I've spent 3 months traveling across the US, saw most big cities, 16 national parks, and traveled from not only coast to coast, but virtually from corner to corner. It was huge and amazing and it changed me forever. It also made me think that most of you don't realize what you have. You have freedom, money, possibilities, access, chances. Even the poorest and most disadvantaged of Americans have all these things to a degree most other people in the world only dream about.

I did not spend as much time, or travel quite as widely but it was certainly our experience too. We found the same hospitality as well.

The object of these observations may make you feel guilt? That is not their intention. It is just to try and enable you to understand the perception of the American people from outside of the USA, I think?

The vast majority of the world will not feel that warmth and uncomplicated spirit that visitors do. Back in their own countries they probably think that the American people do not give them much thought at all?

That is a generalisation of course, but the American people can rest assured that the rest of the world is certainly thinking of them and sharing their suffering.