I know that some of you might consider this an 'anti American' flame, especially because I'm posting as a Guest.

It isn't, and I only post as a guest because the sysop here has disabled cookies.

Anyway, back to what I'm curious about:

As an observer from the UK, I think it would be fair to say that Americans consider themselves the centre of the world.

Indeed, this can be seen time and again in posts here. People asking for advice where location matters (i.e. where to find a guitar shop, how to find a map for a certain location etc.) differ. Those from the UK, Australia, wherever, tend to explain where they are. Those from the USA seem to take it as a gien that they live in the USA.

Before anyone gets mad, this is simply an observation, not a judgement.

So, finally, my question:

After the 9/11 atrocities, there was the thought (at least here) that the USA might start to think more globally and not focus so much on itself.

Has this happened in any noticable way?

Thanks for any thoughts

Keith