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I spent enough time there to realize not all Americans are millionaires.In fact the level of poverty surprised me. I found most Yanks to be generous,decent people not that much different from us.As soon as they realize you are an Australian you are generally bombarded with a thousand questions (Which I was happy to answer).As people in general I find them likeable.(Apart from one over Zealous security guard who really pissed me off).

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No, BS. I think American people on a whole are nice. Not everyone is educated, not everyone is poor, it's just like any other Western country in the world, who have their havenots and have's. I think the people whom you visited were pretty lacking in education on other countries. Of course those types are everywhere. When I visited the US years ago, I found them very helpful and concerned if they thought you were in trouble.

I bet y,all would like a bit of Scottish ancestry eH? A lot of Americans have it I hear!

Well! I love you all, and I mean ALL that I know !

Myself, dowsa, and nomdeplume are your little bit of Scottish.

KOTF

It seems to me that, unless you visit a place and "hobnob" with the people, you don't really know outside of what the media feeds you.   My son traveled across the US two summers ago and says people here are the same everywhere you go with scant exception.  Working in stores, restaurants, at parties, as an usher, teacher, and as a tax preparer, I interact with many people and some of them embarrass me with their poor manners. I try not be one of those people when I'm on the other side of the service line.  
  
If you want to hang out with people who are going to accept you for just being human, join a bowling league.  You'll find people from nearly every walk of American life, and you'll find yourself a great big family.   
Whatever you do, please don't judge us by our political "leaders".  They poorly represent the real American.   

I have no malice toward Americans, or anyone else for that matter, I'm very grateful we as Australians are allied with America, there are however individuals I have met  of all races I have no respect for, the only thing about Americans I can personally complain about is my Aussie spelling has got a whole lot worse!!!  addit the timing is bad, by the time I'm awake, the questions are old

I have not met many, but i used to talk to them quite a lot in the early eighties on the c b and i converse with some on this forum, cant think of a reason to dislike them  and i enjoy swapping different points of view with folk on the other side of the pond

I am an American but, I believe the comment about us starting wars etc., should be pointed at the government and not the people. It's governments that start wars, not the people. I think most Americans would like to avoid war at almost any cost. Americans are all immigrants from other countries excluding the American Indians.

Only met one once, while working in a gaming bar, here, in oz....nice enough guy, although he seemed a little displeased at the choice of spirits in the bar. He didn't yell, scream, demand or anything like that. The look on his face gave away his feelings.

I'm not touching this one, thin or thick skinned, I don't know.............

I have been to States a couple of times on holidays to South. In general, I found people, friendly, very help full. I love the food.

I think it like Colleen said , well almost except for those who think they above everyone else,seem like they got too solve all world affair, by going to war making them self superior to other nation.

As far as people go in the US, I think most of them are very nice and helpful., but I dont know why your relatives are resentful of people who have accumulated some wealth. American people have to work harder and many more long hours to make ends meet. I have some fairly wealthy relatives in Germany. Theire younger generation have all cars and go on extented vacations every year.

They also believe that the US government schould not get involved in wars that dont make sense.

On a prior thread, I came to realize we "Yanks" are referred by the Australians as Septic Tanks. I researched the title and found that was true. Would someone care to tell me why?

When I (US citizen) was in Paris a Parisian woman said she didn't understand English.  I spent about 5 minutes trying to get directions- finally she burst out laughing and told me in Perfect English what I had asked- it was funny and I burst out laughing.  I asked her directions in English and she gave them to me in English.  I thanked her and she apologized for being rude to me at first....my response was, as an American I needed to apologize because if you visit the US (most areas) If you don't speak English you're in trouble because many people only speak English.  She smiled gave me a hug and said "finally I get to meet a kind American".

Ed, My Grandma came from Germany, and she used to say that back in Germany , they all thought that in America, the streets were paved with gold.

I had an American girlfriend once and she was the sweetest girl I ever knew. She got fed up with waiting for me to marry her, so she met someone else ( an American) and now has a happy marriage, two kids and Jesus. We still keep in touch by e-mail. One other thing, she could spell and knew geography , and she was as hot as a scalded rattlesnake.

The only Americans I have met have been those visiting the UK or those that were stationed hear during the 50s and 60s 70s. they all seemed nice enough to me, and they certainly helped defend us during that time. My sons have both visited the states, and they were inpressed with the way they were treated and welcomed, they got the idea that Americans didn't always know what was going on in the rest of the world. I have always felt that they are very close friends of the British, and I hope it always stays that way.

USA is not perfect, only the greatest country in the world and its envy. As a whole, American people is the greatest and most generous in the world. Of course there are lots of bad apples too.. USA is the most popular destination of all emigrants - legal and ilegal - in the world.

Americans are the bomb.  They are the greatest.  They are the funnest!  They love to celebrate everything.  American has been through so many changes in the last 600 hundred years. The history is facinating.  From Columbus coming over and being sent back to his country and coming over again.  Travelers conquering the indigenous people, the indians. Bringing  the Africans over on ships and enslaving them and now having an half African president.  That's why so many are mad.  The people that use to be slaves are now leaders.  However, most Americans hate prejudice and try to fight it.  Americas now tend to appreciate each other, particularly because of the fast changes that keep taking place in this country.  Most American are great beautiful people and learning how to be tolerate of others.  Any body can become rich in this country if they know how to market something.  As Don King famously says, "Only in America!"