Fleur__@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 months agoThe reason everyone thinks Americans have no culture is because their culture is prevalent everywhere.message-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down144file-text
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareThe reason everyone thinks Americans have no culture is because their culture is prevalent everywhere.Fleur__@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square36fedilinkfile-text
Most cultures stand out but American culture doesn’t because basically everywhere has some sorta American influence.
minus-squareHappycamperNZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·9 months agoI use the argument that consumerism is American culture. Anything from giant takeaways, to excess consumption at holidays, Costco, Walmart, even the American Healthcare system is designed to be sold.
minus-squareVenator@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoI think when people say Americans have no culture they don’t mean it literally, they just mean thier culture is trash. I don’t really agree with that assessment though: there is a lot of interesting culture in America, as well as a lot of trash.
I use the argument that consumerism is American culture. Anything from giant takeaways, to excess consumption at holidays, Costco, Walmart, even the American Healthcare system is designed to be sold.
I think when people say Americans have no culture they don’t mean it literally, they just mean thier culture is trash.
I don’t really agree with that assessment though: there is a lot of interesting culture in America, as well as a lot of trash.