do Americans have a culture?

do Americans have a culture?my teacher said americans dont have a culture. I mean their own culture something they created. or is that considered to be made by the British because they colonized the area? I thought they do, but I may be wrong. america has a history with cowboys and native Americans even though america was settled by the British people have created things that are unique and not have been created anywhere else.native Americans have their own style of dress same with cowboys.

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

This is a complicated question, because in truth there are hundreds of cultures in the U.S..

This is further complicated by how large the U.S. truly is. To those from any European country that have not visit the U.S., the size alone can be overwhelming. It was so with my German relatives.

Depending on the route, it can take four to six days of driving at the speed limit to get from one end of the main body of the U.S. to the opposite end. I have done so with appropriate breaks in five days.

Within those 2600 to 3200 miles are numerous cultures. Even the western cultures have different cultures. And the western culture you spoke of most likely doesn't even exist any more. At least the "Cowboys and Indians" culture no longer exists.

You spoke of the British being our culture and a little bit of that may still exist. Yet only in a very limited way in a very few selected parts on the Eastern coast.

What your teacher has not taught you about our culture, nor possibly even know, is all the other countries that has contributed our various areas.

We have French cultures, we have German cultures, we have even subcultures of your own from Ireland. We have Spanish cultures, and Mexican cultures not to mention various kinds of mixes between those two and our native Americans.

We have Czech cultures, Nordic cultures, Korean cultures, Japanese cultures and Chinese cultures even subcultures of Chinese. And least we not forget every African culture on and in Africa.

Now consider this, all these various cultures have mixed. And are still mixing to this very day.

This mixing of cultures IS our culture! It's what makes the U.S. unique!

Hope this answers your question! 😊