And the English middleclass make fun of the Russians and Japanese (but not so much any more) for it in London, too. And they have been doing it to Americans for generations. Here's an example of Russian bashing in the English press:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-458832/Invasion-Russian-gold-d...

Lots more where this came from--specially when Russians started buying English football clubs.