a European perspective

In class yesterday, our teacher, who is French, said a saying regarding the powers in the European community that I thought you might find insightful. Here it is:

"The French are the chefs,
the Italians are the lovers,
the Germans are the organizers,
and the British are the diplomats

You know all has gone to hell when:

The British are the chefs,
the Germans are the lovers,
the Italians try to organize,
and the French are the diplomats"

that about sums it up...