I grew up an American overseas, and I will share two anecdotes, both from the same French school in West Africa:

(1)History/Geography class, roughly 10th grade. We were studying WWII, and the teacher, French of course, kept haranguing me, individually, as if I were responsible for the US' isolationist position early in that war. She positively spat at me. I didn't even know we HAD been isolationist, this was my first history class on the subject. I swear I flunked the class because I was American and this was how she felt.

(2)History/Gorgraphy class, roughly 7th grade. We were studying the political structure of the major powers, being (according to the French in Africa in the mid-70's) the USSR, the US, and France. The teacher is complimenting me, individually, as if it were thanks to me that In America, Even The President Has To Obey The Law - talking about the Nixon resignation. I swear I passed that class just because I was an American and this was how he felt.

In other words, everybody has their likes and dislikes. Even me - I really disliked History/Geography class...