As for the Americans giving others Americans a bad name - well, really, they just don't know. Maybe they should, and maybe they should be trying to learn, but they honestly don't know.
Funny story, some friends were driving from Canada to Texas, and since it was winter in Canada they still had the electrical cord from their block heater hanging out their hood. They were stopped by a state trooper/officer who asked them if their car was one of those electric ones, LOL!