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Originally posted by siogo
Nyenrodian........You live in the most Civilized country I've ever been to, and I've been to a lot.
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Holland is not that different from the United States. Just like the rest of Europe. There are some subtle differences in cultures and some that are not so subtle. But I believe that in the end the cultures of Western Europe and the U.S.A. are pretty similar. Which is not surprising of course. The U.S.A. was founded by some people from the old world and from then on the U.S.A. has influenced our cultures as much as the other way around. So, this is a lenghty way for me to say that Holland is not more (or less) civilized than the U.S.A. or Western Europe. I haven't visited African or Asian countries so I will not comment on them.
Something that has always wondered me when watching American TV series is that Americans are really proud of their 'roots'. Like on the Sopranos (GREAT TV show), they aren't American. The Sopranos are Italian American. And there are numerous examples such as this.
How come this is so important to some Americans? Most have not visited the 'old' country yet they uphold some of the values. Why is that? If it is true at all since I get my info from TV and movies.