Modern Americans: A Rude, Boorish Lot?
I do not consider myself as bad as many people I know, but sometimes my own compulsion to attend to my mobile electronic devices has put me in a position where I felt my actions were rude and apologies were necessary. I also find myself ranting at people while driving. Fortunately for my ego, the anonymity of living in a big city (coupled with the fact that the object of my rage cannot hear me) precludes the necessity of personal apology for the many times my rage is wrongly applied.
So I can see why the world thinks the modern American is rude and boorish.