I have been to Italy, France, and Germany. In Italy I met exactly one native arsehole; the rest of the people I interacted with were unfailingly pleasant. In Germany I didn't interact with anybody unpleasant. In France the natives were downright rude (unless they were behind a cash register and hoped to get money from you).

Presumably the people I ran into don't represent all of the people of France. Someday I hope to go back and let them prove my first impression wrong.

Alex