Tall poppy syndrome? >> I've spent time living both in the US and outside of it Me too. I invite you to spend one day reading and watching global stories and

Tall poppy syndrome? >> I've spent time living both in the US and outside of it Me too. I invite you to spend one day reading and watching global stories and deliberately replacing the words "USA" (implicit or explicit) with "Australia" or any other country of your choice. You'll come to realise the extent of USA's cultural importance when you are reading so much about "Australia". You'll begin to wonder why we seem to care so much. Love or loathe USA, we are fixated on this one country. I believe this is all to the advantage of most Americans now, but that advantage is declining.