Now, what better way to make your name better known in the US than being controversial on a US chat show? Ask Tom Cruise, it's the gateway to even more of that precious limelight that these people crave so much. So it's little surprise that Gordon Ramsay has attempted to drum up controversy in the States by having a go at... the French. Brave man, seeing how popular the Gauls are in that part of the world.
Ramsay appeared on the 'Tonight Show With Jay Leno And His Chin' and left the host gasping with his sheer naughtiness. He described the French as "difficult" and for having bad breath (it's all that garlic and onions, you see, if we're going down the stereotype path) before having a go at French women.
"I had a French girlfriend. It was like going to bed with a rottweiler on your chest."
Sheer comedy genius, I'm sure you'll agree. And no wonder that the modern day Benny Hill with a saucepan is such a huge hit with those burger-munching rednecks, whose eloquent use of the English language is nearly as refined as Gordon's.