I think it's a mistake to try to equate people not liking an airport with "blaming the French" for...various unspecified things. French people are great. I like them. Even Blair! They are no more rude in customer service settings than the Spanish, for example. Europe is different and the way CS people interact with their customers are different. Once you become accustomed it really is no big deal. Everything still gets done.
CDG, on the other hand, is a disaster. After reading the OP I have to wonder if he's really ever been inside another airport! Better than AMS? They have a museum, a casino, hotel, comfortable, quiet places to grab some sleep if you need it, showers open to the public, and the new KL Crown lounge is wonderful. And then there's the process of connecting there vs. CDG:
AMS: Arrive > travelator to immigration > stop by the Crown lounge for breakfast or a sandwich > travelator to your departure gate
CDG: Arrive > bus to terminal > follow other pax into a dead end and fight your way back > up the stairs to the rat-maze that leads to immigration > down some more stairs > onto another bus > back to some other terminal > up the stairs > stop by the lounge for a cracker > care for another bus ride? > down the stairs to departure gate, where you will board yet another bus
They do have the HabiTrail thing going on, at least.