Why do Americans suck?

Question

What does the rest of the world thinks about Americans? I am not talking about what you think of the American government, George Bush, industry or the money hungry blood oil enthusiasts.... Does the rest of the world know that the Americans have been forced to accept the leadership they have been given, that most Americans hate that we are in Iraq? I dont think America is great because “we can do whatever we want” (Which I hate), I am proud to be an American because of the good hearted people that live here that the world will never know. Unfortunately the good people of America are not the people who have been chosen to represent us. I've done a lot of travels recently and other than Ireland and Australia I dont think many people realize or differentiate one American from another despite the great diversity in our personalities. So I ask you the people who hate Americans, why? What reasons do you have for hating an American just for being an American? Brutal honesty please!

Answer 1

I am US borne, I lived in Miami-Florida for seven years, before that, I lived in south America and I recently move out of Florida for good to the UK, and now I think back that even though I did my professional career there I felt it was the 7 worst years of my live (social wise), because of this capitalistic systems I did not have many friends, everybody was busy, did not have a real girlfriend cause I did not have money to show and people saw me like I was a rat because I was poor “the more you have, the more you are” and in the US if you can not pursued a university degree unless you come from a very wealthy family or live in debt for the rest of your life.

I think in the us there is a culture to work but not culture to socialise with others, for example Drs see you as a number $ more than as a patient, i don’t want to generalise but i think the US system changes people into machines and blocks their mind form what is outside, most of the people I meet there, think that the US is the best country in every single way, without even visiting other countries, well I don’t blame then , with the little time off we had in Florida as listed on linked below, there is not time to visit any other countries,

Well, something else, I realize when I was travelling I Europe and south America, I noticed that most of Americans did not make any effort to a least speak the most common or used word in other languages and expect them to know they language as once a girl from Chicago told me “we are leaving the a globalisation so everybody need to speak English”

In the other hand I think that economically wise US is great , my parent are doing financially very well so is my brother and most of the people I know, but unfortunately all the money they make and have, cant not even be enjoyed. I truly respect you opinion but I think that WE as “Americans” should see the world equally, change our minds, not because we are richer and have the economical power we have the right to abuse others and impose our system, ethics in other countries they have their own and we should respect that.


http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Country=United_States/Vacation_Weeks/by_State

Answer 2

An utter and total lack of awareness of other countries and cultures.
Insistence on the right to bear arms
Hypocrisy in foreign policy, including trade imbalance

I lived in Texas for 2 years, met a lot of great people, but the above applies.

Answer 3

I love US
I love the country
Love the culture
Never the less i love the chic

Answer 4

this is an awesome question.....I wish people would answer!!!!! I'd like to know also