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'''[[Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys|Perfide France]] - the French'''
The English have fought at least 20 wars against the French since the Norman Conquest. Before the Germans started seriously arming in the lead-up to [[World War
Today the British have a rather complex relationship with the French. They've had many differences over foreign policy, especially over the [[European Union]] (de Gaulle stopped British entry a couple of times). However, they fought together in both World Wars, signed the ''Entente Cordiale'' over a century ago and are in [[NATO]] together. In June 1940, an Anglo-French Union was seriously considered but overtaken by events. The two have recently signed a historic defensive and cooperation act, to save government military spending.
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'''Special Relationship: The Colonials - Americans'''
While the UK-US relationship was one of mutual animosity and resentment up until [[World War
The relationship can occasionally be strained, particularly when an American utters the [[Stock Phrase]] "We saved your asses in World War Two" (the civil response is usually something along the lines of "When you ''finally'' got round to it..."). It's not as hostile as Hollywood would like you to believe, though; it's not like the UK's still fighting the Revolution against the traitors.
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