There's no denying that stereotypes can be very damaging to society at large, but when they are largely outdated, self-reverential and accompanied by cute animations, they are also pretty funny. 

Case in point, these brief clips that clobber together some of the dodgiest opinions we Europeans have about the US and ourselves.

The video was created by Aleix Saló, part of his book Euro Nightmare, and are a perfectly non-PC start to your day...