First of all I have to apologise because I should have included in the subject line "Brits! LOL" to make it clear that this post really was more about humorous experiences rather than anything which might cause offence.
Yes, you get muppets on all sides of the pond, it is part of the human condition. Granted, some places seem to have more muppets than others lol but preconceived notions, opinions, ect ect are not bound by borders.
I think it's okay to take the mick, as long as one remembers to see people as individuals.
Personally I don't care what colour a person is, black, white, red, blue with white polkadots (OK I draw the line at polkadots lol), people are people - good, bad, indifferent - in every culture. I think what is important to remember is not to get fixed ideas about people and cultures from what you see on bloody television. Or read about in the papers.
So just to make it clear, this post was made tongue in cheek 😛.