Briton who lives in the states here. I’m voting for the Texas thing.
We used to have London dopefests about once a year but there hasn’t been one for 5-6 years now. Get organizing! 
I moved to the UK from Texas about 20 years ago. I’ve never encountered more than good-natured piss taking.
I remember as a kid there were jokes about everything being bigger in Texas, but that’s possibly due to the fact that Texas Instruments had a plant in my town. As a 6-7 year old I always thought they were busy making violins and trumpets.
I don’t think that the average Brit has a problem with Texans, but the OP has either misunderstood the (admittedly) rather coarse language which the Brits use (It ain’t all Downtown Abbey 'ere, me old china), or has been introduced to people who think *The Guardian * is a sacred text.
I for one welcome all foreigners to come and visit.
Except Australians of course…
You can’t think of anything post ‘92 that may have changed foreigners’ perceptions of Americans?
Although it sounds to me like it is more likely the Texas thing…
I found every single Brit I met there really nice and excited to talk to a Yank. Of course that *was *some 25 years ago and the US *has *done quite a few shitty things since then. The only thing I noticed was that whenever anyone tried to imitate an American accent, it came out sounding Texan. For some reason they think or default accent is Foghorn Leghorn.
These days my English boyfriend regularly comes out with criticism of the US, despite the fact that he’s lived here almost 25 years :rolleyes: To which I reply, loudly and often, “suck it, Nigel” or “blow it out your scone hole” 
Of course not. We’re more likely to apologise for not agreeing with US foreign policy.
Sorry about the jerks. I hope we’re not all that bad!
It possibly is a weird combo of both the Texas thing and the customary piss taking. I’d suggest perfecting a cough that sounds like ‘Tony Blair’. The richer a place is, the more comfortable we feel taking the piss about it, and our stereotype of Americans in general and Texans in particular is frankly based on celebrities and sitcoms, and you all own oilfields. We can also kind of feel Americans look down on us, and can try ‘get in first’.
I hope the tea was good at least.
I met a rude Canadian once. It was one of your customs or border patrol type people who handle traffic at the border. My wife and step-daughter, who were both Ukrainian nationals at the time, were in the car with me. We were crossing the Rainbow Bridge on our way to Niagara Falls. The Canadian woman in the booth asked me what our destination was, I told her Niagara Falls. She asked about the purpose of the visit, and I replied “To see the waterfalls.” She went off on me about my “attitude,” ranted for a while that she didn’t have to let me into her country, and then topped it off by pulling me out of line and having my vehicle and luggage checked. She was every inch the power-tripping, jingoistic, minor bureaucrat.
Reminds me of when I was out with the wife in a pub in Dublin (I am from Dublin and she is American). An old “friend” of mine came up and said hello. Then he started abusing my wife for everything and anything the US has ever done. As he finished his rant, he exclaimed “and you’re all so fucking stupid! Irish people are a lot smarter and that’s a fact!”.
To which my wife replied, how many Irish people have walked on the moon?
She then went back to her drink and ignored him. I was in stitches.
Well, Canadians inflicted Bryan Adams on the world around that time but they seem to have gotten a pass.
I can remember a British humorous columnist from long ago, in an awful rag I won’t name, — who also described the centre of Australia as 500,000 square miles of kitty litter — writing of going to Niagara Falls ( where my grandparents were married, I believe ) and before crossing to Canada engaging with a waitress.
“When you get over there, they’ll ask you what you think of them.”
“Don’t tell them.”
Now, now, the Canadian Government has apologized for Bryan Adams on several occasions.
What about Robin Thicke?
It’s possible that the Canadian Government has also apologized for Robin Thicke. Honestly all Canadians look alike, with their beady little eyes and flapping heads.
Thanks for all the kind words. I did enjoy my visit over all and will just have to grow a thicker skin. I’m used to teasing once you get to know someone, but in Britain it seems to start right out of the gate so I need to get used to that. And it was only a few of all the people anyway.
I can’t put a gun rack on my Rascal? 
Arew you sure that it wasn’t because you were from Texas?
Be careful about Canada, least they mention Rob Ford.
Hold on. By who? It’s surely not by anyone who has actually spent any time there?
You mean the guy who is selling off the sweat pants he wore to Walmart?