I don't mind Canadians making fun of us and vice versa. What bugs me is that there are a number of Canadians and Europeans who genuinely hate Americans and treat us all like we are each a clone of George W. Like the guy I saw in a Chili's restaurant in Calgary wearing a shirt that said "Yanks Go Home". Just idiotic. Dude, you're eating in an American restaurant chain for one thing. Anyway, it's become somewhat of a fad to hate Americans lately. But these folks need tokeep in mind that America is huge and extremely diverse, and many of us have a balanced view of the world and a decent head on our shoulders, unlike our monkey-faced president, who many of us have been waiting EIGHT LONG YEARS to replace.