[monocle]

I had spent some time in Dusseldorf on business as well as in Paris. My experiences could not have been more different. The Germans were pleasant and trustworthy whereas the French were rude and treacherous. The Germans were tough negotiators, but once you had an agreement you could bank on it. The French, on the other hand, were deceptive negotiators and would immediately work to undermine any agreement.

[Michael81Dus]

Sounds as if you had negotiations about the EU treaties?!
LOL I´m glad that you made positive experiences here. Maybe US/German relationship isn´t completely destroyed?
On the level of the head of states, it probably is. On lower levels (departments, federal authorities, intelligences), I got the impression that boths sides can work together pretty good.