[mtts]

No, Dutchies don't like it either. I don't think it's language specific. It probably has something to do with how much machismo or political correctness there is in a culture :-)

By that logic, Americans are probably more upset about this than, say, Nigerians (I assume Nigerian culture(s) are rather less PC than American culture).

[wccrawford]

That's a good point. I don't know all languages, so I can only speak for the ones I know.

I also suspect it's a PC thing.