Supposedly Americans are rude and boorish when traveling abroad. My personal experience is that it doesn't get any more rude than Asians who come here, Koreans and Vietnamese in particular, and more specifically Korean and Vietnamese women, and I find it hard to believe they're only churlish here and no other country where they travel.
Supposedly Americans are disgusting with their food habits and the rest of the world shudders at what we eat. (And yet Canada has poutine and nobody says a word about them.)
Lack of culture and sophomoric entertainment choices. (Hello Japan??)
Americans are racist. (No, bebe, that's Eastern Europe and Asia you're thinking of.)
Americans are arrogant. (Um, more arrogant than Middle Eastern men??)
We are environmentally ignorant. (Stand up, China, let everyone see you.)
How do these stereotypes persist, given the evidence that they're not true? Or even if they are true, Americans aren't even close to the biggest offenders?
Supposedly Americans are disgusting with their food habits and the rest of the world shudders at what we eat. (And yet Canada has poutine and nobody says a word about them.)
Lack of culture and sophomoric entertainment choices. (Hello Japan??)
Americans are racist. (No, bebe, that's Eastern Europe and Asia you're thinking of.)
Americans are arrogant. (Um, more arrogant than Middle Eastern men??)
We are environmentally ignorant. (Stand up, China, let everyone see you.)
How do these stereotypes persist, given the evidence that they're not true? Or even if they are true, Americans aren't even close to the biggest offenders?