Many years ago, I used to teach sailing with a French organisation (Breton, if you want to split berets) which had/has bases in Ireland. I would arrive at the base with a list of the Irish stagieres/trainees provided by the Dublin office. At the bottom of the page it would say - ".... Plus fifteen Frogs."! My French equivalent would arrive similarly equipped with a list of the French trainees, from the Paris office - at the bottom of which was the line "Plus fifteen Paddies"!

Parity of lack of esteem has its advantages - provided it preserves a sense of humour.

Regards