'fraid we Brits are vey guilty of this. The moment anyone starts to become successful the knives are out...

A famous chef from Paris is touring Wales. He stops at a samll seaside restaurant, and chooses lobster from the menu. The waiter points to a shallow tank, and asks the chef to pick his own. "Sacré bleu! Ow is it possible - if we kept our Paris lobsters in such a shallow tank they would all run to Dieppe!" exclaims the chef. "No problem, here", says the waiter. "They're Welsh lobsters - if one tried to get out, the other bastards would all murder him!"