Understanding how other people view America can be helpful because it allows interactions to be easier and more enjoyable. If a foreigner thinks that you are condescending or trying to impose your ways on them, then they are less likely to be accepting towards you. If we, as Americans, consciously make an effort to try and dispose of the stereotypes that people from other countries hold, maybe they will eventually disappear. Views of America are varied and usually are one extreme or the other.
In "My American Glasses," one author, Ramos, sings high praises for certain aspects of the U.S. He admires the idea of diversity and "heterogeneity" that creates the "varied number of cultural inputs from the most diverse origins." He undoubtedly hold the view that America is virtually a large "melting pot" of cultures from all over the world and admires this.
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