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What a heated discussion here! :) Down with the flame war!
I understand what Meg wants to say... Personally, I don't appreciate those American cartoons like "Woody Woodpecker" anymore; I even turn off the TV if my brother is watching them =/
Americans, to some extent, have a stereotypical view of Russians, but I don't think they are that idiotic – they are just people, individuals, and personalities, just like us... but with slightly different moral values and priorities.
You know, I was thinking: if they mixed up babies in the maternity ward – gave a Russian baby to an American family and an American baby to a Russian family – I have no doubt that the American would grow up to be a real "Russian," and the Russian would absorb American "culture"...
Now is a new era; we shouldn't stick to the stereotypes of the Cold War; we should strive for mutual respect and understanding... and continue on our path, if not together, then at least without neuroses ;)