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French here, it's quite the opposite actually. I think it's basic politeness to try a few words of the language of the country you're in, and French do enjoy it :) (not the parisiens, but nobody likes the parisians anyway)
I never had seen a French person frowning at the worst possible attempt at French.
Your French could sound like a seal having a stroke while tripping on acid, like a 1920 Ford T coughing on sugar reach diesel, like a dyslexic Albanian speaking Icelandic - and still the result will be at least an attempt at understanding and communication.
Compare that to Germany, where one mispronounced syllable in a conversation with a native aboriginal make the same effect as if you were telling them a double 4-disk Enigma encrypted message.