Whenever I think of Europe, I strengthen my ignorance by thinking of things I've learned from TV, movies, and pop culture.  For example, what airline should you take to get to France?  Air France, of course.  That's the only one.  Or, what should you do when you visit Germany?  Drink dark beers, of course.  Continuing with that line of thinking, here's some more: 

England - Virgin Atlantic, Heathrow Airport, soccer, bad teeth, the queen
France - Air France, Charles de Daulle Airport, soccer, wine, snootiness
Germany - Lufthansa, soccer, beer, throaty language
Ireland - Aer Lingus, soccer, beer, greenness, pale skin
Italy - Alitalia, soccer, canals, popes
Spain - Barcelona, soccer, bullfighting, colonizing most of the world

The thing is, logic tells me that if I have a little pre-packaged set of words that I attribute to different European countries, people from these European countries probably have a similar little pre-packaged set of words for America.  My guess would be the following:  America - TWA, Newark, NASCAR, fat, Britney, Coors Light. #travel