'mocking' the French has been a mainstay of British humour for a very long time, including many classic Monty python caricatures. I put mocking in quotes becau

'mocking' the French has been a mainstay of British humour for a very long time, including many classic Monty python caricatures. I put mocking in quotes because it's always in good humour. There has always been a string English / French rivalry and I guess this has morphed to poking fun at each other.