Why do Americans just group all of Europe together
Why do you keep saying 'we're going to Europe' when there's such a big difference between Paris and Dunblane lol
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Ignorance.
Most Americans are highly parochial, even in the biggest capital cities.
It's partly due to the US media; they don't provide adequate coverage of overseas events.
Partly, it's also due to the publishing and film industries.
US publishers like Amazon edit foreign books to use American spellings. For instance, if an Australian author gets picked up by an American publisher, the contract will specify that the novel must be edited to make it more palatable to an American audience. In that way, an American reader can never get a realistic representation of Australian ways of life. The same for South Americans, Europeans, Africans, etc, with all their individual states, countries and cultures.
Only the art cinemas give foreign films the chance to be seen in the USA.
Most Americans are highly parochial, even in the biggest capital cities.
It's partly due to the US media; they don't provide adequate coverage of overseas events.
Partly, it's also due to the publishing and film industries.
US publishers like Amazon edit foreign books to use American spellings. For instance, if an Australian author gets picked up by an American publisher, the contract will specify that the novel must be edited to make it more palatable to an American audience. In that way, an American reader can never get a realistic representation of Australian ways of life. The same for South Americans, Europeans, Africans, etc, with all their individual states, countries and cultures.
Only the art cinemas give foreign films the chance to be seen in the USA.
Roundandroundwego · 61-69
@hartfire until recently travel within the EU was like travel within one country. No checkpoints.
You gotta admit that's over. Papers, please?
Doesn't ring a bell, does it. You are fine with it.
You gotta admit that's over. Papers, please?
Doesn't ring a bell, does it. You are fine with it.
@Roundandroundwego
True, but passports are more a symbol of passing a border.
Whether that red tape is there, or not, doesn't change the reality of how different each European country is.
What defines the differences between the countries is their languages, manners, histories, cuisines, musics, arts, architectures, dominant faiths, laws, tax systems, constitutions, climates and geographies. There is overlap in some of these, but it's the particular mix that makes each unique.
True, but passports are more a symbol of passing a border.
Whether that red tape is there, or not, doesn't change the reality of how different each European country is.
What defines the differences between the countries is their languages, manners, histories, cuisines, musics, arts, architectures, dominant faiths, laws, tax systems, constitutions, climates and geographies. There is overlap in some of these, but it's the particular mix that makes each unique.
Roundandroundwego · 61-69
@hartfire nice. It's impossible that the recent growth of fascism matters to anyone but me. Sorry, but okay, you have a right to be a monster. It's just a matter of taste for the monsters.
@hartfire Just wondering why some people are laughing at my comment, who they are, and what their experiences are.
All generalisations come with exceptions, which I believe is something one should simply accept for what it is - a norm that comes with a sprinkling of abnorms.
In this case the exceptions would be those North Americans who have studied, worked or travelled extensively in Europe, and those would be in the scores of thousands compared to the 331.9 million citizens, most of whom have never travelled outside the USA, and some of whom have rarely been out of their state.
Those who have travelled abroad would have witness how their compatriots behave, and would have heard how they are perceived.
Certainly the Americans I met while abroad - everywhere from Europe to South-East Asia - were constantly surprised at the differences in cultures.
When an American starts living overseas, they slowly begin to see America in a different light.
All generalisations come with exceptions, which I believe is something one should simply accept for what it is - a norm that comes with a sprinkling of abnorms.
In this case the exceptions would be those North Americans who have studied, worked or travelled extensively in Europe, and those would be in the scores of thousands compared to the 331.9 million citizens, most of whom have never travelled outside the USA, and some of whom have rarely been out of their state.
Those who have travelled abroad would have witness how their compatriots behave, and would have heard how they are perceived.
Certainly the Americans I met while abroad - everywhere from Europe to South-East Asia - were constantly surprised at the differences in cultures.
When an American starts living overseas, they slowly begin to see America in a different light.
@Roundandroundwego I don't like fascism either - by which I mean far-right dictatorships of the ilk of Hitler and Mussolini.
Nor do I like it when politicians attempt to usurp the processes of democracy.
I'm not sure how you think fascism has any connection with my first comment in this thread. I be interested to know how you draw that conclusion from what I said.
Nor do I like it when politicians attempt to usurp the processes of democracy.
I'm not sure how you think fascism has any connection with my first comment in this thread. I be interested to know how you draw that conclusion from what I said.