Do you consider the French to be Germanic?

[Óttar]

Flemish, Normand, Alsatian, Moselle-Lorraine, autre (Burgundy).

Les noms allemands de mon cote' paternel sont fortement representes en Moselle

Comment la Flandre est-elle Francais?

[Kadu]

Maybe because if Normandy is Germanic, then so are Sicily and Syria.

Indeed, and as this wise man would say.

Ha-ha, ye have been no valkyrie yourself, fair maiden! Your bed is soiled with the juice of the Afroman and your brother is a Turk!

[Elveon]

J'ai voté pour Das Elsass bien surQui mieux que les Alsaciens -Lorrains incarnent et sont les dépositaires de la Germanité en France? Et bien les Flamands peut-etre! Et comme ma propre mère est une Flamande de
Duinkerken et que j'ai encore de la famille à Oostende, et bien me voici tiraillé entre deux identités culturelles régionales mais finalement fraternelles car toutes deux issues du monde Germanique; donc pas de soucis pour moi

Au fait Aemma, tu pourrais nous dire de la part de qui et pourquoi tu attends des excuses? Sauf si cela est d'ordre privé bien entendu Je demande ça car j'ai lu dans ton profil :"Still waiting for an apology!".

[Hweinlant]

Honestly, I didnt read this thread. Modern French are no Germanic people (most of modern Germanic speaking people are not genetically Germanic). Franks were once war band, mainly of Germanic stock (but not fully). Gauls (whom still make up the main body of France) were Celtic folks. After the Franks, whom were only ruling class, warriors, came the Normans, whom were just as much a warrior band. It seems like France, or the geographic region known as France has allways been governed by late comers. Perhaps the Caliphate of Frankonistan is logical forthcoming.

[Tabiti]

France has significant Germanic influence, however I don't consider it Germanic nowadays, at least not in all spheres.

[Gooding]

I would definitely consider the Flemish, Alsatian, Lorraine Mosellan, Norman and other Northern French folk Germanic, with the exception of the Bretons, whom I consider to be Celtic. Most of my French ancestry hails from Occitania, which I would most certainly never consider a Germanic area.Until recently, most Occitans never actually spoke Langue d'Oil, but a softer and more Latinate set of dialects unique to the South. They also have a more relaxed lifestyle, I think. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occitania

[Atlas]

The Northeast side of France is Germanic. Normands maybe. The rest, no.

The above mentioned regions are the one where you find the more blonde people in France by the way.

[Brännvin]

France is just France, Romance, Celtic or Germanic are usually fictional and haven't any validity in real life.

Although, in fact France is predominantly a Romance-Latin speaking country..

[Murphy]

I will say again, I think it is more appropriate to speak of, for example a Breton ethnicity, and a French meta-ethnicity.

Regards,
The Eunuch.

[Ankoù]

I will say again, I think it is more appropriate to speak of, for example a Breton ethnicity, and a French meta-ethnicity.

Please, define meta-ethnicity.