When I was living in Germany, I was talking with my Gasthaus owner/bartender friend and he said to me "We like you Americans! You come and drink, get drunk and have a good time. But we do not like the Brits. They come and drink, get drunk and FIGHT! I think it is a part of their culture...". Also the fact that we Americans were guests in German and needed permission to be there, the UK did not. They were a occupying force from the end of WWII until 1990 when the wall came down. I was there when it did...