they own up to it. Did you know France started the Vietnam War, that the Vietnamese leader saw the US as an ally but France forced them to pick sides? I doubt you even knew it was a French colony that had no representation yet were taxed to death, literally.
A real man would never call himself French.