Anti-Americanism 'feels like racism'

snood, Your memory resembles mine about that period a couple of years ago when so many Americans denigrated "old europe."

Quick to label, even quicker to yell foul when someone returns the sling. Big ol' crybabies.

So do Chinese people.

And yeah, I remember that period about "old europe". I also remember the funny little statement that French's had to put out stating that they were in fact an English company.

I know. It was such a shock to go from the quiet trains of Japan, where everyone is asleep, to the cacaphony of Hong Kong during rush hour.

I think in the case of Americans, the loudness is such an affront to the senses, that it just exacerbates a potentially charged situation. So many people have a distaste for American politics and our poor behaviour provides the opportunity to voice these frustrations through a face to face confrontation. With another nationality, he or she might chalk it up to the alcohol or bad manners.

I'm actually a bit shy. I've been told by several people that they didn't think I was American when we first met. Which I know was some kind of backhanded compliment, but it only frustrated me. I'm just as American as the loudest American tourist. Even more frustrating was that there was this obnoxious, rude Canadian guy at my last job, and my coworkers said he was more American than me. C'mon, now.



Oh, man. Absolutely cringeworthy.

It just goes to show you that in today's world, a society is judged only by its worst members.