Do Americans treat Britain in a "little bro" type way?

Huh, I've talked to plenty of Americans and never really felt that. I think you're reading far too much into things. Has anyone ever said anything like this to you? Or did you get it all from 'impressions'? (<-Not being sarcastic, I'm actually asking).

Another example, I remember speaking to this women in America (who seemed perfectly normal, not strange at all), and she was trying to tell me how she and her husband had lived in the UK for a few months because of his job, and she couldn't remember the name of the town and was trying to describe it to me as if I knew every town in the UK or something, she was going like "Yeah, there's a cross roads, near the green, I think there's some memorial, you know..etc".

She was obviously describing an insignificant little town, and she seemed to think I would know. They really seem to have this perception that the UK is a tiny little island in which everyones it like the back of their hand and it's so small you must have been everywhere.

Another example, I remember speaking to this women in America (who seemed perfectly normal, not strange at all), and she was trying to tell me how she and her husband had lived in the UK for a few months because of his job, and she couldn't remember the name of the town and was trying to describe it to me as if I knew every town in the UK or something, she was going like "Yeah, there's a cross roads, near the green, I think there's some memorial, you know..etc".

She was obviously describing an insignificant little town, and she seemed to think I would know. They really seem to have this perception that the UK is a tiny little island in which everyones it like the back of their hand and it's so small you must have been everywhere.

Another example, I remember speaking to this women in America (who seemed perfectly normal, not strange at all), and she was trying to tell me how she and her husband had lived in the UK for a few months because of his job, and she couldn't remember the name of the town and was trying to describe it to me as if I knew every town in the UK or something, she was going like "Yeah, there's a cross roads, near the green, I think there's some memorial, you know..etc".

She was obviously describing an insignificant little town, and she seemed to think I would know. They really seem to have this perception that the UK is a tiny little island in which everyones it like the back of their hand and it's so small you must have been everywhere.

Not all Americans, certainly, but I've found when speaking to Americans online, and a few in real life, the majority definately seem to be favourable of Britain, and often quite like us as a country and people, however, they often seem to have this attitude towards us as if we're their "unsophisticated, little brother" and their the big, proud, strong, cultured Americans that the world over wishes they were also.

Americans certainly seem to like us in general, but I feel it's for all the wrong reasons. I wouldn't say Americans have a mutual respect for us, and they don't treat the two countries as being equals. I think they like us because they perceive Britain people to be eccentric people with many oddities and idiosyncrasies that are only found on the British isles.

In light of their ideas of sophistication, they also seem to have the perception that America is the only country in the world with any multicultural influence, and they seem baffled by the idea that Britain would have taken influence in it's modern culture from any culture other than what they perceive to be native British culture (ie tea and scones, afternoon tea, etc). I remember reading on the imdb.com forums discussion a British film, and there was a Black British bloke in it, and an American refered to him as "the African-American", even though he had a clearly British accent and the film had no link to the US what so ever.

Basically I get the impression that Americans view Britain as being their strange little kid brother who while they do like dearly, doesn't view him as being equal, more like that little kid who you might pat on the head to tell him he's a good boy and sometimes when you're out doing big jobs you might let him come along for the ride and give you a bit of token help.

Another example, I remember speaking to this women in America (who seemed perfectly normal, not strange at all), and she was trying to tell me how she and her husband had lived in the UK for a few months because of his job, and she couldn't remember the name of the town and was trying to describe it to me as if I knew every town in the UK or something, she was going like "Yeah, there's a cross roads, near the green, I think there's some memorial, you know..etc".

She was obviously describing an insignificant little town, and she seemed to think I would know. They really seem to have this perception that the UK is a tiny little island in which everyones it like the back of their hand and it's so small you must have been everywhere.