Quote by Christopher Hitchens

Europeans think Americans are fat, vulgar, greedy, stupid, ambitious and ignorant and so on. And they've taken as their own, as their representative American, someone who actually embodies all of those qualities [Michael Moore].

Europeans think Americans are fat, vulgar, greedy, stupid, a

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This quote highlights a common perception held by some Europeans towards Americans. It suggests that Europeans view Americans as overweight, lacking refinement, excessively focused on wealth, not intellectually inclined, driven by ambition, and uninformed. The quote further contends that Micheal Moore, an American filmmaker known for his controversial and critical viewpoints, is seen by Europeans as a definitive representative of these qualities.

By Christopher Hitchens

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