Individually they can be great.
Same as most countries, I suspect, it's just that the number of USians who leave the US then call everything "quaint" (metaphirically speaking , at least), or think Paris is the capital of Eurostan, or think that Europeans all speak German is moderately high, so the general impression is bad.
I'm English, so I "Hate The French" -- doesn't mean I have any less respect for my French colleagues than I do for any others, it's just a culture clash.
Heck, being English I cook and eat shit food, never complain about anything, love to queue more than almost anything, have very bad teeth (true), drink far too much (true) and, apparently, am a lapdog to America.
Thinking about it, though, the US does seem to have a much wider range of intellects education and cultural awareness than anywhere else I've been -- probably their RMS "CLEVERNESS" is harmed by this.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Thu 14 Jul 2011, 18:22, Reply)