Having lived in France for 7 years I can, only thing France has going for it is it is a beautiful country.
Old joke.
God created France , making it the most beautiful country in the world.
The rest of the world became jealous.
So God then created the French.
You are correct cannot blame the acts of a few individuals same thing can happen anywhere.
But a mate of mine recently returned to his British registered car, parked in a car park to find two of his tyres slashed. That was in Rouen. In his row his was the only Brit car and the only one touched.
My SX was on Brit plates at the time and was parked in the street outside my son's flat. There were other bikes parked beside it, not touched.
The french just do not like us Brits.
Sorry but it is a fact