In what European countries are American pop culture least pervasive? (Norwegian, Polish)
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I disagree go to any cinema in Western Europe and 99% of the movies are from hollywood. Yes in France, Germany, Spain, Italy they are dubbed but they are Hollywood movies regardless.
Of course there are also many local programs, series etc. but for example Desperate Housewives is internationally known.
You can find a McDonald, Starbucks, KFC in every major European city.
MTV, 90% of the musicians are either American or US based (Justin Bieber etc.) but of course every country in Europe also has its local artist, actors, musicians.
Also for example Craig Daniel or Clive Owen are British, but if they didn't move to Hollywood "nobody" would know them. Same for Amy Winehouse or Jay Sean they are signed to American record labels.
I would say that countries like India, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Hong Kong, The Philippines got strong local industries. But then again the biggest stars go to Hollywood.
I would say that countries like Belgium, Holland, Norway, Sweden and the UK have the most American pop culture. The fact that almost everybody in these countries are fluent in English proves my point.
Are you seriously suggesting that the reason the people in the UK are 'fluent in English' is because of American pop culture!!!!!
Don't worry like I said he is one of many, Ozzy is English, from Brum (Birmingham......the English Birmingham! lol). There are lots of British films, actors and actresses that are British but people assume are American, its even sometimes difficult for Anglo's to distinguish themselves I know many Americans were surprised that Hugh Laurie (Dr House) is English or Edris Elba (to name but a few) but it does work both ways, there have been numerous American / Irish / Australian etc actors on British TV that I've assumed are British until I've heard them interviewed in their native accent or I've seen them on American TV shows.
I agree.. British and Irish actors do well in the US, because they speak native english language and because they look just like regular white american people for the most part so people can relate to them. The non-brit europeans are easy to tell apart in hollywood movies, for example the first time I saw Diane Kruger I noticed she was not an American.
Why everithing has to be in english? So other languages should die and everybody would speak english in the future...
It's the world's Lingua Franca, like it or not.
You can try to do a "King Canute" like the French, but they are spitting in the wind. French is not a world language any more no matter how they pretend it is.
You can try to do a "King Canute" like the French, but they are spitting in the wind. French is not a world language any more no matter how they pretend it is.
Those frogs! How dare they value their language? How dare those filthy arrogants sing in their language?!
How dare they insist on speaking their language instead of Anglicising everything?
Pfff, how xenophobic they are.
Are you seriously suggesting that the reason the people in the UK are 'fluent in English' is because of American pop culture!!!!!
Brits learnt english after Kayne west and lil wayne became popular in the Isles, until that time brits limited themselves to speak an old Brythonic or Gaelic dialect .
Before the foundation of the US there was nothing outside the States... that why Vegas is such historical compilation of all the wonders around the world
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