Over one hundred years ago my late grandfather served as a US Army sergeant in France in 1918 with the American Expeditionary Force. Although he never talked about being in combat, at least not to us grandkids he did often remark how ‘’filthy’’ he found the French people to be. Looks like much hasn’t changed in over one hundred years.
My Grampa said the same thing about the Frogs. He was Army.
That great-grandfather of mine who emigrated from France to Wheeling, West Virginia? This was probably why.