I am never sure if the “french are rude” cliche is some anglosphere joke or if they really think that. Certainly is not my experience, been to France a lot.
My understanding is that it’s a holdover from after WW2, when American troops were still there a lot. Americans in general, and American soldiers in particular tend to be pretty loud and effusive in large groups, which can get on anybody’s nerves. So they annoyed the locals, the locals got rude, and a cultural trope was born.
I am never sure if the “french are rude” cliche is some anglosphere joke or if they really think that. Certainly is not my experience, been to France a lot.
My understanding is that it’s a holdover from after WW2, when American troops were still there a lot. Americans in general, and American soldiers in particular tend to be pretty loud and effusive in large groups, which can get on anybody’s nerves. So they annoyed the locals, the locals got rude, and a cultural trope was born.