Blog #8 Text Addressing Culture

For my seventh blog post I picked out an article that is called How to Tell if You Are an American. This isn't necessarily an article but more of a list of things most Americans do. The topic that I will pick out to discuss is the one idea that every American knows about David Letterman, Bill Cosby, Mr. Rogers, the Fonz, etc. The fact that they put all these people gives the impression that Americans watch a lot of TV. This is a pretty true statement. The majority of our culture is either about television or it is displayed on television. For example, the news keeps us up to date rather than a newspaper, entertainment comes from the TV rather than playing games or sports, and companies gain publicity and money through the widely spread advertisements. I don't really like the fact that we are known for TV and fast food, but to some up American culture, that is what separates us from the other countries.

http://www.zompist.com/amercult.html



"American Culture." The Metaverse. 25 Feb. 2009 .