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Is Germany truly considered to carry “Western culture” within the English-speaking world? “Western culture” to me, when mentioned by the English-speaking world
by stevenjohns 6y ago
Is Germany truly considered to carry “Western culture” within the English-speaking world?
“Western culture” to me, when mentioned by the English-speaking world, has really just meant the shared ideals of the metropolitan parts of English-first first world countries (that’s a mouthful).
This would include major cities in countries like the UK, USA, Australia, Canada and New Zealand but would also exclude their rural areas.
Not that I agree or disagree with it or that I’m trying to make a political statement - it’s just an observation I’ve found.
- TheAdamAndChe 6y agoThe terms Western, Eastern, and Third world stem from the Cold War. Western countries sided with USA and adopted capitalism, where Eastern countries sided with Russia and mostly adopted communism. The Third World countries didn't take a side. This is why Germany is considered Western.
- frosted-flakes 6y agoWhich is why Australia is part of the Western world, even though it's part of the eastern world (note the case).
- twic 6y agoAs a Brit, i absolutely consider Germany western. I'd say unambiguous westernness in Europe stretches about as far as the Czech Republic.
- DyslexicAtheist 6y ago> Is Germany truly considered to carry “Western culture” within the English-speaking world? apart from the political explanation there are also the philosophical roots of Greece as the birthplace of Western civilization. A country that builds on this can be part of the Western World. The books in this category give you a better picture of what belongs. Needless to say the English language or Anglo-Saxon culture is not a yardstick as to what belongs here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Books_of_the_Western_World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Books_of_the_Western_Wor...
- Symbiote 6y agoThe word for what you describe is "Anglosphere" or similar.