Having lived in Germany for a couple of years I will say this. The attitude of Americans is vastly one of of arrogance and entitlement that I have seen nowhere else. On the whole we feel we deserve to act the way we do because we're from the Greatest Country in the World. With this attitude comes lack of respect for fellow Americans and authority figures. And the way 'role models' such as athletes and celebrities act, not to mention how glorified the gangsta lifestyle is.....then there are the politicians.


If you want to know why this is happening just look at what's on television, in magazines and at the movies. Radical individualism is killing this country. People don't look out for each other anymore, it's all about "what's in it for me" and that shapes our culture in ways you can't imagine.


Germany has their issues as well but lack of respect for each other and the authorities is rarely one of them. If a police officer stopped you and told you to empty your pockets and show your ID you just did it. I saw this several times and without incident. There was no screaming about rights and the cops went on their way.


As several have said though, the issue is broad and doesn't point to just one thing.

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