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Originally posted by Pleasurepays
But there is another side that gets lost in the arguement and that is that most Europeans are often just as ignorant as Americans about American culture and see nothing but media and Hollywood enhanced stereotypes of a life that does not really exist.
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I don't get this point. Are you saying that if person A is evil, person B couldn't talk about person A because person B is evil, too.
instead of taking this thread as a threat to the coherency of your ideas of this world, why can't you take it easy and take it as a DISCUSSION between people who DO come from different cultures?
Let's assume I know NOTHING about Americans (like you said). Would it then be a good idea to keep my mouth shut forever. Wouldn't that be great for my ignorance? I see discussions like these as possibilities between people to get rid of their stereotypes, don't you agree?