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Originally posted by Bill O'Rights
Hmmm...my wife, who <b>has</b> travelled extensively, has said the <b>EXACT</b> same thing. Do I even have to wonder how we would react to foreigners behaving in the U.S. the way that <b>we</b> behave in thier countries? Nice ambasadors. 
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Ok, thats it. I know what I'm going to do. I'm gonna go to the US and travel from one end of the country to the other, loudly stomping around and complaining about the food, the terrible accents, the fashion, the music and the general culture; gripe to every other world citizen I meet about how "dim the locals are" and try to confuse as many people by affecting the strongest ocker Australian accent I can possibly manage.
Seriously though, I wouldn't live in the US. It's not because I hate Americans. Its just...they're annoying. I think thats the main problem most people have with the United States, its the hubris. Speak softly but carry a big stick, that was a good policy. Running around poking people with your big stick and loudly proclaiming the supremacy of your big stick over all other such sticks, it might be all right for a while but I get the impression it will all end in tears. We'd all like Americans, and the US in general, if you just turned the volume down a tad.
Oh, and for those speculating about what the world would be like if the US disappeared, heres an interesting scenario:
http://users.metro2000.net/~stabbott/AHnoamericans.htm
It's a bit dated now, but its still funny.