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Originally Posted by opus123
Because other countries aren't. Look at where a country's time is spent.
Canada is more concerned about ice hockey and importing cars.
Mexico is more concerned about money and going to the beach.
USA is more concerned about power and politics.
England is more concerned about tea and futball.
Switzerland is more concerned about importing celebrities and money.
Australia is more concerned about huge frogs and the environment.
India is more concerned about food and telemarketing jobs.
China is more concerned about jobs last names and population.
Japan is more concerned about clothes, money, and property.
Yes all countries do lip service to art, culture, and beauty, but Paris actually does it more often. They accept all artists from all over the world. I would agree with someone else that said Paris is not France. Yes, these are all over-generalizations, but that is probably all that this thread will ever be about. *smile*
Jonathan
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I disagree, French people aren't more concerned about their culture, or their art, or anything "sophisticated" than people from other countries.
We're like everyone else, we watch sports and bad TV, drink beer, criticize our country and other countries' politicians, and once in a while we'll go to a museum if our spouse really, really insists upon it.
If I were to group people by what their general interests are, I wouldn't necessarily use their country of origin as a major criteria, although it does have some bearing on the details (for example, a Mexican sports enthusiast would probably watch soccer, an American would watch footbal, or maybe baseball).
I think the factors that determine people's interests are rather:
-Buying power: people often act similar, regardless of where they live, if they are poorer, equal, or richer than the average guy of their own country.
-Political status of their country: Depending on whether a country is a democracy, a dictatorship, or some other form of country, people will have different ways of thought, and different needs and desires. For example, I think people who live in a democracy have to worry less about their rights and can thus spend more time focusing on what they want and don't really need.
-Religion: Religious beliefs can have a significant effect on what people are interested in. I don't think I need to explain.
There are more criteria that I think can affect what people's interests will be, but I'm too tired to write any more.