"Well, the French speak a language called French. They're dashed good cooks, and by and large know how to have a good time. Also, they produce wine and drink it frequently. That may go some way towards explaining why they are both gay and passionate. The Germans are not very nice, except sometimes they are. I think it depends on the political situation and how things stand vis a vis our two nations, but I don't follow politics, bloody boring the lot of it. The Swedes have a king. His name is King Gustaf the Fifth."

That last tidbit of information was something he remembered from Jeeves.