Why is it that Europeans can't build themselves up without putting America down?
It speaks to a flaw in the character. A deep insecurity.
Also, thinking America is defined by manufactured products while Europe is defined by home-made products is deeply insulting to both European manufacture and American home-made industry. America has corner bakeries, Europe has Aldi and Tesco.
If you read the article more closely you might get the idea that the writer is an American expat wife...
She's from the US...
It's also a flaw in the character taking every criticism personal (your bread is shit so is your cheese...and your so called pizza would be a death sentence in italy) but, for example no one from Europe would argue that the US has the much richer BBQ and "FastFood"-Culture (partially thank to African-American's) and as a Swiss-person i think the US has the much better small-brewery (IPA etc) beer than whole Europe..yes also better then Belgium and UK.
Maybe first look a yourself ;)