Yesterday, when I complimented a colleague on his 'Mr Grumpy' socks, we fell to chatting about the Mr Men series. He asked whether I knew that Mr Rude was French. I didn't, but I will admit to laughing soundly at the very puerile fart jokes on the Mr Men website. Just pull Mr Rude's finger and see what happens.
But then it struck me as a bit sad that yet another generation of English children will grow up hearing the same tired old stereotypes. And yes, I checked on the French-language section of the site - not only does Mr Rude appear as Monsieur Mal-Eleve (Mr badly brought up), but there is, alas, no sign of either Monsieur Rosbif or Monsieur Casual Racist.
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