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Re: Before answering that question, answer: "What is culture?" Mats Gambling Buddy Send a noteboard - 04/10/2010 08:12:19 PM
American culture is also a problem in that it implies that there is some sort of shared culture between all americans, and we all know that is just bullshit. You have all kinds over there. Should we just normalize it and throw away things that end up in the top or bottom quartile? If so, you'll end up with Dan Brown, Stephen King, that baseball thing, and drunk driving. Oh, and Hollywood.


This is much of what I have written about for my first class session. To say that a region's culture completes the people in that region, is to say that individuality does not exsist. It is to say that "Dan Brown, Stephen King, that baseball thing, and drunk driving" (jh, 2010) defines everyone just because it is what is considered "American Culture."

Just for the record, I have never once started a war over oil. Well, threr was that time I punched a gas station attendant in the face but he totally had it coming.
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/of sorts. Culture in general. And more specifically, American culture. - 04/10/2010 07:32:29 PM 1055 Views
Before answering that question, answer: "What is culture?" - 04/10/2010 07:48:40 PM 854 Views
Re: Before answering that question, answer: "What is culture?" - 04/10/2010 08:12:19 PM 759 Views
The foreigner POV - 04/10/2010 08:17:24 PM 843 Views
Thanks. This is what I was looking for. - 04/10/2010 08:22:40 PM 749 Views
Re: The foreigner POV is fun to read - 05/10/2010 03:14:00 PM 747 Views
LOL - 05/10/2010 08:13:39 PM 638 Views
- 05/10/2010 08:38:52 PM 622 Views
When I think of American Culture... - 04/10/2010 08:29:09 PM 823 Views
just a list? - 04/10/2010 08:31:19 PM 760 Views
How about traditional American values? - 05/10/2010 01:43:07 AM 909 Views
isn't that a bit misleading? - 05/10/2010 07:52:18 AM 841 Views
I never said they were unique to American culture - 05/10/2010 02:36:25 PM 687 Views
yes but we have more of it - 05/10/2010 02:50:53 PM 759 Views
- 05/10/2010 03:10:18 PM 621 Views
Do you know why it is rude to ask someone if they are from Texas? - 05/10/2010 05:53:19 PM 741 Views
ilu2 - 06/10/2010 04:13:47 AM 852 Views
I don't live in Gary. - 06/10/2010 04:25:36 AM 787 Views
It's part of IN though. - 06/10/2010 04:30:23 AM 811 Views
Good thing, too. He died recently. - 06/10/2010 10:13:26 PM 674 Views
Word (concept) association with "American culture" - 05/10/2010 09:57:07 AM 743 Views
i think those are pretty indicative word associations. *NM* - 05/10/2010 03:08:08 PM 318 Views
Indicative of what? *NM* - 05/10/2010 08:47:44 PM 345 Views
american culture? - 06/10/2010 04:50:27 AM 738 Views
Some of that may be more European than American culture. - 06/10/2010 04:20:16 AM 711 Views
But circumcision is a hot topic in the US - 06/10/2010 05:42:25 AM 768 Views
It is? - 06/10/2010 06:51:31 AM 808 Views
You're wrong about the default for circumcision the world over - 06/10/2010 07:44:40 AM 784 Views
That surprises me, but alright. - 06/10/2010 10:00:14 AM 743 Views
It is indeed only prevalent among Jews and Muslims - and the old British empire. - 06/10/2010 10:38:07 AM 811 Views
And, apparently, most of Africa. - 06/10/2010 11:46:32 AM 932 Views
I really don't think it is much of a hot topic here - 06/10/2010 09:37:50 PM 928 Views
You make a good point about tipping - 06/10/2010 09:58:10 AM 752 Views
I disagree - surely tipping is much more internationally widespread than some others in that list. - 06/10/2010 10:43:32 AM 714 Views
Re: I disagree - 06/10/2010 07:41:14 PM 838 Views
I don't think I disagree with that. - 05/10/2010 02:57:36 PM 797 Views
btw, I obviously think this is a good post. Fun. - 05/10/2010 03:21:21 PM 712 Views
sounds a lot like the America I know *NM* - 05/10/2010 05:55:27 PM 330 Views
Is the first part of that statement even true? - 05/10/2010 04:45:36 PM 687 Views
Hm. Interesting. - 05/10/2010 05:43:19 PM 666 Views
I think it is - 05/10/2010 06:00:18 PM 729 Views
Point! - 06/10/2010 06:02:33 AM 654 Views
Right! - 05/10/2010 09:42:20 PM 773 Views

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