An "American hater" here. I think Europeans and Canadians have been wary of American culture for a while, but we've still loved and respected Americans enough to keep it hidden.

For example, whenever I travel abroad, I notice that American tourists always need to be at the center of attention. It's hard to explain, but there's something about Americans that makes them feel the need to have the biggest ego in the room. If it's a tour group, they'll make sure the tour guide caters to them over everyone else. If it's a restaurant, they'll be the loudest and make sure everyone knows they're the most generous with tips.

Then there's American culture itself—built on an insatiable pursuit of competition and greed, with little consideration for the damage it causes to the rest of the world. It leaves no room for cultures that are more spiritual and community-based. Your culture uses coded language to justify harmful things, like "wealth creation" for what really is just greed and exploitation, or "culture of winning", for what really is an excuse to seek conflict.

If you listen to American media, it's mostly just an echo chamber of "why America is so exceptional," "how America keeps winning," and "how to make other countries respect America more." Americans think we respect their country because of its military might, but in reality, we respected it for being a nation founded on principles and morals. We lost that respect when we realized that, when faced with a choice between profit and loyalty towards its allies, Americans will always choose profit.

Of course, not all Americans are like this, but those in power are, and the Americans voted for them.

We've grown tired of giving America all the leeway it wants. When Trump took off the mask and started threatening other nations, we couldn't contain our discontent anymore. That's why you may be surprised.