The other thing I've noticed is that while Americans tend to feel responsible for the things their country does, people from other countries look on their misdeeds as something their government did, and they disclaim all responsibility. They chose that government, but that doesn't seem to count. I hear a lot of 'Blair did this' and 'Blair did that' but never 'we did this' or even 'England did this' or 'the UK did this'.