several different things come to mind. Some of them are stereotypical and cliched, but these are what come to mind...
-Thanksgiving: Our holiday towards the end of November which is ours. There's turkey, football, and friends/family. But not just this, but we (as a culture) have this thing about the Friday afterwards. Some of us get up at the crack of (pre)dawn to get some deal...some of us shun the entire holiday shopping experience all together. Either way...there it is.
-The American South: It really is a culture unto itself.
-American Politics/Actors: Since we don't have any royals, politicians and actors go hand in hand as those people who are constantly a focus of the media. The pop culture & political worlds are becoming one and the same. There are Senate hearings about baseball doping...Lada Gaga is speaking on repealing an act of Congress...Mike Rowe is testifying to congress regarding trade skills of American workers...the list goes on and on.
-Modern Arts: I know that there is both music and cinema from around the world, but it seems to me that there is a very large cultural focus on the modern arts in America (music, film, fashion)...we even have reality TV shows to document this for public viewing.
-National-centrism: (made up word I'm sure) It could just be me, but having blinders (either intentional or unintentional) on regarding focusing on another nation's point of view on a matter doesn't really sit well with a typical American. Curiously, when this viewpoint becomes unbalanced with people who come to America from another country, and do not supplant their former beliefs with American centrism....there can be tension.
Some other things come to mind, but well...I'll just stop here.
~Jeordam
-Thanksgiving: Our holiday towards the end of November which is ours. There's turkey, football, and friends/family. But not just this, but we (as a culture) have this thing about the Friday afterwards. Some of us get up at the crack of (pre)dawn to get some deal...some of us shun the entire holiday shopping experience all together. Either way...there it is.
-The American South: It really is a culture unto itself.
-American Politics/Actors: Since we don't have any royals, politicians and actors go hand in hand as those people who are constantly a focus of the media. The pop culture & political worlds are becoming one and the same. There are Senate hearings about baseball doping...Lada Gaga is speaking on repealing an act of Congress...Mike Rowe is testifying to congress regarding trade skills of American workers...the list goes on and on.
-Modern Arts: I know that there is both music and cinema from around the world, but it seems to me that there is a very large cultural focus on the modern arts in America (music, film, fashion)...we even have reality TV shows to document this for public viewing.
-National-centrism: (made up word I'm sure) It could just be me, but having blinders (either intentional or unintentional) on regarding focusing on another nation's point of view on a matter doesn't really sit well with a typical American. Curiously, when this viewpoint becomes unbalanced with people who come to America from another country, and do not supplant their former beliefs with American centrism....there can be tension.
Some other things come to mind, but well...I'll just stop here.
~Jeordam
ex-Admin at wotmania (all things wot & art galleries)
Saving the Princess, Humanity, or the World-Entire since 1985
Saving the Princess, Humanity, or the World-Entire since 1985
/of sorts. Culture in general. And more specifically, American culture.
- 04/10/2010 07:32:29 PM
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The foreigner POV
- 04/10/2010 08:17:24 PM
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When I think of American Culture...
- 04/10/2010 08:29:09 PM
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I think of how the Rockies and Appalachians were created by MGB and Chuck Norris wrestling. *NM*
- 05/10/2010 12:57:31 AM
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How about traditional American values?
- 05/10/2010 01:43:07 AM
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isn't that a bit misleading?
- 05/10/2010 07:52:18 AM
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yes but we have more of it
- 05/10/2010 02:50:53 PM
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- 05/10/2010 03:10:18 PM
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- 05/10/2010 03:10:18 PM
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Do you know why it is rude to ask someone if they are from Texas?
- 05/10/2010 05:53:19 PM
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Word (concept) association with "American culture"
- 05/10/2010 09:57:07 AM
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i think those are pretty indicative word associations. *NM*
- 05/10/2010 03:08:08 PM
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Some of that may be more European than American culture.
- 06/10/2010 04:20:16 AM
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every other animal leaves it on the ground.
- 06/10/2010 04:50:00 AM
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Yeah, but even the "bigger is better" thing isn't purely American; we just took to an extreme.
- 06/10/2010 05:06:27 AM
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really, the part that most people go to at the Canyon isn't really a "nature park"
- 06/10/2010 05:33:48 AM
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My whole point there was that most US nature parks are tourist attractions.
- 06/10/2010 06:37:00 AM
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Nothing's purely anything, but you guys've got the The World's Biggest [everything] over there.
- 06/10/2010 07:14:55 AM
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with your medical training you really want to advocate leaving it on the ground? *NM*
- 06/10/2010 09:30:57 PM
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But circumcision is a hot topic in the US
- 06/10/2010 05:42:25 AM
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It is?
- 06/10/2010 06:51:31 AM
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You're wrong about the default for circumcision the world over
- 06/10/2010 07:44:40 AM
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That surprises me, but alright.
- 06/10/2010 10:00:14 AM
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It is indeed only prevalent among Jews and Muslims - and the old British empire.
- 06/10/2010 10:38:07 AM
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I've actually never heard it discussed except for two/three times on the wotmania/rafo boards.
- 06/10/2010 10:16:50 PM
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You make a good point about tipping
- 06/10/2010 09:58:10 AM
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I disagree - surely tipping is much more internationally widespread than some others in that list.
- 06/10/2010 10:43:32 AM
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Right!
- 05/10/2010 09:42:20 PM
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A Scandinavian fond of Creole and Cajun food? I thought my grandmother was the only one...
- 05/10/2010 10:30:57 PM
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You mean. . . there are people out there who don't love Creole and Cajun food?
- 06/10/2010 06:48:21 PM
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