In fact seventy per cent of Americans of voting age didn't vote for Bush.

But surely the reason "Americans" tend to get teased is mostly the same reason anyone gets teased - because enough of them are so very sensitive about it and get so indignant.

I see it as a kind of humility. People who really feel cocky about themselves don't worry about being teased, they just see it as a kind of tribute. "Why are Morris Dancers so fat" - can you imagine anybody getting worked up about that?