Seeing as this is a US-centric forum what is the take of the forum menmbers on the following discussion thread on a UK site? I’m not goading you guys just looking at getting your opinion…and out of interest is there and anti-Brit feeling in the US at all?
To clarify…I am not anti-American. Just Bush wary. I had a fantastic time in New York over Xmas and the New Year and have nothing but brilliant memories of the people and the place. Times Square at midnight was fantastic, much more organised than Trafalgar Square or any other event in the UK, and it being a drink free zone the atmosphere was of one big party with a great feeling of fun rather than a massive crowd of drunks waiting to kick off at the slightest provocation…one arrest out of 1 million celebrants cant’t be bad! And don’t get me started on Central Park on New Years Day…I’ve never walked around in a Tshirt on Jan 1st before…even managed to fit in an impromtu picnic!
Honestly, I have trouble justifying the Iraq war, however, nothing you can point me to on a website or anywhere else will stop me from loving the British and believing that they are our greatest friends and allies.
I have been to England four times, and have only experienced a little Xenophobia. I was then told by my hosts that the shopkeepers in Windsor don’t like anyone, including other Brits.
Just like here in America where there are a few ignorant people that are frankly scared of foreigners, there are a few people in other nations that tend to lump all of us Americans in one classification.
When asked who I was going to vote for whilst in England last summer, I replied “the one I like best”. They then asked me who I liked, and I said “the one with the hair”. They finally then knew that I don’t discuss religion or politics.
One did ask me about Bush and his policies in 2002, and I had replied with “I am not going to say whether or not I voted for Bush, but I will say that we, as Americans, have no input into his foreign policy. Add to that up to half of the people who voted did not vote for Bush, it could be argued that half of the people are not in favour of what Bush intends to do in Iraq. The President is elected to be the executive, and he acts on our behalf making decisions he thinks would be good for us and the world. He does not consult the American people, as constitutionally he can act alone as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.”
This person was then satisfied with my answer, and we talked about other things.
I don’t get the feeling that Brits, as well as other Europeans are particularly anti-American. Many feel that America’s current foreign policy could be imperialistic, and that scares them. But nobody has been hostile towards me because I am an American, and most seem to be very accepting of me.
I don’t get the feeling that Brits, as well as other Europeans are particularly anti-American. Many feel that America’s current foreign policy could be imperialistic, and that scares them. But nobody has been hostile towards me because I am an American, and most seem to be very accepting of me.
I am a brit and your bang on ( correct ),we had the british empire so why not an american empire ?