French Things

French toast in China was made on french bread. I was wondering if that was because they took the "french toast" concept too literally, or if french toast in France was really on french bread. Then again, in France, if you just order "toast," do you get french toast? Is that like getting "bacon" in Canada?

This got me thinking, is french toast even French? For that matter, are french bread, french maids and french knit things from France? French fries are from Belgium. But then, what about Belgian Waffles?