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[SeoulMan99]

From my experiences overseas ( Latin America, Europe, Asia) most non-Americans have gotten on fabulously with Americans. There were occasionally snide remarks towards our government policies, but I never once saw an openly hostile act or attitude towards individual Americans. In fact, and I do not hold this belief, but I have had many Europeans remark to me that they enjoy the company of Americans, yet they have had strange experiences with Canadians. Personally, I have found that most expat-Americans are well informed people, often being quite engaging and more than once they have been the spark of the parties I have attended.

You will find once you get to know Europeans, Australians, etc that once you get past your pre-conceived notions of them being better informed they often are not. That said, when you leave America you are able to see more clearly how much of an insulated soceity we live in as the cultural beacon of the World. I have yet to be to a place where I do not see at the least traces of American cultural domination, for the better or worse. We as Americans must atone for the evil things which our government has done, as other states must also realize that as leading powers in the World their governments do much of the same things, though not as visibly.

Immigrants are better able to adapt in America than anywhere in the World. The Economist had a nice peace on that very subject. Groups tend to be less segragated than in most countries. Growing up I had friends of Hspanic, Asian, African American, Middle Eastern, and European descent, which all lived in the same suburban neighborhood. Foreigners often forget that millions of Americans understand foreign cultures because they have first hand experiences with them, or they are from them themselves.

In contrast though, we have millions of self-described "patriots" and "defenders of freedom" (see the t-baggers) in this country who know no more about other countries than they know the definition of Socialist, which they often spew out with a knee jerk reaction. It is these millions of often right-wing zealots, which I feel elite compared to, and with which I can relate to foreigners ideas of how Americans are.

I have one final thing to say, which I believe is truly representative of everyone in this world. It's 50/50. Half of the people in this World are truly aware of things, and the other half is permanantly out to lunch.

One World

[beercanman]

Excellent post, SeoulMan99. The 50/50 bit sounds a bit generous, as the cynical might say, though I think most people underestimate most people. That's the paradox, if the term applies. Seems to me that most people believe most people are lacking somehow in awareness or decency or whatever. It simply cannot be true. So I'd say it is wiser to give the average Joe or "Ajoeshi" a bit more credit than most might. If 90% think they are somehow better than 90% most of us should have failed school.

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[vincentmiser]

One of my three best friends is American.

He knows I don't enjoy US citizens in general, and he says pretty much the same thing mentioned somewhere earlier in the thread.
He also says the US is a shambles. Government is in the dump, the average Joe doesn't know what power they have but they are too lazy and couldn't give a poop.

I give everyone a fair chance of becoming a friend of mine (not that I'm saying it's a major privelege) but I would have to say that most of the Americans I have met have not been memorable. This friend of mine was INSTANTLY someone I wanted to get to know. He is an amazing guy who has open eyes and an active mind. And he has a sense of 'honour' ie: 'true to his word', something sadly lacking in many people internationally nowadays.

I absolutely devour expose' documentaries like Food Inc, Obama Deception etc because I love to see people spitting out the truth about all the **** going on over there.

Enough. To quote someone:
I am not a racist. I hate everyone equally.

[DosEquisXX]

Even the foreigners, let alone the Koreans, thought I was from Canada.

So I got to hear the attacks on America and how much it sucks. I let the ignorance slide though. They don't know any better and nothing I do will get them to know any better.

[Captain Corea]

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[mises]

OP, don't worry about it. It is what it is.

[Wishmaster]

I had a Canadian co-worker who was like the third Rougeau Brother. He didn't wave the mini American flag, but he always made a snide remark that reminded me of them. I would have loved to have put that punk in a swinging neckbreaker.