[Drew]

It really is a shame that a majority of Americans are so ignorantly uncultured and ill-informed about the rest of the world.

I've made an effort to take a world studies course every semester, I can speak German with a believable south-German accent/dialect, I speak French well, but with an obvious American accent. I can also speak and/or understand a considerable amount of Spanish (European), Portuguese (Brasilian), Russian, and Czech.

All that being said, I am still assumed to be an ignorant asshole until proven otherwise any time I come in contact with a foreigner. And that can very seriously affect my opinion.

I just think if all these other countries want to bash us for being racist, stereotypists, they need to take a very good look in the mirror first.