As a British subject, it's not surprising though. We are taught a lot of things about Americans which turn out not to be true, that you learn history via movies

As a British subject, it's not surprising though. We are taught a lot of things about Americans which turn out not to be true, that you learn history via movies is one of these things that gets said now and again. I was chatting to someone the other day and asked if she'd been to America. No, she said, I can't stand Americans. Do you know any Americans, I asked. Of course she didn't but she has been to Canada and asked if I had. No, said I, I can't stand Canadians. She looked at me as if that was a ridiculous statement before realising I was being sarcastic. Go figure?