As Jon Stewart of the Daily Show said, the unwritten understanding between the US & Europe during the US elections was: We elect Obama, you love us again. A survey today in the Wall Street Journal shows that though this has generally true, the view of Europeans regarding the dominance of US culture is somewhat more nuanced. For example almost double the amount of Europeans feel the US has a negative influence on cultural affairs than a postive influence. Two thirds still feel the US exerts a ngative influence on world affairs, however an even greater proportion feel this is changing.
So the verdict of Europe’s citizens seems to be, the moves are good, but you’ve still got to win back our hearts ;-)