Once upon a time in the kingdom of heaven, God went walkabout for six days.
Eventually, Michael the archangel found him on the seventh day, taking
a rest. He inquired of God, "Where have you been"? God breathed a deep sigh
of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look
Michael, look what I have made." Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said
"What is it?" "It's a planet," replied God "and I've put life on it. I'm
going to call it Earth, and it's going to be a great place of
balance."
"Balance?" inquired Michael, still confused. God explained, pointing to
different countries. "For example, North America will be a place of
opportunity and wealth, while South America will be poor, the Middle east
over there, will be a hot spot, and Russia will be a cold spot. Over there
I've placed a continent of Black people, and over there I've placed a
continent of White people." God continued, pointing to different countries,
"This one will be extremely hot and arid, while this one will be extremely
cold and covered in ice."
The archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a small land mass
and said, "What's that one?"Ahh" said God, "That's Great Britain, the most
glorious place on earth. There are beautiful lakes, rivers, streams and
hills. The people from Britain are going to be modest, intelligent and
humorous, and be found travelling the world, They'll be builders of empires,
hard-working and high achieving, and they will be known throughout the
world as diplomats and carriers of peace." Michael gasped in wonder and
admiration, but then proclaimed, "What about the balance God? You said there
would be balance."
God wisely replied. "Wait until you see the *****s I'm putting next to
them. I'm going to call them the FRENCH."
Englishman.