I have heard this statement on occasion from many different people, especially foreigners.
Obviously, I am not as well-traveled as others are, so I would like others' developed viewpoints on this issue.
First, what is a culture or what constitutes a culture?
A way of life? Tradition? A way of doing things? Music? A common history?
If we take these into consideration, it seems that the South would be the only place that comes close to having a culture. Country music. NASCAR. Fried chicken. Southern cooking. Jambalaya.
On an interesting note, I have never heard this problem about a lack of "culture" from people who have traveled to Latin America. How did Latin America, whose history is just as young, if not younger, than the United States' history, end up having a "culture" while the U.S. does not?
Perhaps this culture vacuum is specifically Anglo in origin.
Do the British have a culture? The Canadians? Australians? New Zealanders? South Africaners?
Obviously, I am not as well-traveled as others are, so I would like others' developed viewpoints on this issue.
First, what is a culture or what constitutes a culture?
A way of life? Tradition? A way of doing things? Music? A common history?
If we take these into consideration, it seems that the South would be the only place that comes close to having a culture. Country music. NASCAR. Fried chicken. Southern cooking. Jambalaya.
On an interesting note, I have never heard this problem about a lack of "culture" from people who have traveled to Latin America. How did Latin America, whose history is just as young, if not younger, than the United States' history, end up having a "culture" while the U.S. does not?
Perhaps this culture vacuum is specifically Anglo in origin.
Do the British have a culture? The Canadians? Australians? New Zealanders? South Africaners?
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