Generation gap vs. Geographical cultural gap

[Lawrence of Arabia]

heres what i got when i posted the above

Here is something to think about while you wait:

Fun Facts, #63:
The name California was given to the state by Spanish conquistadores.
It was the name of an imaginary island, a paradise on earth, in the
Spanish romance, "Les Serges de Esplandian", written by Montalvo in
1510.

[GePap]

ON some old maps California is shown as an island.

Geography is still far and away a bigger difference than age.

all the technology in the world does not make living in montana similar to living in Boston, or living in SF like living in the hills of NC, or living in NYC and living in Phoenix. And that is just one country.

Try living in Ulaanbaator vs living in Tehran, or living in Tokyo vs living in Mumbai, or living in MOscow vs Syney.

[Immortal Wombat]

Within urban areas, there is a case that its all much the same, and that some teenagers will better relate to other teens in other cities than to their parents. Especially for teens-on-the-internets.
Maybe this is because it's often city centres where families are less nucleated than anywhere else. Where teenagers can go where they please, see who they please and avoid who they please with less of a community/parental influence.
Even this is limited to within supercultures though. Teen culture itself is hugely variable between "the West" and "the East"s.

Practically anywhere else, geography is much more important.
Even in suburban areas, where everything (within USA/Europe maybe) is the same swath of grey mediocrity, so geographically distinct areas are still comparable, but the generation gap is usually much less of a cultural boundary as well.

[chequita guevara]

Re: Re: Generation gap vs. Geographical cultural gap

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
I remember seeing some entertainment exec say a few years back that teenagers from different countries have more in common with each other than they do with their own parents.

Didn't they say that in the 60s as well? Look how well that turned out.