I had a similiar experience in Germany. When people found out that I was an American, they were incredibly friendly to me, but told me that they
didn't like Bush. They were very intent on making the distinction between Americans and Bush. I thought this was great, regardless of what I thought
of Bush at the time. I really didn't know much about their political system/leaders, and I tend to lump the citizens of a country with the policies
of their government. It was nice to see such a widespread distinction between a foriegn country's policies and their citizens. My experience there
gave me a lot of respect for the people I met there.
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Topic started on 16-10-2004 @ 04:32 PM by FredT
Despite the recent row between the United States and France over the Iraq war, and increasingly tense trading relationship with the European Union,
world wide polls show that while a lot of people do not like President Bush, a majority of those surveys had a favorable opinion of Americans. In some
countries it was an overwhelming percentage.
story.news.yahoo.com
LONDON - America"s popularity around the world has taken a beating in recent years, according to a set of coordinated polls conducted in 10 different countries. But the survey also found that despite widespread animosity toward President Bush, huge majorities said they have a good opinion of Americans.
"We like Americans, we don"t like Bush," was how Britain"s Guardian newspaper summarized the results of the surveys published Friday.
The polls found that to an overwhelming degree, respondents in most of the countries have a more negative view of the United States now than a few years ago, disapprove of the war in Iraq and dislike Bush. Democratic challenger John Kerry is favored — often by landslide proportions — in all but two of the nations.
But even in France, often seen as a bastion of anti-Americanism, 72 percent said they had a favorable view of Americans, compared to 24 percent with an unfavorable opinion, the poll found.
Please visit the link provided for the complete story.
In France, 72% of the people indicated that the had a favorable view of Americans. The polls which were taken by major newspapers included the following countries: Canada, France, Britain, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Mexico, Israel and Russia. The combined data showed that of all those surveyed 68% had a favorable opinion. The highest country on the list with 86% was Russia, followed by Israel (81), Japan (74), and Canada (71). Spain had the least favorable opinion at 47%.
[edit on 10/16/04 by FredT]
story.news.yahoo.com
LONDON - America"s popularity around the world has taken a beating in recent years, according to a set of coordinated polls conducted in 10 different countries. But the survey also found that despite widespread animosity toward President Bush, huge majorities said they have a good opinion of Americans.
"We like Americans, we don"t like Bush," was how Britain"s Guardian newspaper summarized the results of the surveys published Friday.
The polls found that to an overwhelming degree, respondents in most of the countries have a more negative view of the United States now than a few years ago, disapprove of the war in Iraq and dislike Bush. Democratic challenger John Kerry is favored — often by landslide proportions — in all but two of the nations.
But even in France, often seen as a bastion of anti-Americanism, 72 percent said they had a favorable view of Americans, compared to 24 percent with an unfavorable opinion, the poll found.
Please visit the link provided for the complete story.
In France, 72% of the people indicated that the had a favorable view of Americans. The polls which were taken by major newspapers included the following countries: Canada, France, Britain, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Mexico, Israel and Russia. The combined data showed that of all those surveyed 68% had a favorable opinion. The highest country on the list with 86% was Russia, followed by Israel (81), Japan (74), and Canada (71). Spain had the least favorable opinion at 47%.
[edit on 10/16/04 by FredT]
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