i think it's geography. people don't realize how significant geography (and geology) is in the determination of culture. in the case of the U.S., "cultural diff

i think it's geography. people don't realize how significant geography (and geology) is in the determination of culture. in the case of the U.S., "cultural diffusion" is restricted by the geographic distance between towns/cities it is only now in the internet age that these cultural distances have begun to erode