As a Canadian I've dealt a lot with Americans (both in the workplace and socially). Some are really good, some are really bad, most are just normal. They are of course the "big boy" on the street and so everyone seems to have an opinion of them (mostly based on stereotypes). I guess I wonder cpjdad27 how sheltered you've been if you haven't heard any of these things before. I'm also suprised that you sterotyped every one here because of some stereotypes.