[Dan from Michigan]

As they say in Boston, ain't that a pissah? The last time I was in London (July of 2001) I was pretty stunned that Budweiser was being marketed to the young twenty-somethings as a fine American Import. Not Sam Adams, not Anchor Steam, not even freakin' Rolling Rock -- but Bud.

LOL. If I drink American Beer, it's usually Michigan Brewery - a microbrew about 30 minutes from me.

Reminds me of the story when a friend of mine went to Germany and ordered a Becks. He got laughed at by all the Germans there. It's their version of "Bud".

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

Not Sam Adams, not Anchor Steam, not even freakin' Rolling Rock -- but Bud.

Unfortunately its the large companies that export overseas. So they think of Coca-Cola, McDonalds, and Budwiser as typically American. BTW I recall my grandparents telling me that their great aunt complained that Coca-Cola wasn't the same after they took the Coca out.