//American as well

I've never heard people call them ugly, but (as a glasses-wearer myself) I've had people I don't even know randomly ask me, "Hey, why don't you get contacts?"

When I first got into Hetalia, Alfred's design confused me because I thought the glasses made him look smart ("Americans aren't smart!").
Now I realize that they make him look cool and a bit dorky sometimes, which is perfect because that's what he is.