As an American
I've had little contact with the French personally, but what little I've had has been rather mixed- some have been quite pleasant, others have been twats of the first order.

But then I could say the same for Germans as well. *shrug*

I recall a study* that some people did at a university a while back that concluded that Europeans from any given country see their neighbors in a bad light- usually described as "short dark and dirty".

I think it's because Europeans live so close to one another, yet have historically kept to themselves, making all kinds of weird little pockets of inbreeding (real or perceived) that results in them all hating each other.

I'm just glad I'm over here, and the closest foreign neighbors we have seem to be reasonable.

*taking them out individually to a bar and getting them hammered, then asking them about other nationalities
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Wed 16 Jul 2008, 15:51, Reply)