[lbo-talk] Britons tire of cruel, vulgar US: poll

[Wendy Lyon]

On 7/3/06, Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu> wrote:
> Mike Larkin quoted:
>
> In answer to other questions, a majority of the
> Britons questions described Americans as uncaring,
> divided by class, awash in violent crime, vulgar,
> preoccupied with money, ignorant of the outside world,
> racially divided, uncultured and in the most
> overwhelming result (90 percent of respondents)
> dominated by big business.
>
> [WS:] Looks like a kettle calling a pot black.

In fairness, most of the Brits I know would say the same about their
own country.  And they would certainly be as critical of their own
head of government.  This survey didn't them about that though.