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People have a tendancy to judge or stereotype an entire country and its citizens by the actions of its government... How does the rest of the world feel about us "dirty, rotten americans"? Why? Mostly because of our government.
BTW, I don't bash french people - they make some great toast!
Here's a couple examples: A friend of mine who was born in the Panama Canal Zone and became very familiar with the various Central American countries related this to me. When in the marketplace in any village, the natives take fruit from the top so that the seller can keep his stock rotated and always have edible produce on hand. The Americans who visit dig through the fruit to find the choicest pieces and then complain about the quality and try to pay less than the natives do. This is percieved as arrogance.
Q. What do you call a person who can speak two languages?
A. Bilingual.
Q. What do you call a person who can speak three languages?
A. Trilingual.
Q. What do you call a person who only speaks one language?
A. American.
Obviously a generalization, but mostly true.
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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