Why the Europeans don't like Americans

[Theophylact]

It's not a new phenomenon. The historian Simon Schama has a piece, " The Unloved American," in this week's New Yorker. Quoting Mrs. Trollope's Domestic Manners of the Americans, a best-selling account from the late 1820's:

If the citizens of the United States were indeed the devoted patriots they call themselves, they would surely not thus encrust themselves in the hard, dry, stubborn persuasion, that they are the first and best of the human race, that nothing is to be learnt, but what they are able to teach, and that nothing is worth having, which they do not possess.

Not much has changed in 170 years, it seems.

Sometimes some Americans can be arrogant and crabby.

Sometimes.

Mostly they are very good and decent peeple.

[MegalosSkylaki]

You left out DooGs.

I resent that !

[Epidemic]

You know this is playground antics.

What makes you believe that European opinion means anything. Not to say it does not but opinions are like buts every one has one but they usually stink.

Who is to say that the European opinion is correct and should be minded. It is like the kid in school who says you are a geek or a nerd. You ignore them and build a multi million dollar business to employ and control the destiny of the so called cool people.

[wju425]

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Who is to say that the European opinion is correct and should be minded. It is like the kid in school who says you are a geek or a nerd. You ignore them and build a multi million dollar business to employ and control the destiny of the so called cool people.

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Yea, his name is Bill Gates.

\o/ Billy

[BobViper]

ALOHA
Why should Americans Worry about what Euopeans think?

In a couple hundred years this little cocky upstart of a country has surpassed in Everyway the "wise " and muchOlder "Civilized "people of Europe !!

And Yes,We will save their Butts again despite themselves ....

Have You Forgotten?

Aloha

Yeah, and it has better errrr.....dawgs too.

[MegalosSkylaki]

Here, have an Avatar--on me.

OK.

[Theophylact]

Why should Americans Worry about what Europeans think? In a couple hundred years this little cocky upstart of a country Has surpassed in Everyway the "wise " and much Older "Civilized "people of Europe !! And Yes, We will save their Butts again despite themselves

What makes you believe that European opinion means anything. Not to say it does not but opinions are like buts every one has one but they usually stink. Who is to say that the European opinion is correct and should be minded. It is like the kid in school who says you are a geek or a nerd. You ignore them and build a multi million dollar business to employ and control the destiny of the so called cool people

You're only proving Mrs.Trollope's point, you know.