It's true that from our side of the pond, it looks like the brits are the ones who are really into it... (Judging by the forums and the tabloids )

We even have some kind of britanophily or anglophily going on regularly, our liberals loved the british model (until recently when they all became germanophiles), people from the medias, music and fashion are still in love with the swinging London (who also enjoy quite the reputation as a city, don't really know why though, it's nice, but we have Paris... ;p )
The only thing for wich i have heard people complaining about the brits recently (a few years ago) was because they buy houses everywhere in France when they retire. It's rather good for the rural economy of the areas where they live, excepted for one thing, the rising prices for housing well above what young people from the area can afford.