Now, now lads, be positive. You're already part French by adopting the term 'matelot' to describe yourselves. The young and green don't seem to understand imperial measurements any more, only the French metric system and the word Parliament derives from Anglo-Norman. Then there are words used by unconscious Francophiles: settee instead of sofa, serviette instead of napkin, lounge instead of drawing room, toilet instead of that more English word, the head, and even The Times has the motto emblazoned on every front page: Dieu et mon droit!
So you see, most Britons are already semi-Francs, or to be more precise:
Francobritish.* :biggrin:
*Note: I didn't say Franco-British!
