Americans think of Chile, what Chileans think of Burundi, Togo o Bangladesh: a far, exotic country with exotic name that’s totally unknown and where everything is non-western or “wild”. Chileans think of the US what Americans think of China: big, powerful economy, huge infrastructure, hardworking people and lots of “awkward” customs. read more
Obviously, they have a fraternal connection with Spain, their colonizers, just like Americans do with British people. And there are more First World foreigners from Spain (closely followed by America) than anywhere else in the world that have chosen to live in Chile. read more