> It is an ostrich reaction to deny that sentiment toward Americans even among our closer allies in the West has been eroding. I'm not American, but I'm white

> It is an ostrich reaction to deny that sentiment toward Americans even among our closer allies in the West has been eroding. I'm not American, but I'm white and speak English. When I was backpacking Europe and Asia almost 20 years ago, I would often get insulted just for being assumed to be American. Of course that was when Bush was in power which probably had something to do with it.