Negative Characteristics Associated with Americans Greedy Violent Rude immoral Jordan 64 Jordan 69 Indonesia 56 Lebanon 64 Turkey 53 Pakistan 58
Only, in neighboring Canada does a 53%-majority describe Americans as rude. Interestingly, Americans themselves are more likely to assign that negative characteristic to their fellow countrymen (35% do so) than are the residents of Great Britain (29%), the Netherlands (26%) and Poland (21%). And a scant 12% of Germans find Americans lacking in politeness.
Looking farther around the globe, however, one finds other countries that share Canada’s reservations with regard to American gentility. (See chart below). In Turkey, an identical 53% see Americans as rude. This view is shared by larger majorities in Indonesia (56%) and Jordan (64%).
Negative Characteristics Associated with Americans  | Greedy  | Violent  | Rude  | immoral  | U.S. .70  | Jordan 73  | Jordan 64  | Jordan 69  | Turkey 68  | Turkey 70  | Indonesia 56  | Lebanon 64  | Netherlands 67  | Indonesia 67  | Turkey 53  | Pakistan 58  | Lebanon 66  | Canada 64  | Canada 53  | Turkey 57  | Great Britain 64  | Lebanon 63  | Pakistan 51  | Indonesia 48  | Jordan 63  | Pakistan 63  | Lebanon 50  | China 44  | Canada 62  | France 63  | Russia 48  | Russia 42  | Indonesia 61  | China 61  | China 44  | U.S 39  | Russia 60  | Spain 39  | Netherlands 38  | Spain 60  | Pakisian 50  | Netherlands 60  | France 36  | France 37  | Spain 58  | Russia 54  | U.S. 35  | India 36  | Spain 36  | China 57  | Great Britain 53  | Great Britain 29  | Poland 55  | US 49  | India 27  | Canada 34  | Germany 49  | Germany 49  | Netherlands 26  | Poland 33  | Germany 31  | India 43  | india 39  | Poland 21  | Germany 12  | France 31  | Poland 33  | Great Britain 26 