Untrue. Some don't mind and appreciate it, but many also sneer in disgust at one's miserable failure to grasp the beauty and glory that is the French language. Or they're just obnoxious. Either way, I'm about 50/50 on them appreciating the attempt at French versus hating me for it. And my French is actually pretty passable.

CDG is navigable, but way more painful than the other options presented. The redeeming factor is the in-flight food service, but I'd rather go non-stop from this side of the pond and arrive where I'm actually headed than connect on that side.