A new meme is sweeping France, and it requires a certain level of emoji skill.
It all began with a Twitter account, @TweeteoFrance. The incredible account tweets out the weather every six hours in emoji form. Emojis make up a map of France, showing the forecast.
#Météo de cet après-midi : ? ? ? ☁ ☁ ☁?☀?☁☁☁☀☁☀☀ ☁☁?☁☁???☀ ☀??☀?☀? ☀ ? ? ? ? ? ? ☀ ? ? ? ☁ ☁ ☁ ? ? ☀ ☁☁ ☀ ? ? ? ☀ ?
— Tweetéo France (@TweeteoFrance) July 24, 2018
One of its recent tweets, a mid-afternoon forecast, was picked up and adapted by Twitter users to express what their country means to them.
From sports to corporations trying to get in on the action, it was all quite amusing.
Which sport sums up France?
Rectification ⚽ ⚽ ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ ⚽⚽ ⚽⚽⚽⚽ ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ ⚽⚽ ⚽⚽⚽⚽ ⚽ ⚽https://t.co/tPV2bgocHb
— Conforama FC (@ConforamaFC) July 25, 2018
Rectification ? ? ?????????????? ????????? ??????? ??????? ?????? ??????? ???? ? ? https://t.co/ZnYqQsAQSP
— TOP 14 Rugby (@top14rugby) July 26, 2018
Of course, corporate Twitter jumped on the meme.
Rectification
? ? ??????????????? ????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ? ? https://t.co/OUDRCTY7uI
— Xbox FR (@XboxFR) July 25, 2018
Rectification ? ? ?????????????? ???????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ???? ? ? https://t.co/lrFss67erN
— Interflora France (@Interflora) July 24, 2018
What about food and drink?
Rectification ? ? ?????????????? ???????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ???? ? ? https://t.co/Me5VcBlAFY
— Chelxie #SecteChelxie (@chelxie) July 25, 2018
Rectification
? ? ?????????????? ????????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ???? ? ? https://t.co/HJqB7Ebd9S
— OGaming TV (@OGaming_TV) July 25, 2018
These make sense, but pizza and fried chicken?
– Rectification. ? ? ?????????????? ???????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ???? ? ?
[Doux mélange entre #Pizza et @KFCFrance ?❤?] https://t.co/wYRHFpSWxT
— Maîtresse Mareen © (@MareenRibes) July 24, 2018
This clever coastal iteration was interesting.
⛵ ? ⛵? ? ☁⛵?⛵??☁?☀? ?☀️☀☀???? ?☀☀???? ⛵☀ ? ? ? ? ? ☀ ? ☀ ? ? ⛵ ☀ ☀ ? ⛵ ?⛵ ? ☀ ☀ ⛵ ? ⛵#Nautisme https://t.co/Xp5KW6dkXW
— T-TOP (@TTOPoutdoor) July 25, 2018
The world loves a new meme and this one has everything – a niche, emoji and a way to make it your own. Vive La France!