[moose07]

How many British tourists visited the U.S. last year?
The International Trade Administration's Tourism Industries Office has issued a report indicating that there were 4,176,211 visits to the U.S. by United Kingdom residents

"hundreds of negatives against us for months"

This type of reporting has the opposite effect to what 'you' would expect. :)

[Caulkhead]

That’s because us British are well aware of what our press is and take no notice of it!

It’s not dissimilar to being an Englishman on Freerepublic - their are a multitude of anti-British contributors on here who can’t wait for a negative story about the UK so they can post hilarious and highly original lines like: “Great Britain ain’t great anymore.” Laugh? I nearly started! However, like Brits reading bad things about the US, I know that these types are the minority so I take no notice. :)

[familyop]

Thanks. Interesting note on tourism. Some of us seek to get away from boredom. So they visit large cities in New York, Florida, California, etc. Others, like me, seek boredom, peace and quiet. ;-)

As for international ridicule, maybe that has something to do—at least in part—with international economics and military agreements.