They love us, they really love us.

Apparently the insidious KentuckianYeah, I know all you Yanks do this, but I first heard of this foul scheme as being based out of Kentucky. plan of using false Canadian flags while abroad to smear the international reputation of my nation has not worked.

Canada takes No. 1 spot in global image poll

Canada came out best in a globe-spanning survey of attitudes toward 12 major nations, in a poll released Tuesday. Israel, Iran and the United States were the countries with the most negative image.

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As to why the results are like they are?

“It appears that people around the world tend to look negatively on countries whose profile is marked by the pursuit of military power,” said Steven Kull, director of the University of Maryland’s Program on International Policy Attitudes, which conducted the research along with pollster GlobeScan.

…and he went on to say that people around the world tend to look positively on countries known for being overly polite drinkers of beer without a history of invading other countries.