Message from @Tohob
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yeah i never argued about values tho
Wild Western films are known worldwide but nobody holds the heritage of what Wild West means
>buy all of your tech from Asian countries
>you now have Asian culture
Oh sorry I must've misread
Yeah, I misread. Businesses being moved around doesn't mean culture follows, it's more to do with the international nature of the world and how America is revolutionary in communication
well beeman when we start wearing traditional chinese clothing every day and eating chow mein 4 times a week hmu
>america owns burgers, t-shirts
Ok
I think the point of things not transferring was summed up best by the Slavs having white privilege thing
i'd say jeans more than t-shirts, but t-shirts also to a lesser degree
Like, I've been told I have white privilege. I'm an Irishman in a city where Irish guys have been killed by gangs for being Irish
I don't have privilege because I'm white, yknow
my best friend has been told he has white privilege and he's literally 0% white
>many "American" products didnt originate in America
>if you use them that's American culture
Yeah, like, applying judgements observed in one culture across all people of the same race is... well, racist
American culture seems more about attitude anyway
That's what I was getting at yeah
i mean, the majority of the american population didn't originate in america either
From the outside, it's about freedom, patriotism and standing up against injustice
Commercial output != cultural export
If I buy a Honda it's not necessarily because I'm keen on the culture, I just wanted a cheap car
is exporting art not exporting culture?
When you see people adopting the values and aesthetic preferences you have, that's more grounded
if a jap buys mcdonalds it's not because they want to be americanu, they just want some food
McDonalds also serves regional food too
are ex-pats just culture exports of another country?
they do
just like chinese food here has a lot of shit that they don't have in china
The arts is different because the arts are inherently reflective of the culture they're from, industry is about appealing to a mass audience so a strong national identity is only good for touristic appeal
You can export cultural signifiers, yeah, but the export of culture itself is based around behavior and attitude
so ex-pats and duel citizens are cultural exports
new insult for immigrates
"go home you culture export"
In a sense, but the expectation is that they assimilate to an extent
Yeah, integration into a culture is paramount
You shouldn't really be going to another country to export your culture
It's rude
Chinese food in the US did not originate in china, but it did originate from Chinese immigrates, designed for local tastes
Sure
And that's where the modifications happen
its not american culture thats taking over the world, its consumer culture of the post industrial revolution