MADMARY
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Green Street Hooligans, is not a typical English person film. It is Hooligans, which suggests that the guys arn't functioning properly to start with. Not all English go to football matches either. That said, Bush is not doing the American cause any good. |
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quamig
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I don't mind american, but i don't like the way the country treats it's people, the difference between the poor and rich is big. For example the minuim wage is worth less then what it was in 1970 it doesn't mean that today wage aren't because they are but the fact they avne't rose with the cost of living and taxes . I hate the way the religion has influenced political decisions. Indiviually they are all right but collectively they are stupid and igronrant. |
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Columbo
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1. you vote for george bush
2.many are arrogant.
3.hardly any of you has a passport
4.your govt has always been shite
5. large quantities of you are fat or obese.
6.you give Israel $2.4billion dollars in security assistance.
7.you call football "soccer"
8.at the world cup you had one chant "USA USA USA"
9.you always go on about how you saved us in wwII |
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arancione_naranja
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whenever i have been to the usa, the americans have been very accommodating, especially as soon as they found out i was from england.
however, i do not agree with people such as paris hilton, and everyone who thinks she's the greatest thing since mcdonald's.
all the americans that i have met have been lovely, but there are some exceptions, i mean, there seems to be a big problem of racism, which i don't quite understand, because most people came from other countries.
i like the usa, and especially las vegas and san diego. |
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Sarah C
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I know this is supposed to be answered by the UK only, but I want to jump in, if I may:
1.) All American's are not ignorant war-mongers- I find that the less educated Americans- the ones with a poor educational system (in the south, in the midwest) tend to be more ignorant- for obvious reasons, and they tend to follow whatever the government says to them (ie. GWBush). This irritates me. The politicians in this country tend to manipulate the ignorant to no end. Bush with his "axis of evil", played into the christian mind by claiming that these people are evil- and anyone with a "good christian heart" should stand behind him to stop them.
2.) Post 9-11, anyone who isn't "with" the government is against it, and construed as "anti-American" to other Americans- this irritates me as well, as I am with the thinking that people in other countries should live their lives their own ways- there should be no one (ie. GWBush) that should push their values onto others. Our government has brainwashed people, for years, into believing that it's "our way or the highway". Shame.
3.) Not everyone voted for Bush- in fact, the majority of people did NOT vote for Bush- that's the electoral college for you.
4.) Not everyone in America is arrogant and demanding, although, I must admit, there are those who are, but those are the people who stand out in your mind- so they can BE the minority, but be viewed as the majority, in hindsight.
There are so many other things about Americans that may be looked upon as pushy, arrogant, ignorant, and the like, but that doesn't mean that 100% of Americans are like this. Just the ones you see in the media and on the news. The rest of our educated, open-minded, liberal population just get forgotten. |
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jennycamuk
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ive got nothing personally against the amernicans, its just they seem to really wind us british up, they allways seem to be the first to jump in a war and be trigger happy,look at ther mess for instance bush is in,and they like to be one step in front of us british all the time,they seem to think we owe them something for some reason, there very self opinionated people and very loud and over the top with there exspressions on life, where us british seem to go with the flow and say what the hell lol.
i must admit if im honest they really do wind me up the majority of the time.
when at the end of the day there no different from anybody else in this world except there americans.
im glad im in england away from it all. |
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Red P
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Rather depends on the Americans in question.
East coast seem okay, mid-west and bible belt are a different matter.
They tend to be ignorant, as are all foreigners but often lack the repect that most foreigners show.
Their government however is shocking, as is the bible belt attitude to religion. |
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Viv C
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I like American's and you know what? when i was over there the one thing that stuck in my mind was that in general their like us, the British and American's have a lot in common, good or bad.
I could live over there and feel comfortable, i dont think i could feel like that anywhere else, (apart from UK of course!) |
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fran p
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i think theyre ok been 2 times to the states and had a blast |
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redrobin
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As friends on a superficial level they're fine, I personally find them abit shallow, good fun but a certain something missing for an abiding friendship. To work for awful. Nice to your face while the heavies are clearing out your existence in the next room. Seen it happen too often in american firms. On the whole, not great but not bad either. |
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Sandra H
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Personally I have found Americans really nice people, whats not to like. |
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cgdchris
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as and english person
on the whole we like americans we watch your tv shows your movies etc
i have american friends you are nice people but just like here in the uk you also have your fair share of small minded idiots |
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MnM
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europeans can be snobby about the USA, thinking it's culturally insignificant |
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Scottish lass
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loved that film i don't mind Americans take them at face value like everyone else whether i like someone has nothing to do where there from |
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byedabye
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I think you will find its the same either side of the pond. There are plenty of americans with a "superior" attitude - thinking they are better than everyone else (i'm not saying this is every yank but the odd few), would you really like someone with that type of attitude?? |
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theallknowingscouser
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I don't think so. I probably hate more English people than I do Americans!!
Beside's, Green Street was Crap. Watch the Football Factory instead!! |
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dizzymooo
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i agree football factory is much better |
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Bertybob
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We like you just fine, stop worrying.
There are always twats who state they hate this that and the other.
We've got a lot in common. |
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MoJoJoJo
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What difference does it make where you come from, you get on with some people not with others.
End of the day it was just a movie, do you take this much notice of all the movies you watch!!!!!!!!!!! lol |
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Ms Bleu
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I have many family and friends in the US and have been over there numerous times. It is not true that Brits hate Americans but many who come here give you guys a bad name! It really depends where you come from but the Americans that most people can't stand in the UK are the ones who:
- complain about everthing from the tea being too hot to the ice cream being too cold!
- think that America is the best country in the world even though they never been out of the country and think Little Italy is as authentic as Italy itself!
- are in favour of the government imposing their beliefs and values on everybody else by force.
- speak through their nose.
- are totally incapable of accepting that people are capable of having their own viewpoint against what is fed to them by the biased US media.
- brag about how sucessful they are and how much money they make (I think this one is really a cultural difference) which is viewed as materialistic, showy, arrogant and immodest.
Another minor thing i noticed in the US is that "please" is not often used when requesting something in many situations and no offence is taken. But here, "please" AND "thank you" is the norm and offence is taken if not uttered.
However, I'm sure there are several things that the world hates about the UK. |
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AndyB
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I'm sure there are lots of perfectly nice Yanks, but the country as a whole is seen as very arrogant and ignorant, and Americans are often stereotyped as such. I think it's mainly your government and Hollywood, and their refusal to ever cast us as good guys and their ability rewrite history in your favour, that winds us up.
Most people will get irritated with your country as a whole at some time or other, even if only briefly, but I don't think most of us know enough people to make good assumptions about them. |
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ribena
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The Americans that I've met (lots!!!) seemed either:
- arrogant straight away
- demanding
- if they seemed nice at first, the moment they didn't like what they were hearing, they became arrogant.
- they think they are superior to others - don't know why... The USA is not an old country, I mean, my grandma is older than the USA
- they are well obese
- but we do not dislike them, they just like to be right at all times.
- we listen to them and then ask them out to McDonalds |
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