"The French surrender....again"
I want to reiterate what I said on another thread in support of your comment...
Remember that the French were such fickle friends at the begining of WWII that their troops in North Africa actually fired on Patton's men. They were an enemy of the US in Operation Torch - Patton had to open a can of wup-ass to wake them up and join the Allied effort.
When the Marines arrived in France in WWI the Germans were assaulting towards Paris and their precious generals were in full retreat. After an order to join the retreat, the comment from the Marine commander was, "Retreat, Hell we just got here." The Marines stabilized the line ... Result: French speak French not GERMAN.
To whom it applies: save your flames for someone who might be persuaded to sing Kumbaya.