Is MN enjoying a surge of anti-Americanism at the moment

[WhyDidIEatThat]

. . . or am I imagining things? 🤔

you sure are, mam.

You’re imagining it.

I've not noticed any.

I have noticed this, too.

Can you give some examples please? I'm not aware of it, but may agree if you give more detail.

There was a thread about differences between Americans and Brits which some posters used to air fairly unpleasant views, another thread about something else (Americans getting something right?) and I forget where else. Just things I’ve noticed when scrolling through active conversations.

I dont think so. Unless you think anti-Trump =anti-American.

Maybe it was a thanksgiving thread from last week, quite a few comments about how Americans can’t cook and the food is disgusting etc.

it might be because we are morphing into another american state ?

why a lot of french don't think the brits can cook either, so it's hardly an exclusive insult to america.

No of course, plenty of nation states haven’t exported their share of contributions to world cuisine - how many Dutch restaurants around the globe for example?

It just seems like there’s been an increase in this sort of sentiment but maybe I’m spending more time on here than usual lately

"quite a few comments about how Americans can’t cook"

2 tins of this, a packet of that and a bag of those... of course you can cook!

No I don’t think you are being unreasonable.

It’s tiresome.

how many people on mn can honestly say that they always cook from stratch ? most people use tins, jars, packets and frozen, take those out of your average supermarket and there wouldn't be much stock left.

I get the impression that American food/cooking is extremely variable. I'd love the plentiful, cheap seafood you can get in parts of the USA. The most common criticism I've heard is that the portions are far, far too big. Too much food on my plate puts me off, and I really hate wasting food

A friend of mine spent a couple of years in one of the American flyover states. She's not madly domesticated, or a foodie, but she was horrified by American cooking.

She said people would buy superb cuts of beef that would be the centre of a feast here and then just bung it in a casserole with tinned soup, FFS. Oh, and crunched up crisps for a topping.

I've not been aware of any strong evidence of anti American feeling on MN but most Brits can't bear Trump. I remember reading that he has about 20% approval here, as compared to about 60% for Obama. The best POTUS in living memory (in British eyes) followed by the worst. So there's that.