I have never visited the country and I'm afraid I will never have the opportunity. I have in the past been given the impression that the French do not care for Americans; it would seem they suffer the same malady that the U.S. suffers in that there is a small but loud group of people that are anti- whatever stands for good. These images prove that we are not hated by the rest of the world.
Most people who think that French people hate Americans have just met Parisians.
They just hate everybody includling the rest of the French people.
I believe than some folks over here, especially in Normandy, have more respect for the US and the American flag than many Americans themselves.
You won't find folks burning the US flag or walking on it ... like you see during many protests in the US.
You won't find many countries where US troops are given rounds of applause when they walk down our streets (probably including the US too where at least a few folks would booh them).