Both France and UK are former superpowers (really empires) that are now shadows of their former selves, but still refuse to accept the new reality (where "new"

Both France and UK are former superpowers (really empires) that are now shadows of their former selves, but still refuse to accept the new reality (where "new" means ~80+ years old). The UK is arguably doing better at accepting reality than France though. French people really don't seem to understand why no one outside of France (or Quebec, or some colonies) speaks French these days.