What cultures are there where you live?

Irwin

Irwin

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Here in the U.S., we have...
  • Gun culture
  • Social Justice Warrior (SJW) culture
  • Mexican culture
  • Hip hop culture
  • Bro-country culture
  • White supremacist culture
  • Fitness culture
  • Urban cowboy culture (Texas)
What else?
 

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Irwin said:
Here in the U.S., we have...
  • Gun culture
  • Social Justice Warrior (SJW) culture
  • Mexican culture
  • Hip hop culture
  • Bro-country culture
  • White supremacist culture
  • Fitness culture
  • Urban cowboy culture (Texas)
What else?
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Your list lacks direction and consistency. How does white supremist ( you omitted black African culture ) fall in to the same category as fitness people? Urban cowboy??
 
Here in the Rio Grande Valley, we have a bit of all cultures but mostly Mexican cultures. It is odd, my husband, being 'White' loves this area. He always thought my hometown was racist and that was one of the reasons he wanted out of there.
 
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Canada is a multicultural country which encourages its citizens to main their cultural heritage whatever that may be, rather than promoting assimilation. (Of course, this has not always been true re our indigenous peoples. Residential schools being a prime example.)

So we have a multitude of cultures, particularly in the big cities, with immigrants from all over the world. Even in my small town, we have Asian, African, and people from the Middle East. First Nations are a prominent example of a strong cultural presence. Canadians, for the most part, believe our diversity is our strength. My heritage is WASP from the British Isles. We also have Les Québécois, denizens of Quebec.
 
PamfromTx said:
Here in the Rio Grande Valley, we have a bit of all cultures but mostly Mexican cultures. It is odd, my husband, being 'white' loves this area. He always thought my hometown was racist and that was one of the reasons he wanted out of there.
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I get you. I am White and my husband is Filipino. He calls himself a "Jungle Asian". He was always concerned about where we lived. When we lived in Miami and people spoke Spanish to him he hated it. He was worried about moving to Dallas. Now everyone just thinks he's Mexican. :LOL:
 
Shalimar said:
Canada is a multicultural country which encourages its citizens to main their cultural heritage whatever that may be, rather than promoting assimilation. (Of course, this has not always been true re our indigenous peoples. Residential schools being a prime example.)

So we have a multitude of cultures, particularly in the big cities, with immigrants from all over the world. Even in my small town, we have Asian, African, and people from the Middle East. First Nations are a prominent example of a strong cultural presence. Canadians, for the most part, believe our diversity is our strength. My heritage is WASP from the British Isles.
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I love Canada!
 
In Northeastern PA, we're in a state of flux. When I moved here in 1995, only 3 miles from me, there was a Neo Nazi camp with a fence, guard house and a huge swastika flag. That's gone. Now, if you go further west, it's white supremacist country, they are flying their flags. But we are becoming a suburb of NYC, with new residents, so we're swinging from die hard Republican to progressive Democrat. And 27 years ago, we used to be extremely rural. When I first moved here, you couldn't buy gas after 10 PM, now we have multiple 24 hr. stations.
BTW, the Nazi camp is gone, and next to it is a nudist camp, with gay weeks.
 
In our forest we have a culture of Pleurotus. They come out in late October and November. They are kind of grey, and are silent. They love rotting trees, and damp swamp type environments. :)

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squatting dog said:
While living in Arkansas, for some reason, people always associated white pride with white supremacy. Huge difference folks. However, I think I know where the mindset comes from. :(


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Unwarranted pride seems to be something that homosapiens is prone to. Which go figure: the animal on the planet that has caused the most destruction--just one example: that huge plastic island in the ocean; I guarantee ya the dolphins didn't put it there--is proud of being top of the food chain.

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Some cities have their own cultures, such as New Orleans. People go there to experience the culture, which includes music, food, voodoo... NY city used to have its own culture but I don't think that's true any more. I think Houston might. You could see a depiction of the Houston culture in the movie The Right Stuff, and I experienced that when I lived there... country music, barbeque, cowboy hats, generosity, beer... fun stuff now that I look back.

There's Chinese culture wherever there's a large Chinese population. Of course, that could be said for any area where there's a large concentration of any ethnicity. They're going to maintain their culture.
 
Irwin said:
Here in the U.S., we have...
  • Gun culture
  • Social Justice Warrior (SJW) culture
  • Mexican culture
  • Hip hop culture
  • Bro-country culture
  • White supremacist culture
  • Fitness culture
  • Urban cowboy culture (Texas)
What else?
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This sort of labeling is easy to oversimplify.

Several on your list are duplicated ...Gun Culture encompasses more than half listed after it.

Also think you have to subdivide SJW; there are BLM and other Black activists who are (IMO understandably) angry at the pro-Trans folks who frequently piggyback at Black protests. Which leads to the LGBT culture that also deserves a spot on the list--not speaking of individuals or activists but the people who enjoy group identity outside the activist sphere.

The US Hispanic culture encompasses much more than Mexican and some of the groups are very much at odds...to the point of death... with one another.

Then there are the sports fanatics--many of whom Do Not fall into the fitness culture.

Don't forget religious cultures.

Most insidious is a self-identified middle to upper class divide into a sort of Coastal/Cosmopolitan or Heartland culture who are easily duped into 'othering' by polarized media and politicians.

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Exactly what is culture? Wikipedia says this:

"Culture is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups."

There are more cultures in the U.S. than you can count. Two people in the same family can have a different culture. One person can share several cultures. And cultures can change with time. It’s a vague term. It’s a way of classifying people and encouraging stereotypes.

We are all individuals. We may share some beliefs and habits and differ strongly about others.
 
Grampa Don said:
Exactly what is culture? Wikipedia says this:

"Culture is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups."

There are more cultures in the U.S. than you can count. Two people in the same family can have a different culture. One person can share several cultures. And cultures can change with time. It’s a vague term. It’s a way of classifying people and encouraging stereotypes.

We are all individuals. We may share some beliefs and habits and differ strongly about others.
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Emphasis mine

Oh, great observation overall and especially the stereotype bit! Labels ...both embraced or assigned if they're along a sociopolitical divide suggests insecurity to me and that path leads straight to 'othering.'

Identification based on hobbies, celebration of one's ethnic traditions, lifestyle or joining together towards a concrete goal are exemptions.

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There's the car culture, of which I used to be a part back in the '70s. I especially loved the "pony" cars, which included the Mustang, the Camaro, the 'Cuda and Challenger, and several others. There's kind of a classic car culture today where people restore the old muscle cars from the '60s and '70s. There was also a low-rider culture back in the day. I'm not sure that's still a thing.

There's also a motorcycle culture that encompasses several different varieties such as choppers, rocket bikes, touring...

There are so many different cultures in the U.S. and that's part of what makes this country great. It's a melting pot of all sorts of different people, traditions, food, and behavior!
 

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