Its nothing personal. Just in my opinion a guilty national pride on their part. We saved their butts twice in the last century and you would think they could reciprocate a bit.
My Aunt and Uncle got a free trip to Paris a year ago and that was why they went... it was free.
My Aunt accidentally pointed her finger at a group of Frenchmen and they all "surrendered" on the spot.
Force of habit I imagine.
