Living in America means constant exposure to local adverts, most of which are harmless enough, if a bit shouty. Patriotism is a common theme with plenty of flag waving, but recently Cadillac have upped the ante by combining this with a thinly-veiled attack on those lazy French people.

It shows a bloke from Desperate Housewives wandering around his very expensive house, extolling the virtues of hard work and taking short holidays. Because obviously, if you work hard in America, as opposed to France where people take four weeks holiday, you’ll be able to afford a Cadillac.