The teenagers said Americans commit criminal and violent acts,,,, 
They would know, being experts on criminal and violent acts
I wonder what the one country was. As far as nudity and vulgarity, we're nothing compared to Europeans and Mexicans. Mexican television shows quite a bit more skin than US television and they broadcast outright porn after a certain hour. Latin dancing isn't exactly prudish.
Intense hatred = Intense envy
I'd like to see the questions that were asked and know how this polling was actually carried out. It sounds to me as if the people who did the study have an axe to grind. I would prefer that the media paint such a dark picture of us abroad that none of them want to come here, ever.
The teenagers said Americans commit criminal and violent acts,,,,
They would know, being experts on criminal and violent acts
So, the architechs of our pop culture are really to blame, not our government or corporations. This is new, and you can bet Big Media will ignore it with all it's might.
Sounds like something an American "hard right christian fundamentalist" would say, according the U.S. media. Everybody knows the foreigners don't like us because we're "unilateralists" who won't sign Kyoto. Don't these teenagers read the New York Times?
I had a friend that was a german foreign exchange student and I asked him what he thought of American women. He said they where too "churchy" because they are not promiscuous.
I also find that Osama and his followers (many Fundamentalist Muslims) have the same perspectives. AND that it's not true for the vast majority of us (particularly here). These people don't know us -- or what makes us tick. That's probably to our advantage.
The DeFleurs sent surveys to high schools in Argentina, Bahrain, China, the Dominican Republic, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan.
Teens in all but one of the 12 countries had extremely negative views of Americans, according to the study.
(Nervously wringing hands, biting quivering lip) Perhaps it's not too late to win them over by unleashing a torrent of aid to their poor countries?
Or, perhaps it might be cheaper to limit access to The United States to people from Argentina, Bahrain, China, the Dominican Republic, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan (and perhaps quite a few other countries as well.)
They're obviously just jealous that their own horrid little cesspools lag far behind The Arsenal of Democracy.
I don't see what The United States has to gain from granting these types visas anyway. It's not like we have any shortage of diseases or avarice here as it is.
Here's a little advice for the America hating foreigners: I hate you just as much so do what I do, stay in your own country.
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”Unleash the Hogs of Peace.”
P.J. O'Rourke Parliament of Whores
C'mon: you know that all of these are commercial enterprises, and most revenue is obtained from domestic, not foreign, markets.
This would not exist if we did not like it. Jerry Springer was an enoromous success well before he went abrad. And "Jackass" has topped proceeds last week.
At the same time, according to some polls, about 11% of Americans think that Moon landing was a hoax.
It's not pleasant to look in the mirror.
The teenagers said Americans commit criminal and violent acts, lack strong family and religious values, and are materialistic, imperialistic and like to dominate. They also said that American women are sexually immoral. Except for imerialistic, most of these are on targer, as much as it pains me to say.
This country should return to its Christian roots if it wants to be healthy again.