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I think it has more to do with the UK than the US to be honest, due to the whole colony thing.
by mercurysmessage 9y ago
I think it has more to do with the UK than the US to be honest, due to the whole colony thing.
- simias 9y agoSince WW2 at least the USA has achieved a tremendous global cultural hegemony. To give you an example many of my friends and I agree that it's easier for us to understand spoken "standard" American (i.e. TV and movie american) than british. Let's not even mention the scotts or irish. Obviously if you're in a ancient british colony like Hong Kong or parts of India then you owe much of the english heritage to the queen's servants but elsewhere english has been pushed massively by the powerhorse that are the USA. The american entertainment industry plows through all cultures, all demographics and brings you Mac Donalds, Toy Story, Rihanna and Coca Cola even if you're lost in Kazakhstan. Dr Who and Fish and Chips can't compete. Or is it Fish'n'Fries?