sometimes i feel that europeans forget that the US isn't surrounded by a lot of countries. For example, americans are notoriously accused of not being worldly. it is not that we aren't aware of other cultures, it is just hard to really deeply understand them if you haven't been there before. and it is hard for americans to visit europe. i mean it isn't cheap. it's not a hop skip and a jump like it would be if i lived in france. i know my french teacher said that it is easy to learn french if you visit spain, but it is also hard to learn if u know in the back of your head that u don't really "need" that language. in the world that we live in, english is most important. if i lived somewhere where i had the opportunity to easily visit another country, it would be easier for me to be in tune with that country. also the US is big and very different. we have warm beaches, rough mountain, big cities, cold ski slopes. a lot of americans want to travel the US first. most of the tourist in..
2007-02-18 03:24:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
nyc are american. also, imagine if the u.s wasn't 1 country but many different countries and we all spoke a different language. i live in s.c. i don't consider it "worldly" if i visit n.c. but that how europeans view it it they visit the country right next to them, and for them that is correct. but for us it is not that easy. of course i would be encourage to learn different languages if i was surrounded by diffenct countries. i would have to if i wanted to get out of my country and travel. but english is a global language and we don't feel any pressure to learn many different languages. its a double edged sword. if i learn french and go to spain, then "oh stupid americans they can't speak spanish" if i learn spanish and go to france then it is the smae thing. in order to impress the europeans we would have to know all of their languages. until then would they ever really be happy. i just don't think that going next door is something to pat youself on the back about.
2007-02-18 03:31:46 · update #1
easy to learn french if u visit france-sorry
2007-02-18 03:32:48 · update #2
sorry for the spelling mistakes
2007-02-18 03:34:12 · update #3
egking is pathetic. don't ever answer my question again
2007-02-20 02:49:04 · update #4
It's very difficult for americans to be "wordly". An airline ticket to go visit my fiance in Denmark from where I live in Oklahoma costs me about a thousand dollars each time. And that's just the ticket! In europe, you can visit another country for the same price as we can visit another state. But americans also have to realize that we aren't alone in the world and we have to get along with other people and not just piss them off.
2007-02-18 03:38:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What United States?
2017-01-22 08:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no,europeans are very well aware of the united states,becouse of its power and inportance.
i understand very well that some americans getting confused about all those different
european countries, special after the fall of the wall.and all the new countries.
even many europeans are not really up to date.
the european youth is well aware of the usa,but
not only via school,but becouse of all those us tv series,they know much more about csi miami
and law and order,and paris hilton,oprah winfrey
ect, than of european history.
2007-02-18 03:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by Nanno D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Europeans understand where the U.S. is located geographically. Yes, you have some sort of grudge against Europe. Now let's all just move along.
2007-02-19 05:32:34 · answer #4 · answered by egking_mph 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL...no America never lets Europe forget.
2007-02-18 03:36:48 · answer #5 · answered by castle h 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WHAT S UNITED
STATES
2007-02-18 03:29:40 · answer #6 · answered by birko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋