[glandium]

The funny thing about those stereotypes is that they go both ways. American tourists are viewed in France as people who wouldn't even try to speak at least one word in the language of the countries they visit, and expect everyone to speak English, because, you know, everyone speaks English, why make the effort.

I haven't met American tourists like that, and I haven't met French people that are arrogant asshole overprotective of their language. Somewhere, there probably are some specimen of both categories, but, as always, anecdote is not evidence, etc.

Disclaimer: I'm french.