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I'm actually curious if there are greater cultural differences between Americans of different races (say black-white) than between Europeans from different coun

• javert 12y ago
  As an American who has a decent amount of interaction with Europeans: It's much easier to interact with Europeans of similar class to me than it is local people across class boundaries. This is anecdotal, but as a knowledge worker and an atheist living in the American south, it just feels like there is often an "unbridgable gap" with less well-educated folk around here. Which speaks to the fact that America is culturally balkanized. I mean, yes, "nigger" was a very popular search term right when Obama was elected... that's because there's a small, distinct group of Americans, say 5%, that are very ignorant racists.
  • learc83 12y ago
    >Which speaks to the fact that America is culturally balkanized. If you think Europe isn't "culturally balkanized" ask the next European you meet what they think about "Gypsies", and "Travellers ". Europe has plenty of their own class/cultural issues--they just happen just a bit different than America's.
    • javert 12y ago
      I would expect it to be culturally balkanized. Didn't say otherwise. Just sharing my experiences. Seemed to be what someone was asking about.
  • guard-of-terra 12y ago
    "that are very ignorant racists" I would say they are not ignorant racists rather they are deliberate racists. As in, they're perfectly aware.