“ask the average Frenchmen to point out a random European country he/she/french will have no idea”: Depends on the age of the “average” French. Old generations had to learn maps by heart (and named all the capital cities and rivers and main productions and …. of countries…)

“Met some francaises who didn't even know germans speak german, one was a doctor the other was an architect.”
I knew it. When I was kid we had compulsory language at school, and choice for the first language was English or German. I knew the level went down right after I left….

“I could give an example, of an Orgah who seems to think this, but I'm sure you already know who it is” I want names!!!!