By Olivia Webb

“I lived in Miami for five years. For me, America [the] country is very beautiful, and there is good from people, but government is shit. George Bush, no good. Young people, no good. Now young people are communists. America is nice place, but democratic system is communist.” — Zef Pierdedaj, Kosmos Hotel Restaurant Manager, from Croatia

“I think of Americans as being wide-eyed and naïve, a happy-go-lucky people who can be too trusting. I think Americans have a false sense of security, whereas Europeans seem much more aware.” — Michael Broschart, NYU student, from Long Island

“Wherever Americans go, whether they’re in China or Argentina, they always have to have one thing: a hamburger and fries!” — Reem Nasr, NYU student, from New Jersey

“America wants to do so much good, but I think a lot of people get hurt.” — Sher, freelance journalist, from the United States

“Guantanamo Bay” — Sybil, Germany

“They can be pretty naïve and overprotective. For a people who prides themselves on freedoms, there’s a bit too much censorship when it comes to sexual imagery and dark themes.”— Javier Chavez, NYU student, from Miami, Florida