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I'm 99% sure that neither Michael Jackson, Mickey Mouse or Coca-Cola are French.. 
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oh la dee da mister frenchmanOriginally posted by kentonio View PostThe fact that the first things that come to mind when you hear 'culture' are Michael Jackson, Mickey Mouse and Coca-Cola says more than I ever could.
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"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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To be fair lots of other countries think you're a bunch of cultureless oiks, it's not just us and the French.Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View Postoh la dee da mister frenchmanComment
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The fact you are only 99% sure says volumes.Originally posted by kentonio View PostI'm 99% sure that neither Michael Jackson, Mickey Mouse or Coca-Cola are French..
Regardless your own unique cultural heydey was in the "sun never sets on the empire" phase, not the 20th century where you were a culturally waning society. Alby's right you are and have been culturally irrelevant for a long period of time, notwithsanding brief daliances within the greater US envelope of culture."Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
“In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy CarterComment
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Fitting that a man from the UK would fall back on no true scotsman. In any case, the world eats American food at American chain restaurants, listens to American music, and watches American television and movies. In many countries children first learn to read from the subtitles on American TV shows.Comment
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No they just don't like it. Fair enough critique. The fact that it is ubiquitous though is undeniable.Originally posted by kentonio View Post"Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
“In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy CarterComment
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US soft power is the strongest in the world and it is fueled primarily by US culture.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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No they really do think you're a bunch of cultureless oiks.Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe View Post
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It's still hardly an objective measure.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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Come on guys, let's remember our Civ here. Even after a wonder becomes obsolete, it still pumps out culture. The US may have a lot of culture-producing improvements, but they haven't been around for very long. British cultural improvements have had a very long time to accumulate culture.Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones." - François de La RochefoucauldComment
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Even Osama bin Laden was a Whitney Houston fan."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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Whatever that means. "Culture" is not a straight line like in Civilization. I'm sure the US gets plenty of tourism, but most wouldn't call the Grand Canyon "culture"Originally posted by regexcellent View Post
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Kentonio, please define culture so we are on the same page.No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.Comment
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Originally posted by regexcellent View Post More than 10 % of your murders are done with rifles/shotguns - that I wouldn't call "rarely".
With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
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Yeaaah, there's that whole /shotguns thing...No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.Comment
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