Many people see and hear American tourists in Britain and this influences their opinion of Americans in general. The average American man visiting Britain appears to be middle-aged or old, wealthy, and wearing a colourful shirt or check 'pants'. He is fat, because of the unhealthy foods that Americans eat, and friendly, but can easily become excited and rude. His wife has permed hair and wears little white socks, trainers and 'pants', and has a * Burberry in case it rains. She finds everything British 'cute' or 'quaint', especially anything to do with the *royal family. They both talk loudly with strong accents. British people make fun of Americanisms like 'Gee, honey!' and 'Have a nice day !' They think names ending with numbers ,like William D Hancock III, are rather silly and pretentious (= suggesting importance without good reason).