Aw, give him a break, he was probably taught revised history: The Germans were just misunderstood and the French are really very lovely people. Both countries love England and the Euro is the best thing since sliced bread.
Or, on second thought, maybe he is just a complete idiot as you said.
Since Hitler bombed the crap out of his country and killed a whole lot of Brits
I'm betting on that he is a complete idiot