Kendall, I've travelled extensively in the UK too - especially in the 16 years I've lived here. Trust me on this one - there's a fair bit of it about at the moment. I'm not saying people's anger about Iraq and globalisation isn't justified, but the way they express their distaste for the actions of the US government by having a sneery pop at the whole culture is as inappropriate as it is ignorant.

And you sure as hell didn't want to be over here in the aftermath of 9/11, I'll tell you that for nowt.

"At the end, he asked why didn't Britain say thank you to the Americans for what they were doing in Iraq"

I don't think he was referring specifically to Iraq - I think he was referring to American interventionism in a wider context (though I was making my daughter's lunch at the time and only half listening). But when he said "What about a thank you once in a while?" I laughed out loud. He was clearly on the wind-up.

What's the matter with you lot - don't you get irony?

:)