This is caused by their food. I spent three days in Paris a couple of years ago, and ate a lot of Italian. Yummy.
Mais, ca c’est impossible! La cuisine francaise, c’est zee verry best een zee aintire world!
Or do most French people become pessimistic once they realize they share a common border with Germany?
They used to behave real snotty with American tourists, who have been replaced by Muslims who are there to stay.
Il y a beacoups de raisons pour le pessimisme francais.
Makes me glad to be an American!