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Oh lighten up. Americans have a lovely variety of stereotypical images - fat McDonalds consumers, Texan bullies, imperialists, the Japanese apparently think we "all smell like butter" or some such. Its kidding, and when done by friends is supposed to be answered good-naturedly.

I am not objecting to the existence of national stereotypes, I object to the existence of nations.

Tell that to the Chinese.

OK. Will do. Or at least I can tell that to the one Chinese that I recently shared a flat with.

I would upvote this a million times if possible