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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
It's a strange dichotomy really. Americans in America = good. Americans outside America = bad.
The above comments are generalizations and stereotypical, but like all stereotypes have their basis in fact.
Mr Mephisto
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In my experience this rings very true, my time spent meeting americans in america found them friendly (if a little insincere sometimes - you don't really care if I have a nice day or not) but outside america some of the most obnoxious people I have met have been Americans, and you know they're american because they will tell you within two sentences
"give me a beer goddamit - I'm an american"
"I'm an american, I'll have the steak"*
*genuine quotes