I cannot say anything good about our experiences with the French. I'm sorry, it is not stereotyping if you experience it first-hand. I've heard that outside Paris they are nice. We only went to Paris and some train stations in France. I had a very bad experience with a French policewoman

Stange. The American company I work with has European headquerters in Paris. I have never heard any complaints from them, and most of their staff there are transient Yanks. My personal experiences from Paris are also very nice (though, I will grant you that, Romans did seem a shade more friendly).