How Americans see Europe

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Americans see Europeans variously depending on the values they hold most dear. However, every European country has something special that Americans know. Nevertheless, Americans can name things that are peculiar to this particular European country.

Iceland: Volcano, Weird language. Hot Blondes. Bad guys in Mighty Ducks II
Norway: Vikings turned, Fishermen
Sweden: Home Of The Pirate Bay, Socialism, Elin & her twin, the word “ya”
UK Scotland: Braveheart, Everyone wears Kilts, Haggis, Golf
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Belarus: Those Are Countries?
Denmark: They make LEGOs and wear wooden shoes
Ireland: Red Hair, Alcoholics, Potatoes, The Color Green, U2
Netherlands: Drugs, Hookers, Drugged out Hookers
UK England: Fish And Chips, Bad Teeth, James Bond, Harry Plotter, Can’t hold down a colony
Germany: Beer, Shiza Videos, Nazis, Sauerkraut, Shitty Food
Czech Republic: Beer! Cheap hookers… Beer!
Belgium: Chocolate, National Mascot is a Kid Taking a Piss
Moldova: Doesn’t exist, never heard of it
Hungary: No thank you, I just ate
Romania: Vampires that don’t Sparkle, Mail Order Brides
Slovenia: Isn’t that an electronics maker?
Portugal: It’s not Spain?
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia: Lots of Organized Crime, Went to war
Bulgaria: Aren’t they part of Russia?
Spain: Bulls, Hot Chicks
Monaco: Grace Kelly, Casinos
Italy: Mafia, Spaghetti, Gladiator, Super Mario
Greece: Home Of The Gyro, Country Totally, Broke
Vatican City: Pope, Child Molestation, The Da Vinci Code
Russia: Communism, hackers, Vodka, Anna Kournikova
France: Snobby, French, Bread, Wine, Can’t win a war, Short Leaders
Switzerland: Rich, Secretive, Alps, Ill-Gotten Bank Accounts
Austria: Little Germany, Lots of Mountains, Classical Music
Poland: Polish Jokes, Not Very Intelligent
Ukraine: Chernobyl, Everyone’s Rude

It should be noted that about some European countries, many Americans can hardly say anything definite.

Percentage of US citizens who have heard of European countries

Many Americans know Western European countries well, which is not the case for Eastern European countries. Eastern Europeans are bound to be mistaken for Russians, as Europe’s map between Berlin and Moscow is terra incognita for most Americans.