Let's be honest - France is a very sexist place.

Being a fat man? Fine.

Being a fat woman? On no!

Christine Lagarde is, I believe, notable for being - well - rather tan for a Frenchwoman. Even as girls French females tend to have greater poise, elegance and self-possession than, say, English or American ones. This is a whispered subject among English boys on holiday but quite how it is achieved is a mystery believed known only to the women of France.