We don't really piss the british off anymore these days. They have shown the ability to take care of themselves in that regard.

That and the fact that the US don't show enough self-awareness to sport a meaningful rivalry are the reason the French are an overall depressed bunch.

The British have been annoying the French for at least a millennia.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7881207-1000-years-of-an...