France

In 'The Defendant', Chesterton includes one essay on patriotism. The subject is discussed again in 'All things considered': Chesterton explains in 'Patriotism and sport' why England need not be overly distressed about her sportsmen: because 'the real historic strength of England, physical and moral, has never had anything to do with this athletic specialism'.
The following three essays were apparently written shortly after a journey to France. Here, one sees how much importance Chesterton gives to national characteristics. 'An essay on two cities' discusses the differences between London and Paris: in the names of the streets, in the monuments one finds. He asserts that 'London is a riddle. Paris is an explanation'.
Before one can be international, one must be national. 'International peace means a peace between nations, not a peace after the destruction of nations'. In 'French and English' various differences between English and French perceptions are discussed: their attitude to nobility, the differences in literature.
Finally, 'The Zola controversy' opens with a comparison between how the two countries honor their writers. England has barely erected a statue for Shakespeare (and not because Shakespeare is not a great writer), while France discusses giving great honors to the recently deceased Zola. The latter discussion is far more practical: there is really a question to be asked about Zola's role in literature. England, on the other hand has something 'modest and manly about not attempting to express our greatest poet in the plastic arts in which we do not excel'.
Chesterton, on his travels to France, has encountered a different culture. He realizes that one can respect, even admire, different cultures, without wanting to copy it. This is one more thing we can learn from in our time of 'cosmopolitanism'.