What do you think of the United States?

Question

I'm a Japanese and a senior high school student.
And I haven't been to any foreign countries.

Well, I'm interested in international relations.
And I want to know what the Brits think of the U.S. government and the president of the U.S., George W. Bush.
Please let me know that.

* I'm not very good at English and I believe that I made some mistakes. If you find the mistakes on my sentences, please let me know.

Answer 1

personally i love goin 2 america and if thats what you always wanted to do it av been 2 new york Orlando, florida keys and i loved it i found it a brilliant experiance that i will never 4get every1 ikes differant thing and differant people so go with what you want good luck

Answer 2

Hey Yohei! Your English is better than a lot of people who post here! The only mistake I spotted was that we would say "If you find mistakes IN my sentences..."

You have asked a sensible question. Unfortunately it doesn't have a very short answer!

The UK and US have been allies for many years. For the UK this has the benefit of keeping our international influence worldwide. The economic links are also very welcome. And US culture influences culture in Britain as it does almost everywhere else! However it also means that when things go wrong for the US, the UK gets dragged along!

The US is still a very popular holiday destination for British tourists (and vice versa). So I think Brits don't dislike individual Americans. It's more the US foreign policy we have a problem with and George Bush's policies in particular. A 2006 poll conducted in Britain placed Bush at the second biggest "threat to world peace" right after Bin Laden!

Perhaps this is because, traditionally, Britons generally are reserved people. We don't much like people who force their opinions on others. Nor do we like extremes of any sort. Particularly religious extremes.

And George Bush appears to be both of those things. He and many of his countrymen feel that it is their place to bring 'law and order' to the world. And their 'Born Again' Christianity is something most Brits feel deeply uneasy with.

I'm sorry this is a very brief answer. But hopefully it will give you some idea that while Brits quite like 'Americans' neither 'America' nor George Bush are particularly popular with many in Britain today!

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Answer 3

You should be proud of your standard of English. It is far better than many who post on these forums and they are from English speaking nations.

It is difficult to give a precise answer to your query as there is no definitive source that indicates the feelings of us Brits about the American administration.

I suppose as in all matters some will admire the Americans, others will feel differently and the majority will have no particular leaning either way.

We can only formulate our opinions based on the information we get from the media and that source of information has proven over the years to be less than reliable.

Would you be happy to rely on the views of someone whose job in life is to make money from writing those views?

Answer 4

I am Australian and I love the United States. Spent a month travelling from west to east and loved it!

Depending on where you go will depend on peoples personality. Americans are a little too patriotic at times, but Sometimes I think Aussies could be a little more Patriotic.

I think George is a good president... I don't agree with his stand on Iraq completely, but something had to be done and he had the balls to do it. His policies are great but his execution of these policies suck!

But America will be the last ones standing, I truely believe that.

Answer 5

I've met a number of American individuals and they have all been very nice people, but I can never understand why it is that out of such a large population they elect politicians of such mediocrity.Surely there are better people who could be president than the existing incumbent?

Answer 6

I`ve been to the States many times whilst aboard ship in the 70`s. And I got on with them OK.
I especially loved New York & Times Square :-)

Answer 7

The US is a nation that is led like a bull by the nose. In the international stage anyway, Zionists in Israel run the country and holds it hostage at the same time.

Answer 8

I constantly disagree with my government's decisions but I still wouldn't live anywhere else. Except maybe Denmark. It's pretty there.

Answer 9

Americans as a whole have nothing to do with their government (Bus). The majority of American I have met have good hard, open minded, no hard feelings, and with a very good sense of humour.

Answer 10

Hey, I'm a Brit and I live in Japan, and I'm sorry but I cannot tell you how much I despise Americans because it would get me banned from this space for life - dai dai dai dai kireiiiiiii yadayadayada - gommi