Way to miss the point.
Nah. It's a pet peeve from years of hearing "viva la France!" from various Americans.
I'm not American and I really do know what I'm doing when I'm taking le pise.
You'll probably be more likely to hear "viva los Frenchies" from Brits confusing Spanish with French. To us Germanics, you Romantics sound all the same ... or something 8)