Damn.. I can't wait for the following replies..
"Fuck Canada"
"Who needs Canada"
"Let's invade Canada, Eh?"
Poll: more Canadians have negative view of U.S.
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A new survey suggests Canadians increasingly view Americans as "rude, greedy and violent."
Only 59 per cent of Canadians have a favourable view of the United States, down from 72 per cent in 2002. France, Germany and Japan all ranked much higher.
The Pew Research Center conducted the survey, called the Pew Global Attitudes Project. The findings were published Thursday.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright co-chaired the survey. She told CTV's Joy Malbon she understands why many Canadians have a low opinion of America.
"There's no question there are negative feelings," Albright said. "Some of it has to do with the fact that we are the Bigfoot to the south."
Christopher Sands, of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, says Canadians feel underappreciated by America.
"The U.S. has really reflected Canada's decline in world affairs and treated Canada as a minor ally, much like the Netherlands or Denmark," he said.
The results show Canadians still find Americans to be inventive and hardworking, although more than half believe they are also dishonest.
In most categories, Americans view themselves better than Canadians view them, but the exceptions are when it comes to greed and immorality.
Seventy per cent of Americans view themselves as greedy, which is higher than any other country surveyed. And while 34 per cent of Canadians see Americans as immoral, 39 per cent of Americans also see themselves the same way.
Most Canadians are also unhappy with the current American government. The re-election of President George W. Bush has made 75 per cent of Canadians feel negatively about their neighbour to the south.
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci does not believe the negative feelings will last.
"There are always ups and downs in any relationship, but I think at the core we are a family," he said on CTV Newsnet's Countdown: with Mike Duffy on Thursday. "We inhabit this part of the world together. We work very well together. We're dependant on each other."
Canada is not the only country who has misgivings about America. The survey polled almost 17,000 people in 16 countries, and most indicated the United States is "broadly disliked."
Most Americans are aware they have an image problem. The survey showed that only 26 per cent of Americans believe their country is well-liked.
There is still some good news. Some American policies have managed to lift opinion in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. However, the affect of these policies on world opinion has been marginal.
The report shows that Bush's push for democracy in the Middle East and aid for tsunami victims were "well received in many countries." However, the report goes on to read that "only in Indonesia, India and Russia has there been significant improvement in the overall opinions of the United States."
Canadians still believe the world has a high opinion of them. The survey showed that 94 per cent of Canadians say the world has a positive opinion of Canada.