I have asked them.
But usually
I have been told
without asking.
>> If you want to know
>> how EU people think, ask them!
> I have asked them.
> But usually
> I have been told
> without asking.
are you serious?
I happen to have lived my entire life in germany, and I can assure you that I don't hate you or other US citizens. neither do any of the people I know.
to be honest, I'm not aware of hating anyone; of course there are people who I don't get along with too good, but I surely don't HATE them.
IMO, it takes quites a lot to really hate someone; and I'm shocked to read that some people in the US are under the impression that they are hated (not only hated, but "really and truly hated") by europeans, just because european politicians don't like the idea of Bush being president of the USA.
since the (foreign) policy of the US has an impact on many other countries, the politicians of those other countries dare to express their discomfort - so what?
someone mentioned propaganda and biased coverage in european media; has the thought of propaganda in your own media ever crossed your mind?
when I read subtitles like "They hate us, they really and truly hate us", that sounds a bit like biased coverage to me.
as for europeans being jealous of the USA:
the US surely are a fascinating country, with many assets but also many drawbacks - just like any other country.
you don't have some of the problems other countries have, but OTOH you have some problems that other countries don't have.
US citizens claiming to know that europeans were jealous of them just gives kind of an insight to their self-image. one could get the impression that the US think of themselves as being "God's own country", "the land of the brave", "the only superpower in the world" and of europe being a bunch of small, backwards countries who envy the US of having such a great president (who was sent by God, according to some of his supporters), of having such a strong economy (*cough cough*) and of the "American way of life".
but maybe it's just the first time that many people in the US become aware of the fact that they aren't being (and never have been) admired as superior beings by "old europe" as they have always been suggested by US media and politicians, but are regarded as human beings just like the people in any other country in the world.
again I have to say that I am shocked, really and truly shocked about some of the statements I read in this forum.
I honestly hope that those statements are the opinion of just a small minority of US citizens, otherwise I may have to revise my picture of the US.
and no, I don't expect anyone to care about my opinion.
live long and prosper.....