MYTH BUSTED... at least if you believe this poll on BBC. http://www.globescan.com/images/ima...ings/2012_bbc_country rating final 080512.pdf "Germany, the most positively regarded nation last year, has seen its positive ratings drop from 60 to 56 per cent. This puts Germany in second place behind Japan, which is now rated most positively—by 58 per cent on average, up two points from last year. Canada (rated positively by 53%) and the UK (by 51%) are the third and fourth most positively viewed countries." (ok, it's the UK and not England, but it's almost the same )