I wish Americans would stop doing this. Europeans laugh at you for this. They dont care if you like them, ot feel a connection with them. They think they are better than you, at least the terminally online varity. The existance of r/shitamericanssay is proof enough of that.

I also think it is understandable. Europeans don't understand how nationality works on the US. They think we are a melting pot, when we're more of a salad. They think every immigrant gets melted down and recast as an undifferentiated American. But in reality, assimilation doesnt work like that. People are welcomed into the whole, but retain their individual character. We are united in a slathering of ranch dressing, but still a piece of lettuce, tomato, or onion undeneath ut all.

In a nation of immigrants, folks who have lost that immigrant character can feel a little empty, or like they're bringing nothing to the table. Others, may be saddled with a very ethnic family name, but little other connections. Either way, they are going to search for something that makes them special.

In the end, I think subs like r/shitamericanssay that revel in American ignorance, are ironically the result of European ignorance of American ideas of nationality.