Haha! I guess they're so much better than some other "American" characters I've encountered that it didn't bother me too much. (Though it did annoy me in this book that Joshua is a vegetarian because he feels like, as a bodyguard, meat weighs him down too much. Huh?)

I think there are a couple more. (I've sorta lost track of what I've read myself. >.>;;) I'll check what I have and let you know.