I started another thread earlier inviting people from nations other than the USA to share what they like about us. So far it hasn’t been relegated to the Pit, and I consider that to be a VERY good portent for international relations.
This thread is the other side of the coin. Don’t quibble. It’s a quantum coin and there are an infinite number of other sides. 
Most Americans don’t often avail themselves of the opportunity to tell folks from other nations what they like about them or where they hail from. Many of us US-ers haven’t been abroad or can only form opinions based on people we’ve met from other nations or what we’ve seen on TV, but most of us have opinions on this matter, well-informed or not. In my own case, I received an all-expenses paid vacation to Germany and Korea, courtesy of the USAF. :rolleyes:
I’ll go first:
Canada: I’ve only been there on two day trips, neither very recently, but I was introduced to Fish-n-Chips on a trip to Vancouver Island, so I am inclined to think fondly of Canadians. Besides, apart from William Shatner you’ve provided us with a long list of quality entertainers (sorry, Bill ;)).
Germany: Once again, it was the food (okay, I admit it – the drink) that helped me realize what fun a 2-year tour in Germany could be. The German people I met were friendly and tolerant of an American serviceman with a (very) incomplete understanding of the German language (with the exception of one guy at Oktoberfest I had to keep my Deutsches Luftwaffe buddy from beating up).
One of the local towns (Landstuhl, I think) had a little movie theater that showed, once or twice a week, movies with English soundtracks or subtitles. It was quite an experience to sit in a theater drinking beer, eating good food, and smoking a cigarette. They had a little shelf along the back of each seat row that had ashtrays and little lamps (~5w) that made just enough light so you could see where you had set down your Gummibären.
France: Never been, unfortunately. I really wish they’d resume exporting their cars to the USA. The Citroen DS-19 was one of my favorite cars of all time, and I’m curious just what they’ve been up to, automotively (They don’t get much coverage in US car magazines).
Italy: When I was little, the neighbor across the street was an Italian war-bride, and the neighbor next door was Italian by descent. Most of the favorite foods I ate when I was growing up I can credit to the recipe-swapping my mom did with them. G-d bless 'em, if it weren’t for them, I’dve been eating hamhocks, collard greens and boiled okra for most of my youth. 
England: Apart from that unpleasantness during the late 18th century and a little misunderstanding around 1812, US/English relations have been less adversarial than competitive. Most of our laws are based on theirs, and much of our philosophy regarding personal liberty and the rights of men are rooted in England.
The English have given us John Cleese, Michael Palin, Charlie Chaplin, and Bob Hope (yeah, he grew up here, but he was still an import). Some day I hope they give us Top Gear (if it’s still in production), the most enjoyable automotive program it has been my pleasure to view. The humor was, in turn, both subtle and blatant. One of my favorite remarks was regarding the Ford Cortina, wherein the speaker observed that not only had most of the viewing audience grown up with that car, many of them had probably been concieved in it.
There’s more, but the sun is coming up and I must return to my coffin. 
I bid you all good morning.
–SSgtBaloo
