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**Liebling:-)))** · 11-25-2008, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Reba

People are born with personality traits but they are also influenced by their cultural environments. The American culture is to be outgoing and friendly. Of course some people behave contrary to their culture, but that doesn't mean the culture isn't valid. (I feel like I'm repeating myself.)

I know what you are saying... You do not need to repeat... My point is disagree to call "friendly talk with strangers" as a America's culture because not all Americans act like that. It's not just America, but many people act like that in many countries around the world but they have different menatlity background due their culture.

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Culture:
Anthropology. the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another.

The predominating attitudes and behavior that characterize the functioning of a group or organization.

Check the list, I answered Jiro's question this morning, that's how influence Americans.

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Mentality:
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations; mental ability

Exactly... Example of all:

Americans came to me... "Hello, Hey or Hi, How are you?" I replied "I'm fine" or "I'm good"... American satisfy with my answer then go off... I was like puzzled and consider it as a rude (I said this when I started work for US government at 23 years ago) but German co-workers said that it's their way... which mean is their menatitly... it doesn't mean that they are rude but their menatlity where they came from and taught differently... Some Americans look sort of "offend" when I replied "No, I'm not good" (that's time I got a bad cold). "What an ignorant and arrogant", I said to myself after replied their friendly hint that I'm not good... (it's only once...) no matter either you are fine or not fine... I'm using their way instead of critize/offend over their manner behavior... I has to give false answer to satisfy their hint that's time I doesn't feel good or well... "I'm fine" then they feel satisfy and go off... That's what we call it as their menatitly.

They chewed their gum all the time when they want to talk with us... I consider it as rude... for them, not. I accept it's their menatliy.

That's why I read to learn their different menaltiy where they come from different cultural before visit their country.. that's why I get on well with them...

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You see, the difference is "mentality" refers to the individual. "Culture" refers to a group of people. Americans, as a group (that is, "culture") behave a certain way, and that way is passed down from generation to generation.

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Native American people lived in America before the Europeans arrived, yes. But there was no "Native American" culture because each group was independent and separate. Each had a different culture. There was no "Native American" culture. There was Apache culture, Mohican culture, Cherokee culture, Pueblo culture, etc.

Native American people still exist yes, and within their local regions their culture still has some influence. But they don't have a dominant national culture.

Yes I know... I never say that you are wrong or disagree with you... I quoted your previous post to response... Yes, I know... I already said at earlier that ther'ere many different background races, belief, culture, etc after European took America over.

My friend visited somewhere where Native American lives... They sell their beautiful handicrafts... and interesting to see their one and real culture... and image what if Europeans didn't take America over... ? Now there're many different races, culture, beliefs, etc. in America.