Americans don't understand any culture but
their own.
" Americans don't speak English, they
speak American." - Daniel the Kiwi from Auckland
People in other parts of the world are
separated from one another by borders which are generally defined
by rivers and mountains,
across which the inhabitants often speak very different languages.
Americans are also separated by borders, which are generally
defined by road signs and license plates of different colors,
across
which the inhabitants speak exactly the same language.
It is a simple fact that with the notable
exceptions of the Chinese and the Russians, other peoples have
NO IDEA AT ALL how big America is. This is not their fault.
When they go 300 miles in any direction they are usually in
a new country. Naturally they tend to think it is the same
way here. Most of them cannot comprehend that it is possible
to travel 1000 miles and not even be halfway across ones own
country. They sometimes think it is possible to drive from
California to New York in less than a day. Most countries in
Europe are smaller than California.
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