Question

What factors contribute to some Europeans not having a favorable view of Americans?

Answer 1

Americans in groups can tend to be loud, obnoxious, seem to think they're better than others (sorry, experience). i think this is encouraged a lot more in american culture than european.. . PS... i have american friends who i like on their own, but in groups, wellll...

Answer 2

Yes, that's never made any sense to me either. It's just like: Why do certain white people not like black people? I mean, no kind of racism makes any sense or serves any purpose, it's just the way some people are raised.

Answer 3

For the same reasons many Americans don't like Americans.

Answer 4

Becuase they think we're ignorant and lazy. and thats partially true-i.e we don't bother learning their languages but they learn ours.

Answer 5

Your generalization is utter BS.

Answer 6

I think, that people are not Americans, Gypsies, Russian, Vietnamese...BUT good or bad (character).. BUT, what I also think is that every nation/race etc. has something specific, what is valid on 3/4 of its people.. so I think,that many Americans (U.S.) think, that USA is the middle of the world. And I don't like this point of view... I think, there are lot of beautiful cultures, but USA is something eclectic - no own culture.. the second think, what I don't like is that all over the world people SAY America and MEAN U.S. . America is North America (with USA, Canada, Mexico...) and South America (with Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Peru, Chile, Paraguay.......). that's my opinion.

Answer 7

We don't dislike you. The American government just represents you very badly :o)

Answer 8

You are not racist, are you?

Answer 9

They probably associate us all with our government. You have to admit, some of us do seem pretty arrogant.

Answer 10

That's kind of closed-ended question. But, I think there is a perception that we're not very sophisticated? However, America is so huge that I think it's impossible to for Europeans to overgeneralize and dislike "Americans". I think, politically, I can understand if they equate the Bush administration to Americans and dislike us because of his administration. Otherwise, I don't think it's possible all Europeans dislike all Americans.