I don't think 'disgusted of Tunbridge Wells'could get that low.

I wouldn't bet on it. And if so, there are people writing columns in the trashier tabloids who could do the job.

Though I think that the tone might be different - less angry, more mocking.

The thing is, when you're really arrogant, you don't actually give a toss about criticism. Being told you are unloved is quite encouraging, because you don't want to be loved by those strange people over there.

When Americans react to criticism in that kind of way, it seems to me a kind of humility. It means they actually care about what people say about them, even when they say they don't.