Hrm.. I go overseas regularly and I never got any hostile confrontations or felt people were judging me. Quite the contrary, I always made friends and would have drinks bought for me. People would always ask me a lot of questions about America.

When people say the rest of the world hates us... well I just don't see it. My trips tell me otherwise.

Interesting article none the less.
daihashi Reviewed by daihashi on . it's cool to be an american abroad again Suddenly, it may be cool to be an American again abroad Published: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 | 3:15 PM ET Canadian Press: William J. Kole, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VIENNA, Austria - She was a stranger, and she kissed me. Just for being an American. It happened on the bus on my way to work Wednesday morning, a few hours after compatriots clamouring for change swept Barack Obama to his historic victory. I was on the phone, and the 20-something Austrian woman seated in front of me overheard Rating: 5