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>It's culturally cohesive because they force everyone into conformity. As did modern Germany, France, Italy, Romania, Spain etc. No European country is 100% ho

>It's culturally cohesive because they force everyone into conformity. As did modern Germany, France, Italy, Romania, Spain etc. No European country is 100% homogenous. They each have regions that have little in common culturally with the country but they were assimilated by force.

nicbou 4y ago
This is in no way comparable. Cultural conformity is not being enforced in Europe. Not in schools, not at work, and not in general society. Definitely not to the level you'd experience in Japan.
- ChuckNorris89 4y ago
  >Cultural conformity is not being enforced in Europe Not nearly as much now, but it was definitely enforced 100 to 50 or so years ago in most European countries to the point of being illegal to speak another language than the official local one and ethnic discrimination was rampant. Yes, also in schools and at work. See South Tyrol and Italy and there's other such examples in Europe. Conformity was definitely enforced. Glossing over this dark past doesn't change the fact that it happened here as well.
  - sam_lowry_ 4y ago
    France as well, even until very recently. The cancellation of the show about Lafayette and French Revolution in Puy-du-Fou is a good example none talk about publicly because politically unacceptable.
- ekianjo 4y ago
  > Cultural conformity is not being enforced in Europe Of course its being enforced, especially in non-Federal countries. The TV usually speaks one language and no dialects, the education system is controlled by the head of the State, the same goes for media entities usually controlled by people close to the government.
  - nicbou 4y ago
    The difference is in the amount of zeal with which conformism is enforced. The social pressure to comform is ridiculously low in Europe and North America compared to most of the world. That a country's outlets speaks the majority language is not in the same league. I was thinking along the lines of gender roles, marrying late, having a different hair colour, or generally going against the flow, not the language TV shows are in.
petre 4y ago
> No European country is 100% homogenous Hungary is close and in some way they have somewhat similar issues as Japan but to a lesser extent. In Greece they also don't have minorities, not oficially anyway, other than the muslims in Western Greece, Armenians and some Jews.

nicbou 4y ago

This is in no way comparable. Cultural conformity is not being enforced in Europe. Not in schools, not at work, and not in general society. Definitely not to the level you'd experience in Japan.

ChuckNorris89 4y ago
>Cultural conformity is not being enforced in Europe Not nearly as much now, but it was definitely enforced 100 to 50 or so years ago in most European countries to the point of being illegal to speak another language than the official local one and ethnic discrimination was rampant. Yes, also in schools and at work. See South Tyrol and Italy and there's other such examples in Europe. Conformity was definitely enforced. Glossing over this dark past doesn't change the fact that it happened here as well.
- sam_lowry_ 4y ago
  France as well, even until very recently. The cancellation of the show about Lafayette and French Revolution in Puy-du-Fou is a good example none talk about publicly because politically unacceptable.
ekianjo 4y ago
> Cultural conformity is not being enforced in Europe Of course its being enforced, especially in non-Federal countries. The TV usually speaks one language and no dialects, the education system is controlled by the head of the State, the same goes for media entities usually controlled by people close to the government.
- nicbou 4y ago
  The difference is in the amount of zeal with which conformism is enforced. The social pressure to comform is ridiculously low in Europe and North America compared to most of the world. That a country's outlets speaks the majority language is not in the same league. I was thinking along the lines of gender roles, marrying late, having a different hair colour, or generally going against the flow, not the language TV shows are in.

petre 4y ago

> No European country is 100% homogenous Hungary is close and in some way they have somewhat similar issues as Japan but to a lesser extent. In Greece they also don't have minorities, not oficially anyway, other than the muslims in Western Greece, Armenians and some Jews.