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Thanks laruth for pointing this out

I'm sure it's not just in Australia though. There is going to come a time in the near future when Americans will not be welcomed with open arms in many places.
Most people I talk with are very nice and tell me they are not proud of the Prime Minister either, I do suppose age might have something to do with it, or maybe it's that I'm in Canberra were there is a pretty big Labour following. Ian has had a few problems but nothing real bad, and now his accent is so strong you can't tell he's American any more. However Queensland might be a good place to avoid, they have nasty snakes there anyway! =)
Opps Ian's going up there next week.

Students quit over anti-US slurs
"It's unbelievable," he said. "It's been war. People are scared. It is hard to be an American in Australia at the moment, it is really hard. It varies with different people, but you have to be quiet and try not to draw attention to yourself."

Australian-American Association state president Marylou Badeaux said anti-American sentiment had reached a climax over the war in Iraq.

She said attacks from the general public were mostly sedate – but had grown into open hostility at several Queensland universities. In some cases, US students and academics were being "persecuted" for merely having an American accent.

I suppose Queensland does have a reputation, it's kinda like the South in the States (People wise that is)
I didn't want to say "Red neck"