The French - is it personal?

I think the French have a chip on their shoulder when it comes to Britain. Macron definitely seems to have his own agenda. Germany unusually has problems of its own regarding possible downturn. Their situation could be made worse if we do leave with no deal. Angela Merkel really does appear to be a real states person. (When it comes to being asked for reasons why I voted leave, this sort of thing is a perfect example of why. Being goaded by a pompous little French person and told what to do. No, I don’t have a link to back up what I say).

From reading the French and German media, I don't think either of them will be shedding too many tears about Brexit.

I actually thought Macron was quite welcoming, especially considering the hype. I think it's in Mutti Merkel's character to appear welcoming and protective. When I watched the speech she made, Johnson just stood there looking like a chastised schoolboy and Merkel looked like and sounded like the headmistress in charge.

There's not a hope in hell he can come up with a solution to the Irish backstop issue, so goodness knows why he accepted the challenge so enthusiastically. I think he was taken by surprise, but I'm sure puppeteer Cummings will think of a way of twisting it to make it look like the EU is to blame.