[KillarneyRose]

Originally posted by RACooper
I think you missed my point..... they would take your comment as a pretty big insult and it would reinforce the stereotype of the rude, and overbearing American.... and I'm serious, we have had a number of Brits as greeks here at UofT, and comments like that have started fights at the pub.

Hi
Actually, I think you may have missed the point I made in my initial post. I didn't say that she should actually come out and remind the rude Brit with whom she is interacting that the United States is responsible for the present-day freedoms they enjoy. I basically said that when she is in a situation where she believes she is being insulted because she is an American, she needs to consider the source. If some boob feels that someone's American citizenship makes her a ready target for abuse, despite all that that country owes the US, then said boob is not worth getting upset about. There can be satisfaction from taking the high road sometimes