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> Its not very different, it just went overboard with parts of protestant ethics. That's a small part of it, yes. But mostly, it's very individualistic, and it
by luckylion 6y ago
> Its not very different, it just went overboard with parts of protestant ethics.
That's a small part of it, yes. But mostly, it's very individualistic, and it's very different from European cultures in that regard which will obviously result in very large differences in results.
> American isn't changing faster or slower than any other place either
Errr, yes it is. The demographic make-up of America has been determined by waves of immigration, that changes culture. And it has been happening much faster than in other places. You're rewriting history and I don't understand your motives.
- brnt 6y agoYou should read up on Protestantism in Europe. Netherlands in particular if you want to understand American Protestantism. So many settled east(ern Europe) as well as west. Those story don't get the same footlight as American ones, but if you dig a little, it's there. It's really not different. Migration is similarly not exclusive to America. Tons happens in Europe too, we're humans after all! Moreover, country and language borders tend to create different spaces for local differentiation, which is something that is much rarer in the US due to the fact that Americans (almost) all speak English. It's no accident you will find most variance in places people do not speak English (Cajun culture, Spanish-American culture) or a very different English (South<>North, poor neighborhoods/cities vs affluent areas). Step outside of the Anglosphere!