Why do people hate Americans

[BK_Adores_Chase]

my fiance told me this the other day...will someone educate me?  I feel like it's unfair because I personally did nothing to the other countries, so why if I go there would I be hated on?!

[falcon9]

my fiance told me this the other day...will someone educate me?  I feel like it's unfair because I personally did nothing to the other countries, so why if I go there would I be hated on?!

There could be several different reasons for this; ranging from unfounded bias, (a misperception that 'all Americans are lazy/rich/spoiled', etc.), to some sense of resentment, (which could stem from a variety of sources - the French used to "hate" Americans because we liberated *bleep*-occuppied France a while back, many poorer citizens of other countries somehow have the impression that they have it worse than the poorest American insofar as personal freedoms go and then there are the religious extremists who believe that putting pressure on America will gain some terrorist demands).  A few foreign destinations aren't safe for Americans due to their propensity for kidnapping American citizens.  Then there are those countries which welcome Americans, (or, probably welcome the U.S. dollars).

[mprud046]

It's not you personally i think it's just what they associate with Americans (walmart, war, other bs).  you know the same way some do with other races in your country...

[Abrupt]

It's not you personally i think it's just what they associate with Americans (walmart, war, other bs).  you know the same way some do with other races in your country...

walmart?  wtf?  lol

In addition to what falcon9 pointed out there are the more traditional reasons as well.  It is easy to motivate people by dislike/hate and some countries use that method for control of their populations.  It is one of the oldest and most effective methods available.  We are an easy enemy to 'imagine' and because of our capabilities we can be made to appear as some ominous threat that must be openly opposed and resisted or simply despised (so that the people develop an instinctive diametric position to whatever position we seem to adopt).  Then again there are the people just love to root against the winning team and we have been seen as that for a long time and so people would express animosity towards us (and would still be our allies when it mattered though).

If there is a group of people that hates us because of walmart (...seriously can't stop laughing about that...) then I think we should just nuke them as they are so mentally damaged as to be beyond any repair.   Ha ha ha ... walmart ... *bleep*.

(note:  My walmart humor isn't a dig at you mprud046, just to clarify in case of any confusion.  It is just that was like an out there wtf is really going on type of thing that made me think of some of the insane things I hear from liberals frequently).

[acurtsinger2]

i think its because sometime in the early 20 th century, the u.s. decided it had the power and right to be the world police...which isthe same kind of thinking that royalty and dictators use, and i think that some people resent that americans have everything...in the 1940s there were no storage units, and now there are more storage units in the u.s then houses, even poor people here have more then in any other country.

[falcon9]

i think its because sometime in the early 20 th century, the u.s. decided it had the power and right to be the world police...which isthe same kind of thinking that royalty and dictators use ...

If I'm not mistaken, that likely derived from two world wars.  Unless letting power-hungry militarists run amuck is the better idea.

... and i think that some people resent that americans have everything...

That's called a functioning economy; which is shakey worldwide in many respects.  Capitalism; no money, no stuff.

[kingozzy]

Most people from other countries have a perception of americans that they see in movies or TV, and they know we have freedom and can pretty do as we please with our lives.  I'd be jealous of that too if I was born in a different place.

[batmobile]

my fiance told me this the other day...will someone educate me?  I feel like it's unfair because I personally did nothing to the other countries, so why if I go there would I be hated on?!

some americans are ignorant about other cultures thats one reason why... and if its hostile territory what do you really expect welcome wagon? lol some people from europe are snobby too. so it just depends where you go.

[hempick]

My g/f is French and she said that they don't hate us there.  However, she did say that French people, for the most part, have some stereotypes about Americans (like bad food and lack of knowledge about world events).  *shrug*

[jwallbank]

I think it is our arogance and sense of entitlement. I have traveled 24 countries while in the Military and we as Americans think we are suppose to be praised by other countries, well alot of them don't. If you ever travel outside the U.S. I think you would see why!! They don't like our sense of entitlement, just because we are Americans. Even the Richer European countries don't live to the standard we do!! A friend of mine once told me a story - and this is true, she was born in Germany and Lived in Russia because her father was a German diplomat which married a Russian woman (this womans mother), she traveled back to St Petersburg in the late 90's, where she lived alot of her young life. She ordered a coffee in a coffee shop with Cow's milk in english, Russia was, at the time, Lacking in food supplies, alot of stores had empty shelves. The lady that waited on her was was overheard talking in Russian that these spoiled Americans think they can get anything they want, just because they have back in the US. Not knowing that this woman spoke fluint Russian and German. This Woman that I will call Natia, told the waitress on the way out - In Russian - I am American but, I was born and raised right here in St. Petersburg., Natia stated that the woman turned red with embarassment. This story holds true thought, We as Americans expect too much!!!

[sommap]

Chidren ae taught to hate at a very early age.  It is hard for them to change.

[mintopewku]

Certainly stereo typing plays into a lot of this.  Hate is a very strong word.  I would say that many individuals have strong feelings in some manner about how they feel about Americans.  Whether we carry a sense of entitlement or are spoiled.  Ignorance plays into this.  Some people are jealous, envious, and others are raised to just dislike anything that is different.  You also need to remember that this type of judgement happens within our own country---how northerns might call southerns slow, or southerns call northerns rude. 

[vickysue]

I feel most countries like us. But those that have whole different religon then we do , do not like and all they want is the money that is poured into their country , which i think would be better spent in our counry.

[fc2]

Whom are these haters of America that you speak of, please be specific? I'm not certain, but atleast America has FusionCash to depend when I'm going 'drawn'  Maybe if they joined FusionCash they wouldn't hate America  ?

[kalytron1]

I've had friends from other countries tell me their reasons for disliking the US. It mostly comes down to an unwarranted sense of entitlement to everything. And also a lot of our internal politics. They just don't understand the things that we do - or how we allow the government to do half of what it does. I've learned that there is a fair amount of resentment toward us because we don't speak up intelligently against our government to stop them from doing things that the rest of the world views as idiotic.