Ron said: "If anyone believes a single story and can draw conclusions about a country, perhaps it is better if you stay home. Maybe we don't need your problems. If you have a drop of American blood and think that way, maybe it is best if you don't associate yourself with us. "

There you have it. Ron, it isn't this single story that is the problem, it is the multiplying of stories like this one that has people drawing conclusions about the US.

I lived in Florida for a year as a school kid. I have rafts of American born cousins living in Florida and Michigan. There are millions of lovely, kind, generous, intelligent people living in the US, some of whom I know well, some I've just met a few times, or communicate with here. The US is a beautiful country, a place many of us would love to explore. But we are being warned off by your government and your authorities, make no mistake.