I agree with Ma8ee. In North-western Europe, flags mostly come out for whatever sports the people are interested in. As for USA, "buy american" movements come

I agree with Ma8ee. In North-western Europe, flags mostly come out for whatever sports the people are interested in. As for USA, "buy american" movements come up every once in a while. Apple and Motorola's new ads display "Made in USA" as if it's a feature. "Freedom fries", happened recently, though it seems to be dead now. You have Fox News that's always clamouring about American this or American that. I don't believe that Fox News represents general American beliefs (though I don't rule it out), but the chunk of Americans that Fox News represents is too huge to sweep under the rug.