[D.Z.]

I think other countries do not hate the American people in particular, but either our extremely capitalistic, commercialized culture and/or the past and present actions of our government. I’ve never been to the Middle East, but if you are educated in the United States’ foreign diplomatic past, it becomes clear where some of their animosity comes from. In my opinion, much cross-cultural animosity, especially in the case of America and the Middle East, comes from slanted rhetoric spouted by the powers-that-be in both the Middle East and United States.

As for Europe, I’ve spent extensive time there, and never experienced anti-American sentiment. I always felt welcome, even in France (I speak no French), and especially in Germany, Spain and Italy. Americans are stereotyped as loud and obnoxious tourists, and in my travels, I definitely saw some, and I experienced some rude natives in every country, but there are plenty of rude people in America, too.

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Name : D.Z., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 24, City : Madison, State : WI, Country : United States, Occupation : waitress, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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