" pride, arrogance and ignorance " :
They just develop and build airliners, jet fighters, helicopters, regional turboprops, business jets, avionics, jet engines, helicopter turbines, GA aircraft, missiles, ICBMs with MIRVs, space rockets and satellites ... (*)
and for that reason have to suffer the jealousy of those who don't, and who, although speaking the famous language as mother tongue, would like for that reason to be associated with the aerospace glory of UK and USA - got them ?)
for the illiterates : Airbuses, Rafales and Mirages, Pumas, Squirrels, Dolphins, ATR 72, Falcon 7X, CFM56 and M88, Arriel, Astazou, Robin, Exocet (!) and MICA, M51, Ariane, SPOT ...
and they do the avionics suites of Russian Sukkhois, Migs and combat helicopters ...
and they do squadron exchanges with the Russian AF
and the even sell with much pleasure big assault combat ships to the same Russians ...
Now to try to be a little bit balanced, it would not disturb me if CDG was a little bit-more English speaking - I have been translating for years to the F/Os anything of interest happening in front of us, or even behind - but that's the problem with all the big countries, like Russia, China, Brasil. Of course in Danemark or Philippines it's easier to use English.
And as said by recceguy...sometimes it's racism (how do you dare nominate Australia or others ?) and then it becomes normal and accepted french-bashing the other way...