No, I'm not xxx-Raven-xxx.
I never said we "know" Americans. I am just saying that we have a unique perspective. I ask you this: How many people are good at critizing themselves? Probably not many. And especially when a country tries to critize itself. It is difficult to "bash" yourself.
It is much easier to praise your own country. And in doing so, sometimes, many forget that OTHER people might be right.
I know they did mention the regional competitions outside of the US. What I was hoping was that they would recognize the people that started these regionals outside the US. Imagine the amount of work, organization, effort, and time used to do this. I think that the organizers of each of these regionals should be recognize especially since this is the first time this has been done.
For example, I'm impressed that teams from England and Brazil were able to attend and I would have wanted to know who organized them. But instead, they only mentioned it saying "yes, we did have teams outside the US here."