Are there any countries where the teenagers aren't Americanized? (live, restaurants)
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To say the US has no culture is just as ridiculous as saying that teenagers the world over are 'Americanized'. The truth is that EVERY nation has a culture and because of the size of the US and the fact that Hollywood has churned out the most feature films over the last century you could argue that the US has contributed some of the 'most' cultural aspects over recent years! It is funny though that (only some) Americans think that the whole modern world is an American invention as per my previous post, modern Americans and Europeans and for that matter many Asians and Africans are living a way of life incorporating cultures from accross the globe. Of course Amazonian Indians (amongst other people on this planet) are affected far less with 'modern' global culture.
For me personally, US culturally doesn't come even close to all those countries its people are from.
Why not qualify that opinion with some reasonable argument?
What, culturally, does the US lack that countries "around the world" seem to have?
Top-level universities?
Great theaters, operas, symphonies?
Top-notch museums?
Nobel Prize winners?
Vibrant media?
Great authors?
Internationally recognized musicians?
Sporting culture?
Restaurants?
Cultural sites?
World-class cities?
Dynamic counterculture?
Multicultural offerings?
Are those the things the US "doesn't come close" on?
The only possible argument I could even fathom for your insipid assessment would be that the country is relatively "young", although as you know the US is arguably the oldest ongoing democracy and has the oldest working constitution in the world. Oh, I guess there's another argument: You have serious issues when it comes to the US (which read a lot like inferiority complexes).
American tourists put dining opportunities near the top of their list of reasons they travel. I've never heard of a person from a foreign country coming to America in order to eat American food. The great majority of famous and important American restaurants feature a non-American cuisine.
Why not qualify that opinion with some reasonable argument?
Repeat: read the threads about this topic here on CD. This is not something somebody can proof by pointing to some study.
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What, culturally, does the US lack that countries "around the world" seem to have?
Being superpower doesn't equal being culturally unmatched.
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The only possible argument I could even fathom for your insipid assessment would be that the country is relatively "young"
Yes, that's a primary reason.
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although as you know the US is arguably the oldest ongoing democracy and has the oldest working constitution in the world.
Which means nothing. And is totally false, BTW.
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Oh, I guess there's another argument: You have serious issues when it comes to the US (which read a lot like inferiority complexes).
Russians view me in a totally opposite light - because I defend US a lot. But I actually always tell the truth - up to my abilities.
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