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I think that alot of the reason that foreigners dislike Americans has to do with the way many Americans comport themselves when abroad. Living abroad, I see many of my countrymen bitch and complain that the locals are "so fucking stupid" or some such because A. The locals don't speak much English, B. The locals aren't friendly to asshats that believe you can increase communication simply by talking louder and slower- in English, and C. They are not afforded the same constitutional rights abroad as they are at home.
I have found that many of the people here love American THINGS, like movies, music, clothes, etc. They just don't care for Americans.
By the way, this is a generalization of my experience of two years living abroad. It is not a condemnation of my country, or an invitation for flames. I am an American, and I vote in every election (absentee). I am not more specific about my location because I know that I am NOT in America, and it doesn't matter a bit to the gendarmes here what what is legal in the US (some of the forum contents is not).
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