I've literally never once met any single person that "hated" Americans, and everyone who's ever met an American says they're lovely, just like us
The best theory we can come up with is that Americans are taught from a young age that their country is the best, and no-one should be allowed to say otherwise. Hence, even the slightest criticism is seen as hate.
Europeans, however, are raised on the belief that self-deprecation is a fuckin art
Not so much here, but you couldn't go more than a couple minutes on reddit without reading some comment on how America is a third world shithole.
English speaking reddit, yes.
If you visit /r/de for example, you'll find that everyone is complaining about Germany being a shit hole country. It's simply unfortunate, if you don't speak a second language, you never get good insight into how people view their own country.
I've literally never once met any single person that "hated" Americans, and everyone who's ever met an American says they're lovely, just like us
The best theory we can come up with is that Americans are taught from a young age that their country is the best, and no-one should be allowed to say otherwise. Hence, even the slightest criticism is seen as hate.
Europeans, however, are raised on the belief that self-deprecation is a fuckin art
Not so much here, but you couldn't go more than a couple minutes on reddit without reading some comment on how America is a third world shithole.
English speaking reddit, yes.
If you visit /r/de for example, you'll find that everyone is complaining about Germany being a shit hole country. It's simply unfortunate, if you don't speak a second language, you never get good insight into how people view their own country.