J.C.

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    J.C.
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    I lived in the United States for a decade, and think I can look at your question from multiple perspectives. When people in the rest of the world look at the United States, most hate your government, but not the people. They separate the two. Certainly, some can’t. In my opinion, Americans are nice in general, and I don’t think people in other countries, generally speaking, hate Americans.

    However, we do think many Americans are quite naive about the world and are too eccentric. That’s perhaps because America is so rich, advanced and powerful. However, with as much resources that they have, they don’t really make good use of them to learn more about the rest of the world. I’m very surprised that many students don’t even know basic geography and world history.

    Another point is the United States’ short history compared with most countries. For you guys, JFK is ancient history, and most buildings in your towns are probably less than 100 years old. But in the rest of the world, you can easily find things that are centuries old. That’s why Americans easily forget history and can’t handle historical issues well. So, when the U.S. government screws up other countries, people there suffer, and they remember. But Americans forget. Then, when someone wants to do some payback, they can’t do much against the U.S. government, so they take it out on innocent Americans.

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    Name : J.C., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian, Age : 31, City : Hong Kong, State : NA, Country : China, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 
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