Do people from the UK think Americans are stupid?

Question

I see hundreds of videos on YouTube and other video sites testing geographical or political trivia on unsuspecting Americans walking on the street. I really hope they just show the people with the wrong answers for "funnys"...But what do people in the UK think about Americans?

Answer 1

Honestly, Americans don't command a lot of respect where I'm from (just outside London). It's an ignorant stereotype but it's still there. Sorry but it's true, i think it might have something to do with George Bush....

Answer 2

I haven't personally talked to anyone from the UK with this question, but in general different countries look at america as being very backwards.  

Answer 3

Americans a funny people... i dont get it, not the distance between them, not the extreme capatalism, not the extreme need to have everything, materialistic idea of freedom, the strange notion to obssess over celebrities, the way the serve and overeat food, not the million mansions next to the ghettos i just dont get alot of it... OH and the HUUUUUGE trucks dont get that either....  but i most say, i do like american idol.

Answer 4

Who says you have to be from the United Kingdom?

I was born and raised in the U.S.A. and unfortunately currently live in the U.S.A. and I think most Americans are STUPID.  Just take a look at how obese  we are, how unsophisticated we are, our terrible health care system, what we watch on television, our biased an censored mainstream media, our poor education system, the crappy food we eat, and what we value culturally for starters.  We are the laughing stock of the globe.

I was visiting Italy this year, and I was in Australia a couple years ago, and I can tell you based on the opinions about the U.S.A. from non-American affluent countries, unequivocally we are not envied around the world like Americans think the world envies us. The rest of the world thinks we're backwards, shallow, petty, arrogant and they really could give a hooty tooty flying fornication what the U.S.A. does.  They only pay attention somewhat to what the U.S.A. does cause they have to, but even that may be changing.