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Old 04-03-2014, 02:16 AM
 
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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In terms of being critical of the American government, culture, the society/people in general:

I would say:

Canada
UK
France
New Zealand
Germany (to a smaller extent)


Not too sure about other European countries.
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Old 04-03-2014, 02:28 AM
 
Location: Top of the South, NZ
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Australia
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Old 04-03-2014, 02:31 AM
 
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New Zealand is not really in the "west". If in the Western hemisphere, should be Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador?
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Old 04-03-2014, 02:36 AM
 
Location: Top of the South, NZ
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New Zealand is not really in the "west". If in the Western hemisphere, should be Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador?
Cubans are Westerners?
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Old 04-03-2014, 02:37 AM
 
Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Being critical of ones government doesn't equal being anti-American. I really don't know why Canada is even on your list, since we basically have the same culture, society/people as they do. But yeah, Canada is going to critque the **** out of the American government, since every-single-move they make can have serious reprecussions for our nation.

Everything else you see on the internet between Canadians and Americans is a sibling rivalry that really, the rest of the world just doesn't get. We love eachother, we hate eachother, we'll defend eachother to the death. That's just the way we roll.
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Old 04-03-2014, 02:41 AM
 
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Being critical of ones government doesn't equal being anti-American. I really don't know why Canada is even on your list, since we basically have the same culture, society/people as they do. But yeah, Canada is going to critque the **** out of the American government, since every-single-move they make can have serious reprecussions for our nation.

Everything else you see on the internet between Canadians and Americans is a sibling rivalry that really, the rest of the world just doesn't get. We love eachother, we hate eachother, we'll defend eachother to the death. That's just the way we roll.
Yeah I think that's probably similar to the Australian/New Zealand relationship.

I've notice Australians either seem to love or hate the US. Well okay there are many like me who love some aspects of it and dislike others.
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Old 04-03-2014, 03:07 AM
 
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Yeah I think that's probably similar to the Australian/New Zealand relationship.
Canada and the US

Aus and NZ

There must be other countries that have the same sort of dynamic to their relationship.
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Old 04-03-2014, 03:23 AM
 
Location: Knightsbridge
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I would say the most anti-American nation in the west is the United States of America.

I've seen enough of their news to know that one half passionately hate the other half and criticize them at all ends. Democrat. Republican. It doesn't matter.

And since the parties are roughly equal in size, that equates to half the populace of the country being angry and disliking a near majority of Americans as well as being critical of them and their policies.
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Old 04-03-2014, 03:39 AM
 
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Being critical of ones government doesn't equal being anti-American. I really don't know why Canada is even on your list, since we basically have the same culture, society/people as they do. But yeah, Canada is going to critque the **** out of the American government, since every-single-move they make can have serious reprecussions for our nation.

Everything else you see on the internet between Canadians and Americans is a sibling rivalry that really, the rest of the world just doesn't get. We love eachother, we hate eachother, we'll defend eachother to the death. That's just the way we roll.
That's something Americans don't seem to understand.
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Old 04-03-2014, 04:00 AM
 
Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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That's something Americans don't seem to understand.
While true for some, I think that when your country is getting picked apart by people from around the globe on a constant basis, at a certain point, you can't help but feel like they are attacks against the population. Especially, when most critiques come in the form of "Americans" this, or "You Americans" that.....
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