Saints first NFL team granted international marketing rights in France

SmashMouth · 05-23-2023, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by Boston Saint

I was chatting with a person from France this weekend. They mentioned that the Fleur-de-lis, while certainly historical for them, isn’t displayed as much in France as it is Quebec, Montreal, and New Orleans.

As a Frenchman myself, I respectfully disagree. There isn't a church or cathedral anywhere in France that does not have many of them . Also many street signs and bridges over the Seine river in Paris are adorned with them. A plethora of regional and national French flags grace us with them, not to mention flags of noble families , some even with crests.

Sadly, my family is not represented by any crests of any kind, let alone one adorned with a FDL, even though I was born very near the Eiffel Tower. I do have , on the other hand, some lovely Mignon Faget FDL glasses, water and wine, and also period antique table cloths . Also my wife has a very special and beautiful Hermes lady scarf, Louis XIV, that is filled with them; we have it framed in our home since it's too pretty to wear.

05-23-2023, 07:01 PM	#6
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,479 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Saints first NFL team granted international marketing rights in France Originally Posted by Boston Saint I was chatting with a person from France this weekend. They mentioned that the Fleur-de-lis, while certainly historical for them, isn’t displayed as much in France as it is Quebec, Montreal, and New Orleans. As a Frenchman myself, I respectfully disagree. There isn't a church or cathedral anywhere in France that does not have many of them . Also many street signs and bridges over the Seine river in Paris are adorned with them. A plethora of regional and national French flags grace us with them, not to mention flags of noble families , some even with crests. Sadly, my family is not represented by any crests of any kind, let alone one adorned with a FDL, even though I was born very near the Eiffel Tower. I do have , on the other hand, some lovely Mignon Faget FDL glasses, water and wine, and also period antique table cloths . Also my wife has a very special and beautiful Hermes lady scarf, Louis XIV, that is filled with them; we have it framed in our home since it's too pretty to wear. iceshack149, Crusader, leilung and 5 others like this.