A passionate people who struggle to balance patriotic loyalty with good judgement. Often don't know when to shut either their mouths or their wallets. Would carry a wounded friend to safety even if someone shot off both their legs at the knee. Seem prone to 'lynch mob' thinking and behaviours, particularly in low education areas. Have an incredibly irritating tonal quality to their accents. The individual American is less likely to be fooled by spectacle, but the masses are happy to oblige (see exhibit A; political elections). Disturbing lack of cynicism when it comes to absurdity in their leadership or good-humoured digs at national integrity. World's largest producers/exporters/consumers of bland, exploitative culture catering to the lowest common denominator of any given society.
Individually, and speaking only from my own experience, incredibly friendly and polite to foreigners. Often naive to the point of misinformation as to the true nature of the outside world, but this is usually coupled with a curiousity to learn more. Respect for the average American has increased exponentially with the election of Obama. Even if he doesn't prove to be everything the world wants him to be, he's still living proof that not all Americans are gun-toting, conservative idiots. America is finally growing up and getting over itself.
Well, that's the overall view. A cool dude is a cool dude no matter where he was born. And I really hope for the sake of all the cool American dudes here that people like the fellow openly admitting he has little knowledge of other countries and that America never lost a war get distracted by a shiny cheeseburger. Or maybe just flail around with so much indignant patriotism that your coke spills on your keyboard and shorts it out.
Individually, and speaking only from my own experience, incredibly friendly and polite to foreigners. Often naive to the point of misinformation as to the true nature of the outside world, but this is usually coupled with a curiousity to learn more. Respect for the average American has increased exponentially with the election of Obama. Even if he doesn't prove to be everything the world wants him to be, he's still living proof that not all Americans are gun-toting, conservative idiots. America is finally growing up and getting over itself.
Well, that's the overall view. A cool dude is a cool dude no matter where he was born. And I really hope for the sake of all the cool American dudes here that people like the fellow openly admitting he has little knowledge of other countries and that America never lost a war get distracted by a shiny cheeseburger. Or maybe just flail around with so much indignant patriotism that your coke spills on your keyboard and shorts it out.
