What are your thoughts on Americans/ America?
963976
I am from Canada. I have an American sister and I visit her often. I have never meet an American I haven't liked. Also love the beautiful country.
87674
America - I love it!  I'm so happy to live in such a beautiful country with great people!\nHomeland security - They do tests to see if they can get through airport security with weapons and they usually do.  Shame on airport security!\nBin Laden - He needs to crawl out of his little hidey hole and pay for his crimes.\nPresident Bush - Whether you love him or hate him, you've got to give the guy credit for standing up for what he believes is best for the country.  You can't judge him now, only time will tell.\nFootball - The refs are awful.  I'll stick with baseball.\nHot Dogs - Nothing better to eat on a summer day (Mmm. . . with ketchup).\nApple Pie - Has been ruined for me ever since Jason Biggs stuck his . . .\nHurricane Katrina - Proved how generous people can be to people in need.  But I'm still mad at her for tearing up my roof.\n\nI love America :)
775677
Depends on the individuals.  I believe that America is the best country in the world but some Americans are not worth the space they take up.
150042
I am an American and the truth is Americans are arrogant. Americans will visit a foreign country and call the people there foreigners! lol, it's true. But seriously, I do think that's the reason why...not to mention we are a bit spoiled. Now understand, not ALL Americans are like this but you can safely say the majority fit in this category.
1169784
I would not say most but some and they are entitled to their opinion.I really don't care who likes or dislikes the Americans.That is their problem if they don't like us.Not ours.
711668
The real deal with us British who some over the pond label as "anti-American" is not that we are against the American people as such. What I, as an "anti-American" dislike is the policies of successive USA governments. As individuals, almost all the Americans I have ever come in contact with, have been brilliant - good company and very hospitable. Good people in every way. Its just a pity that such good people never seem to get the kind of government they deserve.
1061571
I am American myself and I asked a similar question on this site, yet i may have phrased it offensively since many took offense. I asked who thought Americans were arrogant and dumb. Many foreigners thought that Americans are. What I think is: America is a very powerful country and with this comes big weights, people tend to be more arrogant and closed-minded since they think America is so great and other countries do tend to be jealous. I have experienced it being born and living here, some are that way, yet there are many who are not arrogant or dumb but open-minded, and they have to take the stereotypics.
639799
which guy is "America"?? \n\nu made an interesting pt. lolz ;)
1087318
I agree with you. Americans think that we can boss around every one we please. We have a severe case of nationalism, and arrogance.
128024
I don´t know many Americans personally but in our minds there is the picture of Bush (if a people vote for a president like this...?), \nthe picture of hamburger-eating, milk-shake drinking, fanatically christian patriots who live in a house with garden in a suburb of a small town in the middle west, and all the girls wanna be a cheerleader and marry the captain of the football team.\nThat´s what first comes up to my mind when I think of an American. I don´t know why...\nAlthough I know that the majority of Americans isn´t that way...\nPerhaps it comes from TV...
311908
i agree Americans can be so superior at times!\nNo offence to anyone American!!
826272
I am european, but I am a frequent visitor to america.\n\nI think that americans are generally unaware of how much they are manipulated by their politicians in terms of what they think is normal.\n\nAmerican culture is in itself militarised.  In Europe we laugh about how every worker in america has to have a uniform...and badges...and a batman type utility belt....\n\nWe also are amused at how every emergency is met by throwing as many uniformed people at it as possible.  This was beautifully parodied in 'The Blues Brothers' with all the SWATS going 'huck...huck...huck..while abseiling.\n\nAmerica is still a young culture, and the rest of the world still see it as a country full of people who are impressed by childish things, so the militarisation of your police departments is not slow...it is painfully and amusingly obvious to everyone but americans.
43165
I think Americans get along with each other rather well compared to some developing countries.  This country needs both liberals and conservatives to keep both extremes honest and moderated.  Neither extreme is right all the time.
373469
Being from England I'll just let you run yourselves down.\nSeriously though, I like America. Here in the UK some would say we have the same problems as you do. You are a larger Country, have proportionately more people and have proportionately more of the worlds dislike heaped on you.\nSorry.
728114
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.
1117018
Well, I have to say, you're being very stereotypical. It's obvious that you don't like Americans, but don't you think that you're generalizing, just a bit? Most Americans have moved on from being prejudiced. Now, I'm not saying that the whole of America isn't prejudiced, because there are a large number of prejudiced people. But isn't it the same in other countries as well? And how exactly do Americans show off? I don't understand. And perhaps we do sometimes get in business that maybe we shouldn't, such as Iraq, but that shouldn't be a reflection on our country, it's a reflection on the choices of the president. And like the person above me said, there are some tourists who think they're God's gift to mankind, but not everyone is like that. A few people shouldn't be cause to hate a whole country. No person, no country, is perfect.
622853
i am a iranian living in tehran.\nwe like america very much.\nbut many arabs and europians hate america.\ni was in this disco in slovakia and people hated americans and also i saw it in russian capital moscow,there they just hate america and in their stand up comedies portray americans as stupid.\nin france people like america but in england they just very angry with america.(but still like americans)\nin iran i never saw somebody hate america but people go to demosntratoion against america becasue america treaed us very bad many times.\nsimetimes i just feel that america should apologize to iran and shake hands with our people ,then we can face all those nations that hate america.\nmay be you saw that our president said something bad about israel,there are political reasons behind that.our nation is hated by arabs and we are under threat from amreica and europe.\nhe chose to start a policy in which we can have some allies in the region,that is why he said that and that policy is actually working fantastic.\niran is not america's problem.many nations hate america strongly.\ni have a friend from south korea ,he strongly hate america becasue he belives that america caused the separation of two koreas.\njapanese hate america and i almost lovd this japanese girl called " norie" she told me america changed the religion of japan after WWII and they are very demoralized because of this and still angry with this.\nin mnay nations that their heads are smiling at americans poeple becoem more angry as they want to amrica know that they are upset.\nand remember that people that did atrocities in america in 9/11 were saudi young men.\nyou know i am not religioius at all but i like that iran is religious,in our family nobody even smoke.\nbut there are many **** iraanian families,many without culture and many others are very nice.i just like my close friends .with them i feel so good even beter than all my foreign friends.\ni was in many countries,i guess every country is just different and nice, iran is one of them ,you will see many bad and good things there.\ni can say in iran people very warm,iranian food are very nice.and girls are very romantic.\nour new president is very humble man.he drives a 1971 peugeot and speaks to people as his own children.\nmay be one day i come america,but before that i want go other countries.specially i want go brazil ,cuba and venezuela.i am told that they are very nice people.\nalso i have jewish friends and i know many jewish songs by heart.\nspecially i love this song: adon olam and we sing it with them.\nin synogoge i sing:\nwa aftahet adanai ala hekha.(means: put te name of god above your doors).\nmegadethuk@yahoo.com please do not spam me as many of documnts are in my inbox.\n\nsorry for long letter.\nthese are things in my mind as a 26 year old (young!)in iran.\ni just wanted to share them.