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The impression you gave when making assumptions about my experiences.

We've been to quite a few areas, including Alsace. We were in Metz, just looking round, when an elderly gentleman overheard us talking. He came over to us and welcomed us to his city.

You desperately want to hate them for their dreadful attitude to English don't you? Well, tough. I'm not going to convince you.

I can speak French, and understand them.

Why? I was in a campsite watching the matches on a large screen. I doubt more than 3 or 4 even knew we were English.

It's not telling. The founder of the modern Olympics was French.

I've no idea. I have spent time with French friends and holidaymakers, who love to try their English out on me, which leads to strange conversations where I am speaking French and they reply in English. As I said, I have watched the matches on French tv, and nobody batted an eyelid at the...

It doesn't. I spent the last two weeks with the French watching French tv. They're not bothered.