I find the French wonderful. Maybe it is rude of those who deliver the words.

I went to France twice. Once in 84 where I was hassled by the border police and I had my US Navy Seabag inspected and so I got a bit taunted by them. Paris was beautiful but a tourist city so tentatively I thought it might be true.

In 2001 I went to Nancy and Orleans in addition to Paris. Everyone was incredibly warm that it belied any previous reputation. Mothers and older teen daughters holding hands.
I was overwhelmed by the Love shown.

Because those comments usually come from rude tourists. When I was in France the people were wonderful. Only the ones in the high tourist areas had an attitude and it was justified!!

While I am familiar with the stereotype, I did not find the French to be rude

The French are on both ends. Extremely accommodating and welcoming, as well as very rude at times. In small towns and cities they are usually very casual and open. In the big cities sometimes downright nasty.

One way to annoy Parisians is to refer to Paris as "Paris" rather than "Paree". I spent a bit of time there 25+ years ago and there were restaurants that wouldn't serve Americans. It was about lingering resentment from the war. Not all Frenchmen (and Frenchwomen) were anti-Nazis. Some welcomed the changes Hitler brought to France.

The nasty-nice extremes also exist in the US. Like some Americans are as unaccommodating to visitors speaking non-English as some French are towards non-French speaking visitors there.

I love French people...all they ask for is good manners, their language spoken or respected, and their country admired...which I find it all sooooo easy...

It's a reputation but not all french people are like that.
Most of us are friendly with strangers

Since when? This is new to me 😂
Indeed, a certain part of the British is feared in some particular sectors of tourism but others are just loved for their decency .

go to a french bistro here in the d.c. region watch out, grow a thick skin. they're nasty as hell, not sure if it's a thing or what.

(yes, they're french.)

The French are rude and obnoxious. But the say Americans are as well. The Brits I've run across have been fine.

well I am French n I would say it is justified to some degree. We are extremely individualistic and do not have a groupthink mentality. They are very slow at making friends but once they have a friend they are extremely loyal they hate the brits for no reason. It is a completely different mentality. I lived in England for many years and wel I prefer the Brits. I am not going to root for my country.Sorr or te . I need to change batteries

they are rude, very, very rude

It's because us Brits don't get the language,abd they can speak it,but to wind us up,they don't around us,so they can look down there noses at us!
But of course this doesn't really cover the whole nation,as I've actually met some lovely French people.
So what would you say are the British faults people find?

French Canadian or European?

You are so right. Being a Brit who spent 30 years in the USA its a double whammy the things people say there are times when I am embarassed to carry both passports, but I do think stereotyping happens to all countries.

Well... there was a period dating back to over a generation ago, that there were enough of them that were, that it was justified. But... not now. Not if you've had contact with the French... you wouldn't say that now.

They were very nice to me when I visited. And so were the English when I visited London.