My opinion is that, to say Yank pilots don't listen out due to the slack ATC phraseologys back home is a cop out. Here in the UAE, the Russians have terrible english and phraseologys, and while getting everything wrong they at least listen out and respond first time. I put the problems we have here with American pilots down to arrogance and laziness. They seem to feel they are gods gift to everyone so if it takes 3 trys to get them to hear us then thats our problem, not theirs. And the laziness aspect is particularly annoying with lack of readbacks and then the inevitable call 3 minutes later, to confirm what they should have readback in the first place. Although I have to say when we get the female C-130 pilots who sound sweet sixteen on frequency, they can make as many calls as they want to confirm things, as it brightens up many a bad day.