Actually my idea of Europe is based on living in it (Eastern side, to be precise) and building and running startups here.

My idea of US is based on living and working there (a while ago though) and (for the last 20+ years) watching powerlessly how more and more of the products and services I interact with and use every day are designed there (and often build in China) while the EU is becoming less and less relevant.

Their idea of USA seems even more out of date, and based on self-serving capitalist myths.