You can read the article if you want, but I will just quote the headline:
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/people-sharing-things-seen-normal-214603861.html24 Things That I, A Dumb American, Am Fascinated To Learn Are Apparently Totally Normal In Europe
What is this self-deprecation by US Eurocentrists? I have seen this type of attitude a lot over the years. I am not against self-deprecation in general, but the "dumb Americans" self-label is only ever used relative to the Western colonial powers, never relative to any other countries. In that case I would rather it not be used at all. If Americans need to feel superior to anyone, it is to the Western colonial powers. In reality, however, it is the other way round: US Eurocentrists feel superior to everyone
except the Western colonial powers (whom they behave deferentially towards and feel they have much to learn from!). I'm not saying Americans should feel like they have nothing to learn from the rest of the world, but why not learn from fellow colonized countries?
And "normal"? I think on top of Eurocentrism, we need to start using a new term to highlight this way of thinking:
Euronormativity. You can be Eurocentric without being Euronormative if you recognize that your Eurocentrism is just your own preference, but Euronormatives are the ones who think Eurocentrism is normal and non-Eurocentrists are just "dumb".