You took the words right out of my mouth...
Please don't base your entire opinion of France and the French on one city. That's like basing your opinion of the US on one visit to the zoo that is New York or LA.
I spent a lot of time in France growing up, and I've always felt welcome there. I spent time in Aix En Provence, Marseilles, Nice, Dieppe, Calais and Paris...and whilst I totally understand your feeling about Parisians I'm telling you that the rest of the country isn't like that. They're arrogant, yes, but no more so than the Germans.