A plurality say France is blue. Click a color to add your vote.
France is blue because…
“France is blue because of the bordering oceans, and nice blue sky. Also, it is part of the EU and NATO, and both have blue as their field color.”
“Allez les bleus!”
“The flag.”
“Old school French flag.”
“Many people associate red with neighbouring Spain, and because it is the largest country in western Europe to have blue in the flag.”
“The blue on the flag is shared with the flags of most other French-speaking or cultured regions (e.g. Martinique, Quebec, Louisiana, Haiti.)”
“It’s part of the flag and also the color of the Québec flag where they speak french. ”
“Part of the flag is blue.”
“The flag.”
“The flag has blue, and France just gives off a blue vibe.”
France is red because…
“I think of those red berets, the french hat.”
“It shows the blood of the French Revolution. It represents the colours on the flag. It also is associated with ‘Jacobins .’ I don’t know. It just seems right.”
“I went to Paris and so many things were red.
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“I feel like it has more presence on the flag than the rest do.”
“RED, the blood of angry men!”
“Red is the first color of the flag, and Paris is the City of Love.”
“It’s one of the colours in their flag. Also it reminds me of jam.”
“Red is the first color in the French flag, and people there can be a bit rude and rudeness is red. Also, like a croissant would look great slathered in red jam.”
“Because its one of the colors in the flag.”
“It’s vibrant and full of energy.
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“Reds on the flag. Red wine. Bloodshed.”
France is white because…
“It’s right in the middle of the flag.”
“The middle stripe of the flag of France is white.”
“They surrendered.”
France is orange because…
“Baguettes. Also my French textbook at school was orange.”
“The Eiffel Tower and baguettes are orange.”
France is yellow because…
“The color yellow reminds me of all the lights of Paris at night.”
“When the Eiffel Tower is lit up at night, it looks golden.”
“I dunno, it just feels yellow. Sun, Champagne... a relaxed and mellow mood.”
France is brown because…
“France is famous for its bread and pastries, which are light brown.”
“History is brown, and France is very associated with history.”
“Baguettes, croissants, and every other amazing French bread.”
“The Eiffel Tower is brown.”
France is pink because…
“It’s pink because Paris is the city of love.”
France is purple because…
“As someone who is fluent in French, but my native language is English, French is the only language I speak that makes me feel fancy. It makes me feel like I need to keep my chin up and constantly tighten my tie. And fancy feels like purple.”
“For some reason, I think of France as royal, and purple is royal.”
“Southern France if full of lavender which is purple. They also have a lot of wine in France and grapes are purple.”