I'm with Jwscud. It's the manuals - everything else (and that includes all the ignorant carping upthread) is moot. Contrary to scuttlebutt, the Airbus manuals do describe all the relevant actions relating to control laws etc., but because the language can be somewhat idiosyncratic, you'll see threads started requesting confirmation and elaboration.
I've said it before, but I'd be interested to see if French pilots of Brand B have similar issues with their manuals.
