I'm a French woman and my first reaction while reading this book is that it needs a big update (the President is now elected for 5 years, not 7)!! I have also realized that it's funnier to read Xenophobe Guides of other countries than your own. This one was for me exagerating many facts. I believe that the authors tend to discribe more the countryside people in many instances, which is not always representative of the city-people that tourists will get to meet in Paris or other big cities (e.g. parisians will not pee in the street during the day - maybe at night if nobody is around or if they are real drunk! :-))). I agree that French people are sowhat arrogant towards foreigners, that they believe they are a better people with better customs, food, wine, holiday places... But what about the truth? Don't English, Germans, Dutch, Americans, etc. like to come to France for all these things? Why should a people not be pround of what it has to offer?
Well, I'll be happy to read the new version when it's released!