I’ve encountered this sort of point before, you’ll likely find many examples right on Lemmy. Does the US “not have culture”? Does it have lots of different cultures? Has it just been so good at spreading culture that everything feels American?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr8ljRgcJNM
Post picture is something that feels uniquely US, for better or worse
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Yes but it depends the region of the country.
Well, of course it does. Every nation will have some kind of culture that’s different from others, to some degree.
And, like any nation of decent size, it has a ton of subcultures too. From regional on down to even parts of cities. Just like Parisian culture is a variant of French, and differs from the culture in Arles.
The key to the U.S.in terms of culture is that it’s very mingled and variable compared to smaller places (be it geographically or population). Southern culture, Eastern seaboard culture, low country culture, beach culture, and then something like Charleston (SC) and Myrtle Beach cultures; they all overlap. Where they overlap, you get very hyper local cultures.
And, you’ll run into people that partake in multiple cultures, exhibiting baldness behaviors and language patterns that may be mingled, or switched between.
Every nation has culture because culture is just a fancy word for what people do habitually.
Even if you switch usage over to the “cultured” society, that is the same thing, just snobby. It’s saying “we did things this way because our in-group has the habit, and we’re better than you”.
I enjoy this answer better than one I could have written.
I will add though that any portion of a culture that goes against reality itself I would consider truly “bad”, not merely “different”. e.g. as the picture depicts someone who is unhealthy yet seems to feel zero shame in remaining that way and even proudly flaunts it. Put on a shirt rather than subject the rest of us to have to see that! Or better yet hit the gym, or even easier and also far more effective, simply cut back consumption (which involves consuming differently - more veggies, less salty meats & sugars). Ofc it’s easier said than done - knowledge, feelings of hopelessness/powerlessness, etc. do help explain why people give up, although I would also argue that understanding != justifying?
