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Old 07-26-2011, 11:40 PM   #9
sandracuk

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Yes, i agree. But they try to push the American culture and values to the immigrants, i think it is hard for the people to keep their original values. It is not bad, but it is not multiculturalism.
Yes, America was funded by several cultures but now it is one single culture with similar values.
i.e.:
-English from New England is different from English from England
-Irish from the USA is different from Irish from Ireland
-Puertorican from the USA is different from Puertorican from Puerto Rico
-Cuban from the USA is different from Cuban from Puerto Rico
-Jewish from the USA is different from Jewish from Puerto Rico
All of them are Americans and closer each other than to their roots.


In the USA everybody besides religion is very conservative
Is it possible for a woman to sunbath doing topless in the USA beaches?

I am not sure (i only know a small part of the USA) but as far as i know signals are only in English in the USA (maybe i am wrong).
On the other hand signals in Latin America are in many languages, (attachment) this is a typical Latam signal (actually most signals also include Chinese and Arabic translation):
In Italy there are Chinese people (second generation) who only speak Chinese and not Italian or English at all.
Would you see things like these in the USA?


Maybe i am wrong, my point is the USA have several cultures but all those cultures are American in nature. Same happens in all the countries in the world: Italian culture from calabria is different that Italian culture from Veneto. French culture from Navarra is different from French culture from Normandy. If America is multicultural then all the countries in the world are multicultural too.

I just lived in America for a while (I'm planning to go back) but I've seen people with African dress (immigrants obviously). I think this multicultural thing applies to immigrants and/or immigrant descendant. During my time there I've heard English and Spanish mostly. I think Spanish is going to be adopted as a 2nd language in some areas if I'm not mistaken. And you see many muslim women wear niqabs (even after 9/11).


What I'm trying to say is that multiculturalism is not just someone wearing rumal etc... American culture was founded by diverse cultures.Even though they're both European, you can't say French culture is the same as German culture. You can't say catholics are the same as Protestants. More broadly African American culture, Asian American culture, European American culture, have it's differences. But they have all something in common.
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