To some extent it's reasonable for Canadians, Europeans etc. to be interested in American politics, say on trade or foreign politics because it affects us in re

To some extent it's reasonable for Canadians, Europeans etc. to be interested in American politics, say on trade or foreign politics because it affects us in real ways especially these days with the world situation, but I also think we're honestly past 'peak Americana' culturally. Personally speaking being German, my father (60) was in the West Germany army, stationed in Canada and the US for a while, you can tell he was deeply influenced by how Americans live, what cars they drive, how their houses and kitchens look, what their aspirations are, etc. For my generation, already not the case having come of age during the 2000s, seemingly less so for people who are even younger. I think it's tempting to think America still has a big cultural influence because of how prevalent English is and the media, memes and mannerisms that come with it, but at a deep level I think people have become much less influenced by it. It's the kind of error people made on China, were they thought the internet and media would just turn all the young Chinese into de facto Americans. People today are more fluent in American news and culture but they're also much more capable of just ditching it.