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[Force_9]

I'm just curious of how everyone outside of the U.S. views American culture....
What do you think an American is?
What do you think American culture is?
If you meet an American, what do you expect him/her to be like?

People say not to generalize, but it's okay right now....I want your opinions.
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[Force_9]

heh heh, it's okay man. I'm not surprised, I never thought that all the opinions would be good ones.
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[Ando]

I think personally that the american have a different culture that we expected . I personnaly think that they have a particular thoughts that we can't bear yet , they sometimes do something very daring

[ele79]

Hi, I'm really fascinated by american culture. I don't think that all americans are arrogant or destructive: it's impossible!
America is a young country but it has a culture: it has been the country of Emerson, James, Whitman, Wharol, Pollock, Miller and of other big personalities.
It is (and it has been) the land of opportunities and I don't think it's only a way of saying!
On the other hand it's a country so big and with so many different people and so multicultural that it has to be very difficoult to manage everything!
I've never been to U.S. but I hope I can visit it one day.
New York, Los Angeles, Miami have to be beautiful, but I think that real America is the small town that we have never heard, and I hope one day I'll visit also less known places in U. S.
Sorry for my english!

[Force_9]

Come and visit me here in Monitor, Oregon! The towns can't get much smaller than here.

We only have a fire station, a school, one store, a telephone services provider, and a pub...

I actually don't live in the town, I live about two miles (~3 km) away.

You wont find it on very many maps.
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[mkg1211]

dear force
it's a really nice topic
immm
when the image of any thing related to us ,comes to my mind
i see it like an angle with 10 wings ,smiling,worm,happy like this

[Force_9]

I don't quite understand exactly what you meant in your last post, but I think I understand some of it. I'm sorry that you don't like the U.S, but I don't expect everyone too, of course. You have to realize of course that the U.S. you see from your country is very different than the U.S. you would see if you came to all the small towns and countrysides. It's hard to explain exactly what I mean, but the only part of the U.S. you can see from Egypt is the political side.
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[rhonda]

There is not one culture in America, there are several.
Each ethnic group in America continues to practice and pass on its own cultural traditions, beliefs and practices. That is one thing that is really great about America, you are free to express your cultural beliefs.
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[Little A]

As I read somewhere, USA is a melting pot. I think it's true. A lot of cultures live there side by side.
If I want to say something really American thing, I would say the farmers in the country. And the fast food places

A lot of people think, if they go there, they will immediately be rich and well-to-do, because (they think) there are soo much possibility of works.
My niece and her husband went there, but they were really refracted, poor and bereft of hope when they came home.

But anyway, the USA gave a lot of talented persons to the world.

[knowledge_seeker]

there are no orignal culture for Amirca coz all of them are mixture. Most of them come from Braitin or France ,but the orignal person are the RED INDIAN.. maybe there are huge culture in America ,but i didn't recogniz of it . because they builed they cultur during they destroy another. but i like Ibrahim Loncoln the one who's gave the nigrz them freedom
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[knowledge_seeker]

i forgot answer the another Question .. what do you axpect them??
i always imagin them sooo fattt or with little boxes on their faces
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[Bob S.]

The "fat" part is true. But "boxes"?

[Force_9]

Maybe he means zits? Freckles? Hard to say.
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Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death."

[knowledge_seeker]

i meant there are a many Dimple or rash in their faces [b]
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[Bob S.]

Ah, I thought you meant those little electronic devices glued to everyone's ear feeding them brain tumors and preventing them from paying attention to their driving.
Hang up and drive, dammit!
(sorry, private rant...)