Why is there so much hate to the USA? When I was about 13, I went to Canada (my first time outside the country) and met a couple of girls at the pool. We chatted before they asked, “are you Canadian like us?” To which we replied no, we were American. They splashed water at us, screamed and made puking sounds and left grossed. I didn’t understand it at the time, but looking back it makes my blood boil (the girls were 16 and 14, mind you) I just… don’t get why. We have any ugly system, past, government etc. But we’re all still…people? Humans? Why discriminate against nationality? Let alone race and ethnicity. I am American But America is not Me.