Which country is Montana most like? Poland?
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Once you get west of the Mississippi, outside some areas like Minnesota, North Dakota, and Texas, things get more averaged out in this regard as most of these areas were settled by people from all over the US rather than having received much direct settlement from Europe per se.
<<How does North American culture compare to Australia and New Zealand? >>
Very, very similar. Many Americans come here and the only reason why any of them ever have any problems or misunderstandings is because there are a lot of assholes here who "look down" on Americans. And then they go home and watch American movies. LOL!
Very, very similar. Many Americans come here and the only reason why any of them ever have any problems or misunderstandings is because there are a lot of assholes here who "look down" on Americans. And then they go home and watch American movies. LOL!
That is a silly question, which presumes that they would really identify with any outside country in the first place. (Even here in the Upper Midwest, I would doubt that most people would identify with any outside country that much - it is not like in my grandparents' generation where things like ethnic identities and like were taken far more seriously than they are today.)
<<Which country is Montana most like? Poland? >>
Alberta. After that, I supose it would resemble the wide open places in Australia.
Alberta. After that, I supose it would resemble the wide open places in Australia.
Um, we do have the same history. The US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand were all colonies of the British Empire.
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lol, no before to be colonized, you know there were people in Canada, in Newzealand, in America. This is their History you must know, not UK History.
You know the Native Americans, the indigenous peoples , the Maori, Indigenous Australians. It's their countries, you live in their country, even if your ancestors were british, even if europeans colonized them, it's still their countries and their History. Nobody can't erased this!
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lol, no before to be colonized, you know there were people in Canada, in Newzealand, in America. This is their History you must know, not UK History.
You know the Native Americans, the indigenous peoples , the Maori, Indigenous Australians. It's their countries, you live in their country, even if your ancestors were british, even if europeans colonized them, it's still their countries and their History. Nobody can't erased this!
Well, yes there were some indigenous people, but the population was very, very small, for such large places like North America, Australia, and New Zealand. This made the situation completely different than that of other places that were colonized, like India, and parts of Asia, where the vast majority of people were there originally, and were governed by a small group of European colonists. In North America, the First Nations people have very little influence outside of certain designated areas (reservations or reserves). In my opinion, things like their languages are preserved even worse than minority languages in parts of Europe. But to say that the cultural history of Americans not living on reservations is that of the First Nations people is not accurate. This is in stark contrast to places like India, where a great deal of the culture is derived from Indian culture.
I think that people underestimate the importance of Language on culture. Growing up, I, like many others, have read many books written in Britain, and seen many films, mostly depicting life in Britain from the 16th to the very early part of the 20th century. So, I'm pretty familiar with life in Britain, particularily of the Upper Classes, and it has had significant influence in my life. It represents the paradigm for good ettiquette, and how to behave in polite society. And I mean, for everyone in America: I'm talking about social situation, when you must act like a gentleman or lady, rather than a common peasant. And I don't mean only certain socioeconomic classes. It applies to everyone. I would say that it is from around no later than the late 1800s Britain that we should compare it to America. Not present day Britain that seems to have diverged the most culturally (however, I still think they're rather close due to globalization). I think that the earlier days of Britain has a lot more continued influence on America than present day Britain, as we are exposed to it a lot more, especially growing up.
I, like many others, have read many books written in Britain, and seen many films
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It's "anglosaxon" insularity. Read foreign books translated in english, do you know Goethe ? Victor Hugo ? Lao She ? Tolstoï ? Gogol ? Proust ?They're better that some english writers and Shakespeare. And how many British movies do you know ? Except Harry Potter and Ken Loach's movies, I don't know "british cinema".
But chinese, india, french, italian, spanish, mexican, korean movies are famous in the world wild.
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It's "anglosaxon" insularity. Read foreign books translated in english, do you know Goethe ? Victor Hugo ? Lao She ? Tolstoï ? Gogol ? Proust ?They're better that some english writers and Shakespeare. And how many British movies do you know ? Except Harry Potter and Ken Loach's movies, I don't know "british cinema".
But chinese, india, french, italian, spanish, mexican, korean movies are famous in the world wild.
My experience with the UK is limited to the 2 weeks I was really there and my dad's stories about the 2.5 years he was there (along with other observations from friends and acquaintances). I would say that anyone going to a new place immediately notices all the little differences first, and those become very exaggerated in your consciousness, because they illustrate very graphically to you that you are out of your depth and your comfort zone and have to tread carefully because you don't know all the rules and what to expect. However, since I have also spent time in Asia and continental Europe, I will say that the basic underlying differences between the US and the UK are pretty minor in comparison. The devil is in the details, and once you get past them, it's not so different after all. You will find people and attitudes and scenery that are similar in both countries, although maybe in varying amounts.
As for how New Mexico compares to the original, it's actually pretty similar. Southern NM, where I live, is well over 50% hispanic, and the food and culture and language are everywhere, blended in with the "Anglo" American culture, so when I go to Mexico, it's hardly different at all, except that the English disapears and the laws are different. Otherwise, there's no shift in scenery, food, etc. It's almost the opposite effect to the one that the UK had on me; in Mexico, the superficial similarity lulls you into a false sense of security -- probably because you have fewer expectations of similarity than you would where the UK is concerned. After all, even Americans who have never been to the UK have a passing familiarity with movies, literature, TV programs, and other British imports from both school and from pop culture. We get less exposure to Mexican pop culture unless we are Spanish-speaking and live near the border.
However, one caveat: Americans from other parts of the US probably find NM very different from what they are used to! So I can't speak for Americans as a whole on the Mexican subject -- only for border residents like myself.
As for how New Mexico compares to the original, it's actually pretty similar. Southern NM, where I live, is well over 50% hispanic, and the food and culture and language are everywhere, blended in with the "Anglo" American culture, so when I go to Mexico, it's hardly different at all, except that the English disapears and the laws are different. Otherwise, there's no shift in scenery, food, etc. It's almost the opposite effect to the one that the UK had on me; in Mexico, the superficial similarity lulls you into a false sense of security -- probably because you have fewer expectations of similarity than you would where the UK is concerned. After all, even Americans who have never been to the UK have a passing familiarity with movies, literature, TV programs, and other British imports from both school and from pop culture. We get less exposure to Mexican pop culture unless we are Spanish-speaking and live near the border.
However, one caveat: Americans from other parts of the US probably find NM very different from what they are used to! So I can't speak for Americans as a whole on the Mexican subject -- only for border residents like myself.
<<My experience with the UK is limited to the 2 weeks>>
It's enough for me, you don't know a country in 2 weeks, sorry.
<<You will find people and attitudes and scenery that are similar in both countries>>
You can say this for France and UK, Germany and UK, Eire and UK, Netherlands and UK, Sweden and UK. I call this: "Westerner culture" or "Westerner way of life". You live in a globalization world! Of course USA, Canada, Australia and West Europe look similar except some little differences. You don't prove anything.
It's enough for me, you don't know a country in 2 weeks, sorry.
<<You will find people and attitudes and scenery that are similar in both countries>>
You can say this for France and UK, Germany and UK, Eire and UK, Netherlands and UK, Sweden and UK. I call this: "Westerner culture" or "Westerner way of life". You live in a globalization world! Of course USA, Canada, Australia and West Europe look similar except some little differences. You don't prove anything.
Who the heck cares? If you want to pretend that the US and UK are so extremely different, go right ahead. It's like the people who pretend that General American and Received Pronunciation are two unintelligible languages. If you think that a trip to Germany is less exotic than a trip to the UK, then by all means, go to Germany, and skip the UK, in case you run into the nasty situation of not being understood when you try to order fruit juice. Better to go to Germany, where the culture is so much more similar to the US, because the people value things like privacy and efficiency.
>> You can say this for France and UK, Germany and UK, Eire and UK, Netherlands and UK, Sweden and UK. I call this: "Westerner culture" or "Westerner way of life". You live in a globalization world! Of course USA, Canada, Australia and West Europe look similar except some little differences. You don't prove anything <<
Oh I think that proves something. Even if the UK had no more in common with the US in terms of culture and institutions (which it does), the fact that they speak the same language (with less dialect variations than what exists in Germany alone), would automatically make it more similar to the US than any other European country.
Oh I think that proves something. Even if the UK had no more in common with the US in terms of culture and institutions (which it does), the fact that they speak the same language (with less dialect variations than what exists in Germany alone), would automatically make it more similar to the US than any other European country.