When I was a shareholder of Toreador we didn't get a penny and...

When I was a shareholder of Toreador we didn't get a penny and the company was forced to sell out to Zaza for a pittance .

The French have a reputation of expropriating private possessions without compensation .

Schuepbach Energy also had their licenses stolen and took the authorities to court and it was kicked out - so a precedent has been set .

On all three occasion's I've invested in or done business with French speakers I've lost money .

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My friend could speak fluent English and French traveled to Belgium and asked which language he should speak in .

The answer was "English" because if the person is Flemish they will understand you and if they are a Walloon , they are not worth speaking to .