11-22-2008, 02:00 PM
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Sussi *7.7.86 - 18.6.09*
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Germany
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Originally Posted by Reba
Your statement makes no sense.
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No, itīs not mine but someone brought up "talk with strangers is Americaīs culture" in first place which makes no sense. I would not mislead the people that "talk with strangers is friendly in America" to make them beleive that they can talk strangers with no problem... they would get shock that when they learn that thereré racism, anti-gay, crime, unfriendly, friendly, etc. which is the same here in Europe countries as well. No, I would not do that because everyone around the world have their own good and bad personalities. Culture mean something different than personality... like tradition, general mentality, custom, history, etc... something like that... why a lot of flags in USA?... Why guns...? history, hamburger resturant, music, theater, etc. like what 2 links written. Example: Americans asked me whatīs Germanīs culture... I would not say that "talk with strangers is unfriendly or friendly is Germanīs culture... but show them what culture is about... like large beer, German Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, sausuages, bavarian clothes, brezeln, tradition, history, etc. etc. etc.
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Withing every culture, there are always some people who don't stay within the norms of that culture. That doesn't mean the culture itself is invalid; it means that people are individuals, which includes some anti-social, dysfunctional, rebellious, and personality disordered individuals who commit crimes and racist behaviors.
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Itīs exact point thatīs what I am trying to say.
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The majority of Americans fit within the American culture description. There are regional and personality variations, of course, but in general that's the American culture.
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Yes I understand but I see different... I see people itself as their own personality, not culture. I have meet the people from different countries... Sure, they have different menatlity but they have their own bad and good personalities like we have our own personalities... We know what right or wrong itself, not culture.
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A school project paper and Wiki? Not very authoritative sources.
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Are you belittle them? Thatīs an exactly what we (Europeans) were being taught and also visit USA as well.
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That's the point. It's the blend of immigrant cultures and the pioneer spirit of the early settlers that make up the American culture.
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Yes, but it doesnīt mean that they all are friendly talk with strangers, they never meet before is a American culture.
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There never was a single "Native American" culture. The tribes of each area had their own unique cultures. Some of them have maintained their cultures in modified ways, within restricted regions, such as reservations. But it never was a national culture.
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Yes, I aware it.
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