That stereotype is largely true, in my experience, having grown up in the US. There are, of course, exceptions, but they're exceptions. The snotty Frenchman is

That stereotype is largely true, in my experience, having grown up in the US. There are, of course, exceptions, but they're exceptions. The snotty Frenchman is the exception, though, probably borne from our disproportionate exposure to Paris. So in that case the stereotype isn't warranted.