N’importe quoi… the French (outside of Paris and the major touristy bits) are not excellent at English.

Source: I live in France, and my mother tongue is English. I had no choice but to learn French very quickly in order to communicate. The idea that they are merely too proud to speak English is an old wives tale, their education system is just very outdated and la francophonie is large enough that they never need English in order to go about their daily lives, which is not the case for many smaller European countries.

However, I will admit that attempts to poke fun at the English (specifically the UK, or as they like to call them, “les rosbifs,”) are heartily appreciated.