France

The surest sign that the French were going to go war with some other country was the signing of a peace treaty. This has been translated in modern times to allowing you to be reasonably confident that when "un français" looks you in the eye, smiles warmly and shakes your hand manly, like a trusted friend from university, that he intends to sleep with your wife. Or possibly that he already has.

Expensive, rude, and with an unhealthy amount of dog excrement everywhere, capital Paris is a must-visit city. More interesting but less seen by foreigners are the regions of the south, where ancient Roman influences and ruins are still evident. The natives mostly wished they lived in Spain, but not necessarily that they were Spanish. Most visitors agree that France would be better if all the French lived in Spain.