text: American here, but living in Australia, here's what I'm seeing over the last 5 years... \nThe Australian media is spreading news of American companies doing harm to the Australian lifestyle. Let me give you a couple examples I heard on the news. 1. Dexter Shoe  company taking over the word "Ugg" for their boots. Now Australians have been calling ugg boots as such for decades and suddenly this US company comes along and bam, we can't say Ugg anymore. How unAustralian! 2. The FDA will not allow the importation of Vegemite, a top-selling spread aussies feed their kids, into the US. They said it was because it contained Folic Acid... thats a B vitamin that assists in cell reproduction within the body! Radio shows are putting up polls over here about it and callers are mad.\nI'm always hearing comments... "stupid yanks", "arrogant Americans, they think they own the world". \n\nI love being American, but some US companies are embarrassing the hell out of me. Australia is all about giving everyone a "fair go". America is supposed to be the same, but they dont' seem to care whose toes they step on. There is too much ignorance about what goes on outside the US. It's taken me a long time to adjust to the idea that America isn't perfect. I found myself not liking asians... but why? Hollywood paints this portrait that asians ( based upon ww2 dated cartoons and movies) are lesser people and aren't worth our time. When I finally realized this programming within me I was appalled and saddened. \nAs for the middle east... their hatred is mostly misdirected by their religious programming/preaching. Their religion is their world, like with most people, and those that are not of the same mind can only be "lesser beings" and not worth their respect. Sound familiar?