...yeah, in good ol' rainy England, people really don't like the US. Though I think that's because over here, our mental images of America include: George Bush, Top Gear presenters getting chased by people in Alabama for having "Man love rules ok" painted on their cars, insanely large meals and fat and/or angry people *cringes*
The same can be said for everywhere else in the world, and I have many, many great American online friends, but I'm still one of these people who points and laughs at George Bush's (lack of) grammar.
NOTE: I am not trying to start a flame war, I am just giving an example of common views over here ^^