It more of the case of the English and French being on different sides and have been in a state of conflict

From 1060s until the 1940s and Charles de gaull was massively mistrustful of Americans and British

Also the French due to internal issues feel behind England and Germany and tride to rebuild national prestige

The British Empire was about wealth and trade the French Empire was about the glory of France

It's just two different cultures

I am not going to tell people which is bad and which is good or if it's a grey area I leave it to other to make up their own minds