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about Idris Elba... It was such a surprise when I watched an interview and he was speaking with such British accent!! I assumed he was American (and actually from Baltimore) after watching the Wire... I don't know if he Americanized his looks, but I guess he had to work his a** off to get such a perfect Baltimore accent!
Of course he hasn't 'Americanized' his looks, because there is no such thing, he looks well just how he looks! There a millions of British people who could easily be mistaken for black Americans, black Frenchman or black Africans, to suggest that black Americans of white Americans look 'different' to black or white people from anywhere else is rubbish.
The US is a country founded on principles of enlightment and protestantism that currently barely exist in most of Europe. As such, compare US to Europe is an entire anacronical.
Most of the religious sects that arrived to the US were massacred in Europe, more so in Catholic Europe.
As to "Germanic" and "Latin", quite nonsensical. What is Calvin? What are Hugenots?
American Indians of pure stock resemble Japanese, they are closer to Japanese than Chinese.
But Amerindian culture has not much relation with Japanese culture.
The same happens between Europe and the US.
The US was created as a rebuke, a total rejection of European society 220 years ago, so there are not many contact points.
There are countries colonized by Europe whose system, phylosophy is far closer.
Maybe this thread can sound a bit stupid but I explain why I ask this question. It is more about personalities.
USA is supposed to have a "germanic culture" I write into commas because maybe cultures are mixed there, but I was thinking about the English heritage. I don't talk about features and people ethnics because I couldn't say "this person is American" just tooking at them lol.
Before travelling to USA for first time in 2011 I always expected that people (yeah, this thread is more about people) would be more like germanic Europe, I mean by personality, serious, colder, indoor people etc. I expected Americans to be more like British, Swedes, Irish etc.
But I was surprised that I found them more like latin european people: easygoing, warm, enjoying moments, and people who love enjoying moments without forgetting serious things of life of course, people like Italians, French, Spaniards Portuguese etc.
Later in 2011 I travelled to other State and I had the same feeling, yeah, people are more like us. I mean, I am from Spain and I find Americans to be more like me than British for example.
My question is for all these United Statians in the forum, especially the ones who have travelled to Europe or who know European people, Do you feel you have more similarities with North Europeans or with South Europeans??
European people who know Americans can vote of course.
I have to agree with this.
Though we're talking culture rather than genetics. Obviously a bit difficult to generalise regarding a nation of 300 million, but the kind of laid-back and gregarious southern European attitude is more in line with what I see among Americans. The colder, politely distant culture of Germanic method and efficiency is also present, just not as prevalent.
Though we're talking culture rather than genetics. Obviously a bit difficult to generalise regarding a nation of 300 million, but the kind of laid-back and gregarious southern European attitude is more in line with what I see among Americans. The colder, politely distant culture of Germanic method and efficiency is also present, just not as prevalent.
It depends on where you are. In the northeastern U.S., people tend to mind their own business, be politely distant and are generally more competitive and professional, at least more so than the typical American.
I'm not saying that the people are trying to "act" Germanic or something. But rather the social environment is more like that by default.
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It depends on where you are. In the northeastern U.S., people tend to mind their own business, be politely distant and are generally more competitive and professional, at least more so than the typical American.
I agree there are regional differences. On balance though, the above is what I'd choose based on what I've experienced.
I agree there are regional differences. On balance though, the above is what I'd choose based on what I've experienced.
What I'm saying also is that if a person grows up and spends most of their time in the northeastern U.S., then that person may very well get the impression that Americans are generally aloof with strangers, because that is what the culture is like.
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