Why do so many Europeans hate Americans so much.?
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Europeans don't hate Americans so much as they believe they're getting a distorted view of what America really is, whether it be by media or other sources.  It is hard for many in the world to understand how American soldiers in Iraq, for example, can at one time hunt down insurgents, yet be so kind as to hand out candy and medical supplies to kids in the street.  Few other cultures act that way. \nI don't believe Europeans are jealous of America, because their standard of living is close to that of Americans. But European children are taught to be much more questioning about the world than their American counterparts. Sometimes they are frustrated by the seeming inanity of America's answers.
883926
Well, I'm not sure you did much to make the Europeans make jokes about "stupid Americans" considering your grammar and spelling.  But, seriously, what are you talking about?
1072318
I dont hate America.But the world`s richest , most powerful and freest secular democracy should be liked by all.America fails to command that  respect .The reasons are 1)America supports monarchies,Theocracies,Military dictatorships,human right violators,and almost gives nothing to poorer countries. 2)When poor but learned youth want to migrate there American "private employers" pay a pittance to them and exploits cheap labor.3)In America cheap labor include doctors,dentists,software professionals and biotechnologists. 4)America wages WAR  against communism but after ousting the communist regimes (governing the poorest of the poor) leaves the victims(people) high and dry. 5) American freedom has gone to extremes by legalising homo-trans-sexuality and and loose sex. 6)Majority of Americans are Christians,but none in America emulates Jesus in loving the lowest the least and the last. and7)America unrealistically spends zillions of money on "space" and "army"while America`s own blacks live in "mobile"houses.
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Most Europeans I know are apalled at the serving size of food in American restaurants. And so many people here finish their plates. \n\nWE EAT TOO MUCH and drive everywhere.
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THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE MEDIA.\nWhen we were in Europe they portray our President in a bad light.  It is not his ACTIONS that make Europeans dislike him - it is what they READ and HEAR on TV that forms their opinion.
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Americans that are Europhobic are so because they are ignorant.  However, I do not believe being "europhobic" is the case most of the time.  I think it has to do with the many difference between the different cultures.  If you have relatives who immigrated not too long ago from Europe then you are more likely to be accepting and fit in with the European differences in our two clutures.
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I do not hate Americans but I understand those that do.\nThe global view of America is an arrogant nation that patronises smaller countries That will twist and bend rules and apply pressure to achieve short term goals (next election due) affording scant respect for those of different cultures. There is no understanding of these cultures merely the average american is bewildered as to why other people do not want to be more like them.\nJust a consideration the cold war is littered with cases of American subversion of independent nations The CIA embroiled in scandal after scandal Why? To stop KGB subversion of these same nations so why did the CIA get caught with their hand in the cookie jar and not the KGB not even once. People particulary of the Third World resent the fact that America used this anti KGB front to bribe agitate and generally interfere in local politics\nThe USA in my opinion has overall tried to make the world a better place but as a rule it generally forgot to consult the locals (a principle of democracy) usually because America knew what was best for them and then was usually so Ham Fisted in its efforts that what good it did try to achieve  was lost in the mess
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If you look at the posters, most of the America haters are Americans. I have seem nothing like this since the crybabies of the 60's.
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Of course everyone hates North Americans - we forgive other countries' debts to us, we send them help when they are attacked by other contries, we send help when they have natural disasters, we allow people from all over the world to come live here and live off the tax dollars of those born here, we should definitely stop doing all of those things!  As someone said above, that's very self-centered of us!
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I like your question, I think that the Europeans and the world for that matter hate the American because they see us as big bullies!  We are not bullies but since we are the world super military power we have our hands in all the worlds little quarrels (fights/wars) so we seem to always be involved in some type of world conflict or another.  Look at Iran that wants to remove Israel of the map of the earth....Iran's weapons can't reach us here in the US but the world little nations look at us to do something!  The United Nations is so corrupt that will have meetings in the most luxurious resorts to discuss what to do for years at taxpayers expense and all they keep talking about is where to have the next meting!
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Each country (mostly the democracies) offers something that is better than what America does such as the Netherlands have more free speech, German deals with the health care the best, Switzerland deals with unemployment the best and on it goes but I do think the innocent til proved guilty idea of America is best. Most Americans just love their country especially when talking from someone from another country but most people love the country they love as long as they have rights and opportunities. That said you will rarely find an American that doesn't have something about their country they hate and I think its true for most people in other countries just don't expect them to admit it to a foreigner hehe! Also, not many Americans are interested in other countries because until recently we were not impacted by them as much as other countries seem to be impacted or knowledgeable of us.
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First of all - generalizing arrogance to all Americans is insulting and disrespectful.\n\nSecondly, there is a lot of arrogance in the USA because we have many citizens who blindly follow the sound bites and who have been convinced that they should fear and hate people who are different.\n\nWhen you watch Bush strut onto a carrier and arrogantly proclaim the end to a war that continues today and has caused the deaths of 4000+ US military, the deaths of 100s of thousands of innocent Iragis, and the maiming of countless others, that is arrogance. \n\nThe US is arrogant as was Rome before it fell and Hitler before he took his own life. Sad but true - but please, do not blame all Americans for this arrogance.
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No I did not see Americans hate some kind of people specifically.\nsome Americans would hate blacks some would hate Arabs some would hate the Natives...etc.. so they are  just like any other normal people or nation.\n\nI am sorry for what happened to your friend, but that  dose not give us the right to generalize one case on ALL the Americans, they 350 million people...take easy man
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The brits hate americans because in britain they have a "class system" which in america there is also a class system but its alot more prevalent in the UK. The brits instictively want to find out what a persons class system is when they start a conversation and this same need follows them everywhere. A brit wants to feel superior to an American but the problem with the UK is that it has alot of very poor brits. The US has alot of money so brits will throw their "culture" at americans as fast as they can so the can feel they're a higher "class" even if they're a lower class brit.
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America doesn't hate other nations, while there are most certainly elements in America that are, in fact, quite xenophobic. \n\nThe United Staes seldom lives up to it's ideals, of liberty and justice - but we try.\n\nInternational corporations have outspent your typical American in every election since 1980.\n\nThese corporations are not democratic in nature (what boardroom ever was?), and it now appears that freedom in America is dead.\n\nBut the American people always do what's right in the long run...  we always do.
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I have learned that it is not the American people that the rest of the world doens't like, it's the politics and policies of the government.  Sometimes it comes across as anti-american.  I do wish that the ones who are saying these things would get to know some Americans as you have.  There are good and bad from everywhere.
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I think it exposes that most americans are jerks. (Yes, calm down, I am an American myself)