world views US more positively (except Canada)

[medeak]

Is it safe to travel yet?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7324337.stm

World views US 'more positively'

Attitudes to the United States are improving, an opinion poll carried out for the BBC World Service suggests.

The average percentage of people saying that the US has a positive influence has risen to 35% from 31% a year ago, according to the survey.

Those saying the US has a negative influence fell five percentage points to 47%.

The poll, part of a regular survey of world opinion, interviewed more than 17,000 people in 34 countries.

The survey period was the three months up to the end of January

[MidwestTransplant]

1. Because they know Bush will soon be gone.

[Red Zelda]

2. This is sooooo bullshit

[medeak]

4. go to graph on link

it's not as happy as headline says. ;-)

[applegrove]

3. I'm Canadian and being on the DU has increased my appreciation

for Americans. I know the DU isn't representative of all of the USA. But I'm impressed.