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Hey quick question eddie- do Aussies hate americans? If so why? I ask because i really like australians and yet hear them speak in varrious venues about disliking americans. What's up with that



No, I wouldn't put it quite so as Australians hate Americans. There is a section of Australians, mainly left leaning individuals, who dislike America's right wing political stance- same as how within America there is a similar sentiment felt by some people. So, maybe 50% of Australians hate American politics, but that doesn't mean we hate Americans.

Another reason why you might notice Australians resenting Americans is due to the fact that American pop culture- TV, movies, music etc- is forcefed to us. That is not to say there are not great American tv shows, movies and music artists- but when American pop culture is bad, it is really fucking bad, and incredibly annoying when it is on our TV channels and radios. But once again that doesn't mean we hate Americans.

A third thing that can be annoying about certain Americans is that they have a very insular world view, and thus are not aware, nor do not seem to care, about events happening outside their country. This can be annoying, but doesn't mean we hate Americans.

To conclude, I have yet to meet an American I have not liked, and I think that most Australians are the same- we may be angered by Americans at times, but deep down Australians like people from all countries. We are a pretty open-minded, accepting country (on the whole anyway).