Sjfh

So how long did you actually live and travel in Europe to gain this “evidence”? Was it longer than the six years I spent? Because clearly I didn’t give it enough time....surely another 10 or so years and the disdain would have revealed itself.

Texcaster Loc: Queensland

Six years working and living the local Euro economies and never an uncomfortable question about American history? An American will never feel more American than when living overseas. That can be said about anyone living away from their birth country.

In lieu of living overseas, just read the foreign press on a regular basis. This man is a real worry for many, on many sides. lol

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

You were in Europe for 6 years while Trump was potus? Can't see how you could have, but why else would you say you spent 6 years there and didn't pick up on Europeans hating trump and laughing at us. If it was before Trump, why would they?

Sjfh

It wasn’t uncomfortable, but we lived there during the Clinton impeachment. Our neighbors questioned why Clinton was being tried because he committed adultery (they thought it was rather prudish). They were stunned when we explained that it wasn’t about the sex outside of marriage, rather it’s about the perjury....and they quickly changed their tune. Seems the US media isn’t the only one that lies and misleads in a attempt to sway public opinion.

Most Germans were very nice....except in Giessen where they were for some reason rude to unpleasant to everyone.

It want readily apparent that I was American unless i was with my husband (an Army Officer) and then it was obvious.

I was treated very rudely by our waiter in a French restaurant....one of my fellow diners (a Frenchman) called the waiter out in front of the whole place and told the waiter that his kind give the French a bad name, and I can’t disagree.

The only other time I can remember being treated in an untoward way was in Amsterdam, when a gas station attendant mocked my pronunciation of “Zaanse Schans”.

For the most part, everyone was kind and very interested in learning more about my country and my culture.

There was the one time, at our neighborhood potluck, where I brought every sort of American food I could think of that either can’t be found or is very expensive in German stores. I couldn’t convince the parents that root beer contained no alcohol and was safe for the children to drink.....I finally got them to try it and the acquiesced.

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

Or, you could have stayed past Donald winning the e******n.

Sjfh

Would’ve been awesome. And exhausting. We made the most of our time there and rarely let a weekend go by without exploring somewhere. When we returned to the states we didn’t go anywhere for a full year.

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

All I'm trying to say is that if you haven't been there since Trump took office, you really don't know what they think of us now.

Sjfh

And neither do you.....and you can’t rely on the media to tell you the t***h. You live in the US and our media has the you (collective) convinced that “everyone” (with the notable exception of the conservatives I the attic) here h**es Trump. If you can’t see the t***h right in front of your face right where you live, how can you possibly judge the climate across the pond?

That said....keep up the denial. It’s good for the other side.