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Are you saying all Anglophones have the same values and norms? That's an odd take. I mean, foreign language learning is great and I'd definitely encourage peop

Are you saying all Anglophones have the same values and norms? That's an odd take. I mean, foreign language learning is great and I'd definitely encourage people to do it, but if your true goal is just to break out of whatever echo chamber of ideas you find yourself in, there's easier ways to go about it.

Bakary 4y ago
Yes and no. I'm familiar enough with the anglosphere that I could spend hours talking about the cultural nuances between some of its component regions. At the same time, there are broad overall patterns that are hard to escape, to the point where the easier echo chamber escape you describe doesn't quite cut it. One analogy would be the 20th century. There are many ideologies and cultural movements that clashed against each other during that time, but it's still possible to develop a sense of fatigue about those events and the corresponding ideas, even if these ideas are at odds with each other in some major ways. In both cases, it's probably easier to conceptualize if you aren't originally anglophone or didn't live most of your life during the 1900's.