On that basis the British should also be hated. You voted for Blair twice (Bush's lapdog who brought British forces into war). As far as fat is concerned, after living in the UK,I can tell you there are plenty of revolting obese people there. The British are the fattest in Europe and fast approaching American levels of grossness. And thinking their country is the best? Again, way up there on the list.

Personally, I don't like nationalism at all. People who wrap themselves in their country's flags and say "My country right or wrong" piss me off. None of us have any control over where we were born.

I am not sensitive over nationality because it doesn't matter much to me but it seems that national pride and nation bashing is just part of human nature. Whoever is top dog becomes a bully and throws their weight around and everyone else hates them. C'est la vie!

We had better live as we think, otherwise we shall end up by thinking as we lived. - Paul Bourget