I like a lot of Americans, too.
But there is something... adolescent about a lot of their culture. Its all very "ME!" And Americans have that habit of asuming they invented everything. I've had argument with otherwise sensible people who think that printing, cars, production lines and various other things have exclusively American origins.
(Spleep Shit, or get off the internet., Fri 27 Nov 2009, 9:27, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I once had a conversation with an American who was insistant that
although Devon might not use the Euro, she was pretty sure that the rest of the UK did, in spite of counter arguments that I put forward
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 9:36, Reply)

I was in New York once
and was speaking with a fellow who exclaimned 'my cousin John's at university in London - do you know him? American guy?'.

This was topped by a fellow I encountered in a bar in Williamsburg VA last year: 'you're from London? I LOVE The Beatles'....
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 9:41, Reply)

England?
Is that near London?
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 9:42, Reply)

Eminem playing the Milton Keynes Bowl a couple of years back...
Eminem: Hello London!
60,000 wet Brits: CUNT!
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 9:49, Reply)

I used to live in Boston MA
...and always enjoyed telling locals after they mentioned that we drive on the 'wrong side of the road' that the UK was in the process of changing this system and would start with buses and lorries, and if it worked out well we would move the cars and bikes over next year.

Since I moved back I have started telling the English the same thing about Boston and they are just as gullible.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 9:42, Reply)

I like this.
you could make it sound almost plausible.
(Spleep Shit, or get off the internet., Fri 27 Nov 2009, 9:48, Reply)

Americans can be incredibly naive and ignorant
but these qualities can be a blessing. Combine them with an almost total lack of self-consciousness and you can rule the world. As they have proven.

But on the whole I like them, from experience.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 9:58, Reply)