FrenchsoldierswhowenttohelptheAmericansduringtheAmericanRevolutionoftenfoundthattheirhostshadstrangeideasaboutthem.Oneday,theChevalierdePontgibaudenteredthehouseofafarmeruponwhomhewasbilleted.Thefarmersaid,"I'mverygladtohaveaFrenchmaninthehouse.Youseethebarberlivesalongwayoffsoyou'llbeabletoshaveme.""ButIcan'tevenshavemyself,"dePontgibaudreplied."That'sveryodd,"saidthefarmer."IwastoldthatallFrenchmenwerebarbers."
Soonafterwardsthefarmerservedhimsomebeef,andsaid,"You'reluckytobeabletocomeovertoAmericaandgetgoodbeeftoeat."WhentheFrenchmanassuredhimthattheyhadbeefinFranceandexcellentbeeftoo,theAmericanresponded,"That'simpossible,oryouwouldn'tbesothin."

美國獨立戰爭期間，有法國軍人去助美國一臂，發覺不少美國人對他們有奇怪觀念。有一天，德蓬吉博爵士走進他獲編排投宿的農家，那農人說：「我真高興家裏來了個法國人。這裏離理髮師很遠，你可以給我修面。」德蓬吉博說：「但我連替自己修面都不懂得。」那農夫說：「那可奇怪，聽說所有法國人都懂得理髮修面。」
不久，那農夫端些牛肉給德蓬吉博吃，並說：「你來到美國，真是幸運，可以吃到好牛肉。」德蓬吉博告訴他法國也有牛肉，而且是極好的牛肉。那農夫說：「那是不可能的，看你瘦成這個樣子。」