What are some significant cultural differences between Europeans and Americans?

Question

I mean we pretty much come from the same ancestors, on what essential cultural traits did we change?

Answer 1

There are differences that have come about because of the different geographies of the continents, even though most Americans originated from Europe. Early Americans faced an untamed land with apparently unlimited resources, and no serious competitors for living space or resources. Because they came to a different land from varied backgrounds their individual cultural heritage wasn't worth much against the (mostly physical) challenges they faced, and most had left their family circle, so the culture of the country is set more around the mindset of crossing frontiers and building a nation from scratch rather than preserving one that may have had a more glorious past than present, or maintaining connection to family. There was not really any dominant culture, and the colonial masters were rejected, so it's not like the US just became a carbon copy of England or France or wherever. The US is also a huge country where it's easy to believe that it's the entire world.

America was also founded and built by those Europeans who would (mostly) choose to cross an ocean in search of opportunity in a place they'd never seen, so its early population was, on average, more ambitious, more willing to take risks, and less tied to family and culture, than that of the Europeans who stayed home.

Europeans have long lived in a tamed environment, where a longer history of settlement, a large number of wars fought in their homelands, and the demise of their global empires, have forced a greater awareness of social and environmental sustainability. Europeans (now) take fewer risks with these things than Americans do. Challenges come from living (and competing) with neighbours who aren't far away, who you can't communicate with, who see the world differently to the way you do and are just as strong as (or stronger than) you are. In recent centuries you have probably invaded them, and they have probably invaded you. In this environment the notion of becoming dominant is fantasy (also reflected in business culture) - you have to use diplomacy, not force. Maintaining connection to history, cultural identity and family are big priorities for people, and are usually more important than making more money. Because there has been less to do in mastering the physical environment (and there is less hunger for more of everything) there has been more effort put into the arts, and there has been more time to appreciate them.

One thing that I find very noticable (I'm Australian) is how deeply competitive Americans are. Express a feeling to an American and the usual response is how they feel (or once felt) the same way, only bigger. It seems to me to be fundamental to how they connect with each other.

There. That should start a good fight.

Answer 2

They both stay by using Islam, yet Iran is Shiite. the actually way i can clarify this they supposedly stay from the Qur'an (koran). yet they are sects, similar too a number of our faith will be like the Baptist and Methodist, we would have self belief a touch different yet lower than a similar God. They shiite and sunni Muslims are scuffling with for who're the finest ideal sect to rule Islam. Islam isn't a non violent faith it really is chaotic and misery. In essences they kill one yet another, their very own human beings, because actually they are wondered.

Answer 3

Americans put ice in their water. Europeans don't.

Answer 4

Same ancestors depend on what part of Europe your ancestors came from. Remember Europe is a big place.

Answer 5

Europeans have better values