I always have the impression I'm harsh and too blunt when reading myself afterwards, as those small phrases don't convey all <sniffing>
On this precise subject, I believe that the two side of the Channel "are" the extremes ! More northern or eastern states have found other ways then the British ones, and most of the Latin one's are less "righteous" on the subject then the Frenchs... :-) "What can I do, What can I write, Against the fall of Night". A.E. Housman
I had no idea that France's approach is so vastly different to the UK, so it has been an eye opener. Ad astra per aspera
