With the French and Indian War over, many colonists saw no need for soldiers to be stationed in the colonies. Britain also needed money to pay for its war debts. The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. They decided to require several kinds of taxes from the colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War.
So the famed French rudeness—mostly famous in England—is somewhat of an affront to their existence. ... The idea that French people are rude has become so indoctrinated in English culture that a recent remake of the Mr.
