Golly you always take the sensitive stance lol I wasn't trying to scare the original poster, was just offering some known advice.
I am Australian born and also a New Zealand citizen, based on fathers nationality. The British give us a bit of a hard time sometimes, but usually its in a jesting kind of way, because there is enough respect given, because we share the same monarchial figure head, and retain the Union Jack on our flags. We are members of the Commonwealth.
I can think of occasions when we have beaten the British in international sport, which always generates a bit of a debate. Not always good either
We have a number of American friends from Florida, California and Hawaii, and we get along famously, even having debates about GWB, and its amazing how similar our thoughts are about said topics. these guys who are ex USAF jet fighter pilots, contract pilots now, and even they don't sit well with the direction Washington has gone, regarding its foreign policies over the last 8 years..
Anyway its all good.