Yes, it’s great from a cultural point of view. Many French can speak English perfectly well but you would never know it especially if you are not a tourist frequenting Paris. It’s also good as a French learner because it forces you to speak French to operate day to day. The US accommodates non-English speakers and the result is billions wasted on such accommodation, job requirements for Spanish - disadvantaging the legal population, and immigrant communities that fail to integrate.
Another interesting fact: In France, you have to put a photo of yourself on your CV/resume. Employers will not look at it without it. Infinitely higher response rate if you look like what the majority of French look like. If you look at a typical French company or institution there are very few non-caucasian employees and when they are they occupy low level positions. It’s much different than what you would see in an American company.
Interesting!