Although I've never been there I have two stories about France.
1) A dentist I saw a few times a few years ago was French.I told him that my parents had been to France and they hated it (which is true).I told him that the people were rude to them,among other things."Did they spend most of their time in Paris?",he asked."Yes,I think they did" was my reply."Ah,well there's the problem.Even Frenchmen hate the Parisians.They're known throughout the country as being rude".
2) My neighbor was born in France and left as a young woman...to marry an American serviceman.She,too,says that Parisians are hated by the rest of France for rudeness and snottiness...among other things.
My brother has had the same experience. He’s driven around Europe a few times. He told me he’s met some of the nicest people in rural France, and some of the rudest in Paris.
Hahaha...I can understand that. Kind of how many of us view New Yorkers, even other blue state Northeasterners!