From our "Sacre bleu!" department
Ah, you seely Americans! Once again, we French have outfoxed you. While you peedle along weez your puny 1.5 megabyte Internet connections, we in France are beginning to deploy true broadband! Oui, mon ami! We weel provad up to 2.5 GIGABYTES to peoples' homes! Try and beat zat weeth your Meekey Mouse Intairnet services!
You do not believe me? Go to Slashdot and see for yourself, seely American person!