I met a french woman at a small get together and she about fainted when she saw some of us with cans of Coke. She acted like we were drinking canned goat piss. I think she was horribly insulted we weren't having perrier water or french wine. I really try my best to fit into other cultures when traveling, but why the french refuse to do so is beyond me.
At a conference last week, the french contingent all smoked like a steam shovel in no smoking sections. They also have a nasty habit of cutting into lines. I would love to see them do that ONCE in some parts of the city. They would be stuffed into the nearest trash can. They are without a doubt the most disagreeable people on this planet, and everyone seems to think so (except perhaps Belgians).