If you’re like us, you’ve probably been hearing that America is the greatest country there is since childhood, and it’s this belief that leads to some to believe that America truly can pursue any goal it desires, no matter how it impacts anyone else.

There’s a thin line between pride and narcissism, and it’s one that many Americans seem to cross often.

We’re Ignorant

There’s no doubt that people around the world tend to view Americans as an egotistical group who view the world through their own lens, and it’s often fairly true.

For those who don’t know, there’s actually a term for it: ethnocentrism. It means that someone tends to value other places and cultures based on how they compare to their own, like thinking that a certain dish is gross because Americans would never eat that, or that the way someone is dressed elsewhere is ugly or embarrassing because they’d never see it at home.

That’s not to say that this type of things is exclusive to Americans only, but it’s something that seems so prevalent among this nation, especially when you consider just how connected we are to the rest of the world.

In an age when we can almost instantly connect with cultures in every corner of the world and learn about them daily, being ignorant of the world around us is definitely a choice.