Ive had some very interesting conversations with friends over here. In my experience the split is a little better than 50/50 with smart people in the majority. I dont think a lot of people fully realise the sheer scale of America.
The news here is either local news or national news... you rarely see anything international on the news so you cant blame people for not being too well informed when it comes to international matters. I think that in Europe we are actually much luckier than most countries as we get local, national and International news.
I guess its like when you hear reports that the vast majority of Americans dont have a passport or have never left their own country.. as Europeans this is crazy and makes them look closed minded and short sighted... in reality their country is so massive!!! they dont need to leave. You can drive from state to state and may as well be in a different country.
To put it in perspective.. I may be moving to Seattle soon and it will take me longer to fly from Florida to Seattle (all across land) then it does for me to fly from Florida to Dublin...
I know this thread was meant as a joke and I will be sending this vid on to my American friends
but I think "Yanks" get a bit of a raw deal. They are such cool people and probably the most friendly and open I have come across anywhere. Sure there are weirdos and badly educated but you get that everywhere. The majority I have come across are sound. I have had loads of questions from people on here who are thinking of moving to the states or planning of visiting and I will be doing up a thread shortly which will outline my experiences and give a few tips on coming here for anyone that might want it.