ColinEssex
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Here's an interesting article about an American girl living in London. Its a year old, but highlights some good stuff.
BBC News
Here's some quotes
Col
BBC News
Here's some quotes
She says the level of anti-Americanism she has experienced "feels like a kind of racism".
Ms Cox, 29, says she has been called, among other things, "terrorist", "scum", "low life", and feels that she is constantly being held to account for the actions of President Bush and for US foreign policy.
I appreciate that British people often don't understand why I have so much pride, they think it's brainwashing.
And I do think some people in the US need to be more educated about what's going on in the world.
Some friends now advise her to tell people she is Canadian, to deflect potential abuse, an option she calls "sad".
I was aware before I moved here that when you travelled abroad it was always better to say you were Canadian if you could get away with it. But we treated it more like a joke
Col