Love the French: pretty much like the Dutch.
There is only 1 way to do things....the French way. Never mind the SOPs, Regional, Liberte, AF SOPs are always better and DANGEROUS!!!!!
When you have French pilots doing their own thing it creates DANGER.
When the French learn that safety comes first, regardless of nationality, language or airline THEN, and only THEN, will they be regarded as grown up.
Until that point they will always be viewed for what they are: a bunch of whining spoilt brats with nice food and wine and a spectacular country somebody else should be living in.
Rant over.
PS One of the best pilots I have ever flown with is French, Christophe of the City, Fingers of Gold.