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What the British think of us
Topic Started: Jul 3 2006, 04:46 PM (289 Views)
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Britons tire of cruel, vulgar US: poll

LONDON (AFP) - People in Britain view the United States as a vulgar, crime-ridden society obsessed with money and led by an incompetent president whose Iraq policy is failing, according to a newspaper poll.

The United States is no longer a symbol of hope to Britain and the British no longer have confidence in their transatlantic cousins to lead global affairs, according to the poll published in The Daily Telegraph.

The YouGov poll found that 77 percent of respondents disagreed with the statement that the US is "a beacon of hope for the world".

As Americans prepared to celebrate the 230th anniversary of their independence on Tuesday, the poll found that only 12 percent of Britons trust them to act wisely on the global stage. This is half the number who had faith in the Vietnam-scarred White House of 1975.

A massive 83 percent of those questioned said that the United States doesn't care what the rest of the world thinks.

With much of the worst criticism aimed at the US adminstration, the poll showed that 70 percent of Britons like Americans a lot or a little.

US President George W. Bush fared significantly worse, with just one percent rating him a "great leader" against 77 percent who deemed him a "pretty poor" or "terrible" leader.

More than two-thirds who offered an opinion said America is essentially an imperial power seeking world domination. And 81 per cent of those who took a view said President George W Bush hypocritically championed democracy as a cover for the pursuit of American self-interests.

US policy in Iraq was similarly derided, with only 24 percent saying they felt that the US military action there was helping to bring democracy to the country.

A spokesman for the American embassy said that the poll's findings were contradicted by its own surveys.

"We question the judgment of anyone who asserts the world would be a better place with Saddam still terrorizing his own nation and threatening people well beyond Iraq's borders," the paper quoted the unnamed spokesman as saying.

"With respect to the poll's assertions about American society, we bear some of the blame for not successfully communicating America's extraordinary dynamism.

"But frankly, so do you (the British press)."

In answer to other questions, a majority of the Britons questions described Americans as uncaring, divided by class, awash in violent crime, vulgar, preoccupied with money, ignorant of the outside world, racially divided, uncultured and in the most overwhelming result (90 percent of respondents) dominated by big business.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060703/od_af...HNlYwNtZW5ld3M-

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Gotta admit, I pretty much agree with the British on this.
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kyyankgrrl,Jul 3 2006
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In answer to other questions, a majority of the Britons questions described Americans as uncaring, divided by class, awash in violent crime, vulgar, preoccupied with money, ignorant of the outside world, racially divided, uncultured and in the most overwhelming result (90 percent of respondents) dominated by big business.

They say we are ignorant of the outside world, and they put all of those stereotypes on us?
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kyyankgrrl,Jul 3 2006
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In answer to other questions, a majority of the Britons questions described Americans as uncaring, divided by class, awash in violent crime, vulgar, preoccupied with money, ignorant of the outside world, racially divided, uncultured and in the most overwhelming result (90 percent of respondents) dominated by big business.

They say we are ignorant of the outside world, and they put all of those stereotypes on us?

Most Americans ARE pretty ignorant of other countries and cultures.
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sounds about right

nobody here hates the American people, they just make fun of them based on the stereotypes and the USA's attitude
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kyyankgrrl,Jul 3 2006
09:46 PM
Britons tire of cruel, vulgar US: poll

LONDON (AFP) - People in Britain view the United States as a vulgar, crime-ridden society obsessed with money and led by an incompetent president whose Iraq policy is failing, according to a newspaper poll.

The United States is no longer a symbol of hope to Britain and the British no longer have confidence in their transatlantic cousins to lead global affairs, according to the poll published in The Daily Telegraph.

The YouGov poll found that 77 percent of respondents disagreed with the statement that the US is "a beacon of hope for the world".

As Americans prepared to celebrate the 230th anniversary of their independence on Tuesday, the poll found that only 12 percent of Britons trust them to act wisely on the global stage. This is half the number who had faith in the Vietnam-scarred White House of 1975.

A massive 83 percent of those questioned said that the United States doesn't care what the rest of the world thinks.

With much of the worst criticism aimed at the US adminstration, the poll showed that 70 percent of Britons like Americans a lot or a little.

US President George W. Bush fared significantly worse, with just one percent rating him a "great leader" against 77 percent who deemed him a "pretty poor" or "terrible" leader.

More than two-thirds who offered an opinion said America is essentially an imperial power seeking world domination. And 81 per cent of those who took a view said President George W Bush hypocritically championed democracy as a cover for the pursuit of American self-interests.

US policy in Iraq was similarly derided, with only 24 percent saying they felt that the US military action there was helping to bring democracy to the country.

A spokesman for the American embassy said that the poll's findings were contradicted by its own surveys.

"We question the judgment of anyone who asserts the world would be a better place with Saddam still terrorizing his own nation and threatening people well beyond Iraq's borders," the paper quoted the unnamed spokesman as saying.

"With respect to the poll's assertions about American society, we bear some of the blame for not successfully communicating America's extraordinary dynamism.

"But frankly, so do you (the British press)."

In answer to other questions, a majority of the Britons questions described Americans as uncaring, divided by class, awash in violent crime, vulgar, preoccupied with money, ignorant of the outside world, racially divided, uncultured and in the most overwhelming result (90 percent of respondents) dominated by big business.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060703/od_af...HNlYwNtZW5ld3M-

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we never should have let you take over from us.



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Let?

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yes let

the power and influence you gained after WW2 reduced us to the backseat

the nation was dominant and revered throughout the globe for centuries. History's greatest men came from britain as did the Industrial revolution and engineering.

Britain has given the present world its shape
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Tribesman23,Jul 3 2006
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Britain has given the present world its shape

And its arrogance. :P
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I hate the British. Especially since they talk weird, lol.

(That was my first ever post in the Politics forum. I have never ever clicked on it)
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I like and respect the British, I just don't think they know what is best for us. Why should we care what they think about what we are doing?
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Because we like to have at least one ally who will back us when we do stupid things on the international stage...and Britain is usually the one to back us.
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Until they turn, like France, into this...

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For a country supposedly founded on religious tolerance and freedom, Americans are extremely intolerant and fearful where Islam is concerned.
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Seems most people think of us like that.
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Tribesman23,Jul 3 2006
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kyyankgrrl,Jul 3 2006
09:46 PM
Britons tire of cruel, vulgar US: poll

LONDON (AFP) - People in Britain view the United States as a vulgar, crime-ridden society obsessed with money and led by an incompetent president whose Iraq policy is failing, according to a newspaper poll.

The United States is no longer a symbol of hope to Britain and the British no longer have confidence in their transatlantic cousins to lead global affairs, according to the poll published in The Daily Telegraph.

The YouGov poll found that 77 percent of respondents disagreed with the statement that the US is "a beacon of hope for the world".

As Americans prepared to celebrate the 230th anniversary of their independence on Tuesday, the poll found that only 12 percent of Britons trust them to act wisely on the global stage. This is half the number who had faith in the Vietnam-scarred White House of 1975.

A massive 83 percent of those questioned said that the United States doesn't care what the rest of the world thinks.

With much of the worst criticism aimed at the US adminstration, the poll showed that 70 percent of Britons like Americans a lot or a little.

US President George W. Bush fared significantly worse, with just one percent rating him a "great leader" against 77 percent who deemed him a "pretty poor" or "terrible" leader.

More than two-thirds who offered an opinion said America is essentially an imperial power seeking world domination. And 81 per cent of those who took a view said President George W Bush hypocritically championed democracy as a cover for the pursuit of American self-interests.

US policy in Iraq was similarly derided, with only 24 percent saying they felt that the US military action there was helping to bring democracy to the country.

A spokesman for the American embassy said that the poll's findings were contradicted by its own surveys.

"We question the judgment of anyone who asserts the world would be a better place with Saddam still terrorizing his own nation and threatening people well beyond Iraq's borders," the paper quoted the unnamed spokesman as saying.

"With respect to the poll's assertions about American society, we bear some of the blame for not successfully communicating America's extraordinary dynamism.

"But frankly, so do you (the British press)."

In answer to other questions, a majority of the Britons questions described Americans as uncaring, divided by class, awash in violent crime, vulgar, preoccupied with money, ignorant of the outside world, racially divided, uncultured and in the most overwhelming result (90 percent of respondents) dominated by big business.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060703/od_af...HNlYwNtZW5ld3M-

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Gotta admit, I pretty much agree with the British on this.

we never should have let you take over from us.

You didn't really have a choice
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kyyankgrrl,Jul 3 2006
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Gotta admit, I pretty much agree with the British on this.

If their national attitude is closer to yours, have you considered living in England?
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kyyankgrrl,Jul 3 2006
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For a country supposedly founded on religious tolerance and freedom, Americans are extremely intolerant and fearful where Islam is concerned.

More concerned of Islam extremists who are not tolerant of any other religions or ideals what-so-ever.
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TheBabe714,Jul 3 2006
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I hate the British. Especially since they talk weird, lol.

(That was my first ever post in the Politics forum. I have never ever clicked on it)

ur speaking OUR language remember

u guys talk really slow, thats why Americans cant understand what we say cos we speak faster.

nothing is weirder than a boston accent or the accent of someone who lives in the south of america
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Element,Jul 3 2006
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I like and respect the British, I just don't think they know what is best for us. Why should we care what they think about what we are doing?

cos we've been there many times
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kyyankgrrl,Jul 3 2006
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For a country supposedly founded on religious tolerance and freedom, Americans are extremely intolerant and fearful where Islam is concerned.

England has the largest islamic community in Europe.

on a whole we've grown tolerant of people originally from the middle east, most consider themselves British now anyway.

recent events like the July 7th bombings have created a slight divide but its to be expected given what happened.
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