Posted on 12/02/2006 1:38:56 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
Americans have the warmest feelings about England, Canada and Israel, and good feelings have improved about China and India more than any other country since an August poll, according to a survey measuring U.S. attitudes toward foreign countries.
The survey, released Thursday by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, found that Cuba, Iran and North Korea received the coolest ratings when Americans were asked to rank how they felt about foreign countries. Iraq, North Korea and Venezuela were said to be the countries with ratings that fell the most.
Since an August survey, the university found that the ratings for 13 countries had improved. The "Global Thermometer" measured the warmth of U.S. voters' feelings about 16 foreign countries, the United Nations and the Palestinian government.
In order of ranking, they were England, Canada, Israel, Germany, India, Mexico, the United Nations, Russia, France, China, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Iraq, Syria, the Palestinian government, Cuba, Iran and North Korea.
Peter Brown, the institute's assistant director, said Democrats generally give foreign countries higher ratings than Republicans. "The poll was taken after an election in which Democrats triumphed, so perhaps that is what we are seeing," he said of the improvement in U.S. attitudes.
Democrats wrested control of both houses of the U.S. Congress from Republicans in elections this month.
The survey's results came from interviews conducted Nov. 13-19 with 1,623 registered voters across the country. There is a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
No Ausies? No Kiwis?
Had Australia been on the list they'd have been right up there with Canada and England.
Mexico? Not so hot.
THAILAND??
That's because they have never been to Ireland...
Why do they single out England from the UK? If they single out England shouldn't they have an option for Scotland and Wales as well?
For me personally it would be Britain, Canada, Israel, Germany, and India...with Mexico, UN, Russia, France, China, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, the "Palestinian government", Cuba, Iran, and North Korea all tied for dead last.
And it is ridiculous that Australia and Poland are not mentioned.
"No Ausies? No Kiwis?"
If America sank into the sea.
Australia is where you would find me.
The UN isn't so hot either.
Agree with you regarding Australia but NZ is not our friend and hasn't been for quite a while.
Poland's absence is pretty glaring, too.
Awwwww, don't you like Helen Clark?
I would have put Australia at the top. Why is this?
My favorite country would have to be Australia.
There's the answer to your questions. The university limited the number of countries. Still, I don't understand why they wouldn't include Australian and Poland, and a few other countries, to make it a top 20 list.
Nope,not even a little bit.
Me neither!
What's interesting to me is that they included the UN as if it were a country.
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