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Here's the thing Paul. I work in a place where I have to deal with american people on a regular basis, I used to work for an american company where I dealt with americans all day, every day. I never treated them ANY different than anyone else, and never would, same goes for if I meet someone on the street, or in a pub or whatever, because I don't discrimiante against individuals. I accept that generalisation is a dangerous thing, but when you're discussing subjects as broad as something like this, like it or not, generalisation comes into it. As for americans being a distinct people- I wouldn't agree: american society is so utterly fragmented that there are several different peoples in the USA. To suggest that there is such a thing as one single type of american is about as valid an argument as suggesting there's one type of european.
