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Originally Posted by LuckyLloyd
Americans (or Germans, French, Dutch whatever) are liked or not liked on the basis of how they behave rather than because of some default way of treating people. If you're a dick, you're a dick. You can choose to pass that off as 'oh they hate Americans here' if you so wish.
To be fair, my perception was probably tainted because I lived in Europe during a heightened period of anti-American sentiment ('02 to the middle of '05), and I was in the military. I got plenty of "why did you start the war?" type questions, as if I personally had some sort of say in the matter. I'm very laid back, so yeah, I assume the hostility I did get had something to do with being American and military during a pretty unpopular military action.
That said, I love Europe and have been back several times since I left.