For the British people and other Europeans who dislike most Americans?

Question

Most of the British people and Europeans I've met like Americans, but there are alot on Yahoo Answers who don't. If I pretended to be Canadian, would you like me more? It's funny, because most Americans are of European descent.

Answer 1

I wouldn't care where you wear from as long as you were a nice, respectful sociable person

Answer 2

I don't think British or European people dislike most Americans - it's mainly George W Bush that they reserve their hatred for.

Answer 3

me ,i love you yanks,we all should have one as a pet

Answer 4

Well, if most of the Europeans (Brits are Europeans, after all...) like you, then you should be happy with that, since you know that you can't please everybody.

Yes, Americans are mostly of European descent, but that's irrelevant, because Americans have a distinct culture and society from those found in Europe.

I wouldn't like you more if you pretended to be Canadian, however I might detest someone more for being an aggressively patriotic arch-conservative American than for being a similar Canadian.

Answer 5

you're obssessed with the British and Europeans liking you, just be yourself man.

Answer 6

I don't know why so many dislike US. I'm from Canada, I'm not from European descent and my country is biggest friend of US. Ignorant Europeans who dislike US are just biggest haters.

Answer 7

America has a lot of enemies, the people represent their country, so they are disliked, but it's not personal, most people get on reasonably well on an individual  level , for example Russian and Georgian athletes embracing each other while their countries are bombing each other. Time for an end to nationalism  really. The Canadians dont seem to collectively think that it is their role to put the world to rights and be it's policemen, so funnily enough are less unpopular.

As for descent, we all ultimately come from Africa, so what?

Answer 8

I have never found an Eurpean that dislike Americans, all I have met are lovely people. I'm American btw.

Answer 9

are you really this annoyed about it?!

look, if you came to england noone would spit on you or anything

its just a general reservation

its not even serious..its just an underlying thing between britons and americans

like the chinese and japanese, aussiess and nzs, germany and austria

stop getting so annoyed lol

Answer 10

really only really shallow people would like you more for being canadian!

Americans do get alot of bad press but well I'd blame your goverment for most of that.. anyway, what do you care if we like you? :p sure if your nice people like you anyway!

Answer 11

The Americans helped us during the bombing and we did what we could to make them welcome.I was 17 years old then and handed out tea and cigs to them as they boarded the landing crafts on D/DayLater I served with the British Pacific Fleet and was in Tokyo harbour in 1946 for the surrender with American 3rd Fleet.We will always be friends despite the critcisms we make of present American Foriegn policies.

Answer 12

I am British and I love Americans, I am old enough to remember what they done in the last war 1939 to1945.

They flew planes over Germany with courage and many lost their lives, Americans were our Allies. God Bless America.