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A Francophile is a person who has a strong interest in, or admiration for French culture. This could include France itself and its history, the French language, French cuisine, literature, etc. The opposite of a Francophile is a Francophobe -- someone who dislikes all that is French.
Francophilia often arises in former French colonies where the élite spoke French and adopted many French habits--although places where resentment against French rules is fresh in the mind of the population (such as Algeria and Vietnam) might instead want to dispense with French culture. In some countries such as Romania, French culture has also long been popular among the educated classes. Even in the United States, the French language is still one of the main foreign languages taught in school. French Canadians who look to the culture of France could also be considered Francophiles.
Historically, Francophilia has been associated with supporters of the philosophy of French Enlightenment during and after the French Revolution, where democratic uprisings challenged the autocratic countries of Europe.
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The reattachment is a current political calling, the meeting of Wallonie (and generally Brussels; more rarely of the entirety of Belgium.) in France. This movement had always existed in the belgian state. The Manifest for the culture of Wallone of 1983, relaunched in 2003, and all of a series of discussions witnessed a will of emancipation in ratio to the hexagon, a reflection that Charles Ferdinand Ramuz was probably the first to develop what is know today as the francophonie. See: Les réflexions de ramuz
For a decade now, a Francophilia sentiment is appearing in Germany. In effect, French is the second most studied language in the homes of German students.[citation needed] In particular, the Germans are very demanding of the French culture, being their preferred touristic destination.[citation needed][clarification needed]
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