I was in Brittany and I am Irish... We are Celtic cousins (as they pointed out), Parisians are arseholes (as they pointed out)...French folk wont talk to you at the best of times.We used to take the kids to a gite every summer and it was like pulling teeth. But then my French is nothing special.
I think the French view is... They are the most visited country in the world and are probably bit sick of tourists a bit.. Their tourist season is very long for them as well...