Well no offence meant, but I guess that's the downside about being from the States, your government runs around making an ass of itself all around the world and your media show the worst possible sides of you, therefore the entire world only sees bad things about you, never good. But damned if I'm going to stop being sarcastic about the States, I'm from Canada, I have a right over and above anywhere else in the world to make jokes about the US, because we share borders (this is the only time I will ever admit this) and we are practically the same people.

Whenever I travel anywhere I get yelled at for being American as much as you do, so I know what your talking about, which is why I make jokes about the States, that and the reaction I get from real Americans.