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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 573642" data-attributes="member: 6533"><p>I have a pretty unusual situation within American culture. I grew up in an academic household which is just a little bit more isolating than growing up in a military household and has similar, if not as frequent, opporunities for travel.</p><p></p><p>When I was looking at colleges I had lived in Europe but I had never even visited the east coast. So had many of my friends and I thought we were all pretty good at handling culture shock.</p><p></p><p>My family and friends are dedicated westerners and I was strongly discouraged from considering education on the eastern seaboard as the cultural differences were subtle compared to European ones, but nonetheless powerful and difficult to adapt to. I had my own reasons for abiding by this but they included witnessing western friends travel east and return defeated.</p><p></p><p>When I did go to college I went someplace which was 40% Texan and then the rest of the population was east and norther mid-west. Seeing the other side of the culture shock for the first time really did illustrate the profound presence of American cultures. </p><p></p><p>My best friend, for instance, has an idea of class behavior that pervades her whole life and perspective on people, but I got none of it.</p><p></p><p>Even within my own state there are definite borders and boundaries of society and concepts.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, there are plenty of cultures that work across these geographical boundaries, language cultures that complicate the issue, and the pervasive post-WWII corporate culture that makes it all recognizable.</p><p></p><p>As for history, I think that really depends on how much your willing to learn and seek it out. America doesn't have Rome or the Renaissance, but the stories are still there and there are myths sleeping in our bones. </p><p></p><p>Look at Buffy, even Cthulu has a home in the suburbs.</p><p></p><p>I'm never surprised that best movies about America as a place of wonder are made by Europeans. I think it's a major part of our myth that we have no myths.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Strangemonkey, post: 573642, member: 6533"] I have a pretty unusual situation within American culture. I grew up in an academic household which is just a little bit more isolating than growing up in a military household and has similar, if not as frequent, opporunities for travel. When I was looking at colleges I had lived in Europe but I had never even visited the east coast. So had many of my friends and I thought we were all pretty good at handling culture shock. My family and friends are dedicated westerners and I was strongly discouraged from considering education on the eastern seaboard as the cultural differences were subtle compared to European ones, but nonetheless powerful and difficult to adapt to. I had my own reasons for abiding by this but they included witnessing western friends travel east and return defeated. When I did go to college I went someplace which was 40% Texan and then the rest of the population was east and norther mid-west. Seeing the other side of the culture shock for the first time really did illustrate the profound presence of American cultures. My best friend, for instance, has an idea of class behavior that pervades her whole life and perspective on people, but I got none of it. Even within my own state there are definite borders and boundaries of society and concepts. On the other hand, there are plenty of cultures that work across these geographical boundaries, language cultures that complicate the issue, and the pervasive post-WWII corporate culture that makes it all recognizable. As for history, I think that really depends on how much your willing to learn and seek it out. America doesn't have Rome or the Renaissance, but the stories are still there and there are myths sleeping in our bones. Look at Buffy, even Cthulu has a home in the suburbs. I'm never surprised that best movies about America as a place of wonder are made by Europeans. I think it's a major part of our myth that we have no myths. [/QUOTE]
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