Propaganda goes two ways, but mostly it is American TV and 映画 that are to blame for these 閲覧数 that people around the EU have about Americans. Mostly, あなた did this yourselves...
When folks decide to visit Europe, they usually think of London, Paris, Rome... I am here to tell あなた that while those places are all fine and good, it is the smaller places that あなた will really get the feel for old Europe; Like Riga in Latvia.