I thought everybody in England was supposed to be extremely anti-American. Thankfully I was wrong.
Everybody here I have talked to has been pretty nice, certainly not rude. Everyone I have asked for directions or the time has actually helped me out. Just this Saturday, our group that travelled to London could have ended up on the other side of the country if not for the help of some English folks. Certainly these people knew we were American, given our accents and clothing.
In a frantic rush to catch the last train from London back to Oxford, our group apparently boarded the wrong train. Fortunately some people on the train notified us that the train was going to Dover (I think) and we were able to make the right train.
So just as how the British can be wrong in stereotyping all Americans as stupid and rude, I was wrong in stereotyping all British people as snobby and anti-American.
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I also experienced some surprising acts of kindness from the Brits. I arrived in London about two weeks before the group flight to site see with family. On arrival, we decided to save money and navigate our way to the hotel using London's public transportation. Bad idea! I alone was trying to manage two huge suitcases and a carryon. Thankfully several kind locals helped us get our bags up and down stairs since not all of the tube stations have lifts.
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