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** Then there is the cocky American-accented couple whom Ray knocks out ([[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope who turn out to be]] [[CanadaEh Canadian]]]]), and the midget actor:

* The ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' of Creator/AAPessimal introduces The Semi-United States of Aceria, a natural extension of what was originally CanadaEh to take in less "Canadian" and more "American" NationalStereotypes.

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* ''Manhua/SchoolShock'' presents the Americans as aggressive diplomats with their default tactic being war threats, however backing down when some kind of resistance is shown (though the resister in this case was China). At least their president has an afro and a big smile.
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* ''Film/MarsAttacks'': As a parody of 1950's sci-fi BMovie schlock, AmericaSavesTheDay... but America is a WorldOfJerkass except for a handful of characters, and most of said jerks end up being vaporized by Martian death rays. General Decker is a perfect example to pick out of the group, a crazed WarHawk who keeps exalting the greatness of America's military as his DefiantToTheEnd SedgwickSpeech.

* The Internet meme "Almost Politically Correct Redneck" is a DoubleSubversion. As the title suggests, it starts with a steroytypcial redneck about to say something surpsingly PC... only for him to screw up by going back to the Boorish type. Such as supporting his sister's abortion, but disappointed that [[BrotherSisterIncest he won't be a father]].

Other works just [[TakeAThirdOption decide to split the difference]], treating America as essentially the BoisterousBruiser IdiotHero of nations: rude, crude, clueless, obnoxious, and vaguely psychotic, but still [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold good-natured beneath it all]]. A famous saying, often [[BeamMeUpScotty misattributed]] to UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill, sums up this portrayal well: "You can always count on Americans to do the right thing... after they've tried everything else."

* ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'':
** Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, British expat living in Australia, strictly views everything American as Boorish. He devoted [[AuthorFilibuster a major portion]] of his reviews of ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare4'' and ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorAirborne'' to [[{{Demonization}} Demonizing]] the United States and Americans.
** His review of ''VideoGame/Killzone3'' also had plenty of vitriol levied at Americans. When it was pointed out to him that the developers of ''Killzone 3'' are ''Dutch'', he tried to justify his rancor by claiming that the game was designed to pander to Americans.
** At one point, Croshaw considered "moving to that steaming shithole across the ocean" because he was sick of the Australian Media Board's aggressive censorship policies, which he then likened to traditional right-wing conservatism in the States.

* ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'''s Kingdom of Atlas is, per WordOfGod, intentionally written as a reflection of different dark aspects of America. One of the richest people in Atlas is a man whose near-monopoly on a resource people need to survive is built on poor work conditions (leading to the rise of [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters the White Fang]]) and even dirty dealings. Rich people laugh at the misfortune of a Kingdom when it was under attack by a combination of the White Fang, [[TheHeartless Grimm]], and even their own Kingdoms' faulty security. Add all that to how they treat Mantle (which has been criminally neglected to the point where Grimm could casually walk through a hole in the wall) and [[LittleBitBeastly Faunus]] and you got yourself a stew of America's worst qualities.

* ''WesternAnimation/AmericaTheMotionPicture'' pokes fun at America and points out its many flaws, poking fun at it with the occasional heartwarming moment of patriotism.

* ''WesternAnimation/America:TheMotionPicture'' pokes fun at America and points out its many flaws, poking fun at it with the occasional heartwarming moment of patriotism.

* Within the wider Franchise/MarvelUniverse, second generation immigrant creation ComicBook/CaptainAmerica is one of the most respected and admired heroes in- and out-of-universe for being America the Beautiful incarnate. He's so idolized that if readers think the writers are somehow disrespecting the ideals that Captain America stands for, they'll take it personally (see the fan reactions to Sally Floyd's lecture during ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] championing political causes during [[ComicBook/CaptainAmericaSamWilson his tenure as Cap]], and Steve's FaceHeelTurn in ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire'')

** In an interesting example (at least of reader reactions), during ''Comicbook/CivilWar'' reporter Sally Floyd accused Cap of being out of touch with modern America. While it was apparently supposed to be taken seriously, her examples of "modern America" involved ''Series/AmericanIdol'', Website/MySpace, and UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} so most (American) readers took it as an insulting Boorish stereotype and began to hate her.

* Another comedian talked about how he mostly enjoyed visiting Europe, but he couldn't stand locals who would immediately treat him like "America's Suggestion Box" whenever he'd introduce himself as an American, as though he was going to return home to the States and go "Okay, fellas, huddle: First, here's what they think about our education system..."

When viewed from the outside, UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates of America comes in different flavors. As with most stereotypes, there is a certain amount of TruthInTelevision in both of them.

* TheBigEasy: New Orleans

* DownOnTheFarm: rural America, typically somewhere in the "corn belt".

* EverytownAmerica: the stereotypical generic small town found almost everywhere in fiction and practically nowhere in reality.
* FlagDrop: expect American flags to be prominently displayed beyond both Beautiful and Boorish patriots.
* FlyoverCountry: generally the vast expanses between the two coasts, more specifically the Midwest.

* LovecraftCountry: the dark side of New England.

* ''{{Theatre/1776}}'', being based on the Declaration of Independence during the American revolution, deliberately chooses a de-mythologized picture of the Continental Congress in all its messy glory. They ultimately choose to break away from the British Empire and chart their own destinies for admirable reasons... and in the process, compromise on important issues like the inherent hypocrisy of preaching freedom while maintaining the institution of slavery.

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A WretchedHive full of [[BloodKnight war-mongering]], [[PointyHairedBoss ignorant]] {{Jerkass}}es whose prosperity, when it exists, is the product of their infinite {{greed}}. Americans come into your country either as [[UglyAmericanStereotype tourists or invaders]], [[ItsAllAboutMe always acting like they own the place]] [[CondescendingCompassion and letting you know how it "should be" run]]. Whenever they talk, it will always be [[NoIndoorVoice as obnoxiously loud]] and [[ClusterFBomb as offensive as possible]], claiming it's "freedom of speech." In the rural areas of the DeepSouth and TheWildWest, you'll find [[FatBastard disgustingly obese]], [[RedScare Red-baiting]], [[TheFundamentalist Bible-thumping]], [[GunNut gun-toting]], {{heteronormative|Crusader}} [[HalfWittedHillbilly redneck]] MoralGuardians who subsist on a diet of [[FastFoodNation synthetic fast food and TV dinners]], while in the cities and everywhere else, you'll find [[UrbanHellscape crime-ridden ghettoes]] full of [[{{Gangsterland}} street gangs and cartels]] desperate to get you [[TheAggressiveDrugDealer addicted to their wares]], vapid {{rich bitch}}es either hailing from or trying to emulate HollywoodCalifornia, and [[TheSocialDarwinist Darwinist]], [[TheScrooge Scrooge-like]] [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corporate profiteers]] who view [[KillThePoor poor people as a plague upon humanity]] (not that [[LowerClassLout the poor]] are any better). Woe betide you if you're a minority, immigrant (though [[FridgeLogic why on Earth]] you'd ''ever want'' to move there is anyone's guess), or both; at best [[AssimilationPlot you'll be assimilated]] [[GoingNative into the culture]] and become [[CategoryTraitor one of the above]], and at worst you'll be treated as utter vermin by [[{{Obnoxious Entitled Housewi|fe}}ves the]] [[AngryWhiteMan citizens]], [[DirtyCop the law enforcement]], [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny the government itself]], and [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis even other]] [[BoomerangBigot immigrants/minorities]]. And if you're a foreign nation, you'd better hope that your country doesn't have [[ParanoiaFuel some sort of resource or export the Americans want or need]], whether it be gold, oil, or [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers anime]]; because the minute that they sense any threat to their supply, they'll invade you (if you're lucky) or send money and arms to whoever they want in power (if you're not), almost always some godawful kleptocrat who is submissive to their interests. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And last but not least,]] they '''suck''' at [[GlobalIgnorance global geography]]. UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks and ''especially'' UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks frequently began to reflect this flavor, which once again is no "truer" than any other, and especially not when it comes to individual US citizens.

A WretchedHive full of [[BloodKnight war-mongering]], [[PointyHairedBoss ignorant]] {{Jerkass}}es whose prosperity, when it exists, is the product of their infinite {{greed}}. Americans come into your country either as [[UglyAmericanStereotype tourists or invaders]], [[ItsAllAboutMe always acting like they own the place]] [[CondescendingCompassion and letting you know how it "should be" run]]. Whenever they talk, it will always be [[NoIndoorVoice as obnoxiously loud]] and [[ClusterFBomb as offensive as possible]], claiming it's "freedom of speech." In the rural areas of the DeepSouth and TheWildWest, you'll find [[FatBastard disgustingly obese]], [[RedScare Red-baiting]], [[TheFundamentalist Bible-thumping]], [[GunNut gun-toting]], {{heteronormative|Crusader}} [[HalfWittedHillbilly redneck]] MoralGuardians who subsist on a diet of [[FastFoodNation synthetic fast food and TV dinners]], while in the cities and everywhere else, you'll find [[GangsterLand crime-ridden ghettoes]] full of [[TheAggressiveDrugDealer aggressive drug dealers]], vapid {{rich bitch}}es either hailing from or trying to emulate HollywoodCalifornia, and [[TheSocialDarwinist Darwinist]], [[TheScrooge Scrooge-like]] [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corporate profiteers]] who view [[KillThePoor poor people as a plague upon humanity]] (not that [[LowerClassLout the poor]] are any better). Woe betide you if you're a minority, immigrant (though [[FridgeLogic why on Earth]] you'd ''ever want'' to move there is anyone's guess), or both; at best [[AssimilationPlot you'll be assimilated]] [[GoingNative into the culture]] and become [[CategoryTraitor one of the above]], and at worst you'll be treated as utter vermin by [[{{Obnoxious Entitled Housewi|fe}}ves the]] [[AngryWhiteMan citizens]], [[DirtyCop the law enforcement]], [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny the government itself]], and [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis even other]] [[BoomerangBigot immigrants/minorities]]. And if you're a foreign nation, you'd better hope that your country doesn't have [[ParanoiaFuel some sort of resource or export the Americans want or need]], whether it be gold, oil, or [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers anime]]; because the minute that they sense any threat to their supply, they'll invade you (if you're lucky) or send money and arms to whoever they want in power (if you're not), almost always some godawful kleptocrat who is submissive to their interests. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And last but not least,]] they '''suck''' at [[GlobalIgnorance global geography]]. UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks and ''especially'' UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks frequently began to reflect this flavor, which once again is no "truer" than any other, and especially not when it comes to individual US citizens.

* Creator/GregEgan's short story "In the Ruins" reads somewhat like a parody of this trope: [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in the not-too-distant future]], American culture has ramped up its AntiIntellectualism so far that scientists are [[KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect marginalized and called "poopy-heads"]]; the actual word "scientist" having completely dropped out of the English language. Meanwhile, other countries like Egypt and China have advanced and replaced First World countries in terms of scientific knowledge, to the point that aspiring young American students actually compete for scholarships overseas, as they know that they will never get any respect or make any notable discoveries in their home country. The (Egyptian) professor hosting the scholarship opportunity laments that America used to be the country that others looked up to, but now it has fallen into a "[[JustForPun Kardashian]] [[JustForFun/AbusingTheKardashevScaleForFunAndProfit Type Three]]" state and will likely collapse soon. Strangely enough, however, even the vapid {{Valley Girl}}s understand enough physics to answer the scholarship questions in this world; the protagonist, who is one, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere only throws a hissy fit]] because she didn't think the problem through, and later realizes that she might have actually gotten the scholarship if she hadn't been so overconfident. That said, because it's [[spoiler:an IgnoredEpiphany]], this still counts as Boorish rather than Mixed.

A WretchedHive full of [[BloodKnight war-mongering]], [[PointyHairedBoss ignorant]] {{Jerkass}}es whose prosperity, when it exists, is the product of their infinite {{greed}}. Americans come into your country either as [[UglyAmericanStereotype tourists or invaders]], [[ItsAllAboutMe always acting like they own the place]] [[CondescendingCompassion and letting you know how it "should be" run]]. Whenever they talk, it will always be [[NoIndoorVoice as obnoxiously loud]] and [[ClusterFBomb as offensive as possible]], claiming it's "freedom of speech." In the rural areas of the DeepSouth and TheWildWest, you'll find [[FatBastard disgustingly obese]], [[RedScare Red-baiting]], [[TheFundamentalist Bible-thumping]], [[GunNut gun-toting]], {{heteronormative|Crusader}} [[HalfWittedHillbilly redneck]] MoralGuardians who subsist on a diet of [[FastFoodNation synthetic fast food and TV dinners]], while in the cities and everywhere else, you'll find [[GangsterLand crime-ridden ghettoes]] full of [[TheAggressiveDrugDealer aggressive drug dealers]], vapid {{rich bitch}}es either hailing from or trying to emulate HollywoodCalifornia, and [[TheSocialDarwinist Darwinist]], [[TheScrooge Scrooge-like]] [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corporate profiteers]] who view [[KillThePoor poor people as a plague upon humanity]] (not that [[LowerClassLout the poor]] are any better). Woe betide you if you're a minority, immigrant (though [[FridgeLogic why on Earth]] you'd ''ever want'' to move there is anyone's guess), or both; at best [[AssimilationPlot you'll be assimilated]] [[GoingNative into the culture]] and become [[CategoryTraitor one of the above]], and at worst you'll be treated as utter vermin by [[{{Obnoxious Entitled Housewi|fe}}ves the]] [[AngryWhiteMan citizens]], [[DirtyCop the law enforcement]], [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny the government itself]], and [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis even other]] [[BoomerangBigot immigrants/minorities]]. And if you're a foreign nation, you'd better hope that your country doesn't have [[ParanoiaFuel some sort of resource or export the Americans want or need]], whether it be gold, oil, or [[LastOneOfTheseThingsIsNotLikeTheOthers anime]]; because the minute that they sense any threat to their supply, they'll invade you (if you're lucky) or send money and arms to whoever they want in power (if you're not), almost always some godawful kleptocrat who is submissive to their interests. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And last but not least,]] they '''suck''' at [[GlobalIgnorance global geography]]. UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks and ''especially'' UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks frequently began to reflect this flavor, which once again is no "truer" than any other, and especially not when it comes to individual US citizens.

A WretchedHive full of [[BloodKnight war-mongering]], [[PointyHairedBoss ignorant]] {{Jerkass}}es whose prosperity, when it exists, is the product of their infinite {{greed}}. Americans come into your country either as [[UglyAmericanStereotype tourists or invaders]], [[ItsAllAboutMe always acting like they own the place]] [[CondescendingCompassion and letting you know how it "should be" run]]. Whenever they talk, it will always be [[NoIndoorVoice as obnoxiously loud]] and [[ClusterFBomb as offensive as possible]], claiming it's "freedom of speech." In the rural areas of the DeepSouth and TheWildWest, you'll find [[FatBastard disgustingly obese]], [[RedScare Red-baiting]], [[TheFundamentalist Bible-thumping]], [[GunNut gun-toting]], {{heteronormative|Crusader}} [[HalfWittedHillbilly redneck]] MoralGuardians and {{Obnoxious Entitled Housewi|fe}}ves who subsist on a diet of [[FastFoodNation synthetic fast food and TV dinners]], while in the cities and everywhere else, you'll find [[GangsterLand crime-ridden ghettoes]], vapid {{rich bitch}}es either hailing from or trying to emulate HollywoodCalifornia, and [[TheSocialDarwinist Darwinist]], [[TheScrooge Scrooge-like]] [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corporate profiteers]] who view [[KillThePoor poor people as a plague upon humanity]] (not that [[LowerClassLout the poor]] are any better). Woe betide you if you're a minority, immigrant (though [[FridgeLogic why on Earth]] you'd ''ever want'' to move there is anyone's guess), or both; at best [[TheAssimilator you'll be assimilated]] [[GoingNative into the culture]] and become [[HeWhoFightsMonsters one of the above]], and at worst you'll be treated as utter vermin by [[AngryWhiteMan the citizens]], [[DirtyCop the law enforcement]], and even [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny the government itself]]. And if you're a foreign nation, you'd better hope that your country doesn't have [[ParanoiaFuel some sort of resource or export the Americans rely upon]], because the minute that they sense any threat to their supply, they'll invade you (if you're lucky) or send money and arms to whoever they want in power (if you're not), almost always some godawful kleptocrat who is submissive to their interests. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And last but not least,]] they '''suck''' at [[GlobalIgnorance global geography]]. UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks and ''especially'' UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks frequently began to reflect this flavor, which once again is no "truer" than any other, and especially not when it comes to individual US citizens.

This {{trope}} is about outsiders looking at the USA, so as you may expect most of the information here is heavily stereotyped and (potentially) xenophobic to actual Americans. If you happen to see a work that portrays the United States or its people ''as a whole'' as The Boorish, but it's actually an ''American'' production, that will be a case of CulturalCringe, MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting, or BoomerangBigot; likewise, an American indulging in The Beautiful is not this trope either, and would better fit into CreatorProvincialism, PatrioticFervor, or MyCountryRightOrWrong. And if the work in question doesn't delve into blanket judgment either way but simply refers to US culture and history by both structuralist and functionalist examples, then you're probably reading an in-depth history book. See also MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales; America's strong tradition of self-satire means they are very likely to enjoy foreign depictions, even boorish ones.

This {{trope}} is about outsiders looking at the USA, so as you may expect most of the information here is heavily stereotyped and (potentially) extremely culturally offensive to actual Americans. If you happen to see a work that portrays the United States or its people ''as a whole'' as The Boorish, but it's actually an ''American'' production, that will be a case of CulturalCringe, MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting, or BoomerangBigot; likewise, an American indulging in The Beautiful is not this trope either, and would better fit into CreatorProvincialism, PatrioticFervor, or MyCountryRightOrWrong. And if the work in question doesn't delve into blanket judgment either way but simply refers to US culture and history by both structuralist and functionalist examples, then you're probably reading an in-depth history book. See also MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales; America's strong tradition of self-satire means they are very likely to enjoy foreign depictions, even boorish ones.

A [[WretchedHive Crapsack Land]] full of [[BloodKnight war-mongering]], [[PointyHairedBoss ignorant]] {{Jerkass}}es whose prosperity, when it exists, is the product of their infinite {{greed}}. Americans come into your country either as [[UglyAmericanStereotype tourists or invaders]], [[ItsAllAboutMe always acting like they own the place]] [[CondescendingCompassion and letting you know how it "should be" run]]. Whenever they talk, it will always be [[NoIndoorVoice as obnoxiously loud]] and [[ClusterFBomb as offensive as possible]], claiming it's "freedom of speech." In the rural areas of the DeepSouth and TheWildWest, you'll find [[FatBastard disgustingly obese]], [[RedScare Red-baiting]], [[TheFundamentalist Bible-thumping]], [[GunNut gun-toting]], {{heteronormative|Crusader}} [[HalfWittedHillbilly redneck]] MoralGuardians and {{Obnoxious Entitled Housewi|fe}}ves who subsist on a diet of [[FastFoodNation synthetic fast food and TV dinners]], while in the cities and everywhere else, you'll find [[GangsterLand crime-ridden ghettoes]], vapid {{rich bitch}}es either hailing from or trying to emulate HollywoodCalifornia, and [[TheSocialDarwinist Darwinist]], [[TheScrooge Scrooge-like]] [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corporate profiteers]] who view [[KillThePoor poor people as a plague upon humanity]] (not that [[LowerClassLout the poor]] are any better). Woe betide you if you're a minority, immigrant (though [[FridgeLogic why on Earth]] you'd ''ever want'' to move there is anyone's guess), or both; at best [[TheAssimilator you'll be assimilated]] [[GoingNative into the culture]] and become [[HeWhoFightsMonsters one of the above]], and at worst you'll be treated as utter vermin by [[AngryWhiteMan the citizens]], [[DirtyCop the law enforcement]], and even [[CorruptPolitician the government itself]]. And if you're a foreign nation, you'd better hope that your country doesn't have [[ParanoiaFuel some sort of resource or export the Americans rely upon]], because the minute that they sense any threat to their supply, they'll invade you (if you're lucky) or send money and arms to whoever they want in power (if you're not), almost always some godawful kleptocrat who is submissive to their interests. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And last but not least,]] they '''suck''' at [[GlobalIgnorance global geography]]. UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks and ''especially'' UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks frequently began to reflect this flavor, which once again is no "truer" than any other, and especially not when it comes to individual US citizens.