On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:02:47 -0700,
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
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>Geoff Miller wrote:
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>> JohnT writes:
>>
>> : Yeah, we have a problem, all right. That's how we got to be
>> : the most culturally, economically and militarily influential
>> : nation in the history of the planet, and why half the rest of
>> : the world is all but breaking down the figurative doors in
>> : their determination to come here.
>>
>>
>>>Culturally? Give examples.
>>
>>
>> Coca-Cola.
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>> Fast food.
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>> Fashion and clothing styles.
>>
>> Rock 'n' roll.
>>
>> Television shows and Hollywood movies, and the cultural values
>> they impart in themselves.
>>
>> MTV in particular deserves standalone mention.
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>You're kidding, right? It's true we have managed to export
>the very worst aspects of our culture, but that's hardly
>something to be PROUD of!!!!!
Well, shit. I wonder who's buying this stuff. Surely not all
those cultured people in other countries. I guess McDonalds and
Starbucks have employed guys named Guido who are good at breaking
kneecaps and convinceing Europeans to buy a Gig Mac -- or else.
But I sure do wonder why all those Americans in the Stockholm
McDonalds near the central station were talking Swedish. And I'm
amazed to realize there are enough American tourists in Europe to
fill the theaters showing all those Hollywood films.
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