THE US VERSUS EVERYONE ELSE: POLAR POLL

Posted on June 19, 2003 by Dave Pollard
A recent CBC poll of 11,000 people in 11 countries reveals a staggering difference in perception of the US, between Americans and just about everyone else. While the whole report is worth a read, here are a couple of teasers:

While the rest of the world is mostly favourable in their impression of the US (55% to 37%), they are mostly unfavourable in their impression of its president (57% to 35%).

 And while most Americans think other countries’ people aspire to live in the US (96%) and have an economy like the US economy (60%), the rest of the world does not want to live in the US (80%) nor have a US-type economy (77%).

Thanks to Dynamic Driveler Doug for the link.

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2 Responses to THE US VERSUS EVERYONE ELSE: POLAR POLL

  1. Marie Foster says:
    June 19, 2003 at 09:38

    I think this is why I can not find another country to move to. BTW… if you were to poll my family I am sure that our opinions of George Bush would not vary by an iota. We all think he stinks.

  2. Life Tenant says:
    June 28, 2003 at 08:18

    Dave, I agree with you that the CBC poll is very interesting and shows a disturbing divide between how most Americans and most people in many other countries see the world. I must, however, quibble with your comparison of American and other responses as to whether citizens of other countries would like to live in the US. Yes, the poll shows that most non-US respondents don’t want to move to the U.S. But a significant minority of them would like to move here, as our continually high immigration rates suggest, and 96% of Americans recognized these facts by answering “yes” to the question, “Do you think people outside of America want to come and live here?” “Yes” is the only right answer to this question.

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