| We all know, most of you are anime freaks and wish to speak Japanese. However, I'm sure that most of you aren't Japanese or even Japanese related. For myself, I'm a French-Canadian and I say it loud and clear. I love the music and films of my country, I think we have great comedians and that hockey is bad ass. Also mentioning that we invented the poutine. Which is basically a bowl of fries toped with cheese curd and gravy on top. So, How much do you love your own culture? |
WilioJan 28, 2010 10:14 AM
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| I'm neutral. |
| I love it to the point I hate it. |
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| I would, but sadly, much of the original Norse culture has been destroyed by Christianity, which is a shame. |
| There's no reason to hate something like this, as much as love it either, at least for most people, I'd think. Both are too strong an emotion for liking or disliking some intangible socially constructed broad concept (it would be okay if it was just a simple idea, like a plan or something, but culture is very loosely defined). Whether, you should be asking the question "Do you tolerate your culture?" or "How do you feel about your culture?" And I'd say the most important aspect of Canadian cultural is its multiculturalism. Few countries could boast how diverse their urban centres are, the number of different faces on the public transit, and so on. And I've no problem with it. |
| There isn't much to the British culture. It's rather boring. Although I do enjoy that we are all cynical bastards that will find the humour in anything. |
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| Traditional food includes rice boiled with chicken blood. How can I not love it? Edited the recipe. |
ladyxzeusJan 28, 2010 11:01 AM
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| I guess, just because it is where I come from. But I am not like some of those people who are obsessed with their race. We are all human beings at heart. |
slowpok said: And so what? Should we dance to make you pleasunt? Well, you don't have to take my posts seriously then. Tachii said: There's no reason to hate something like this, as much as love it either, at least for most people, I'd think. Both are too strong an emotion for liking or disliking some intangible socially constructed broad concept (it would be okay if it was just a simple idea, like a plan or something, but culture is very loosely defined). Whether, you should be asking the question "Do you tolerate your culture?" or "How do you feel about your culture?" And I'd say the most important aspect of Canadian cultural is its multiculturalism. Few countries could boast how diverse their urban centres are, the number of different faces on the public transit, and so on. And I've no problem with it. Perhaps your right, "How do you feel about your culture" is the better way of asking. And yes, Canada is multiculturalism, but as living in the only province that the official language is French I don't feel like being a part of Canada even though we're part of the country. Still, I affirm myself as a Canadian. |
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| I like my culture, it has it's perks. :3 |
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Wilio said: Quebec and their silly reasons to separate from Canada (I forgot the political word for that movement). Like, how do you expect that would happen when Quebec is like in the middle of Canada? ;( When they voted for separation, I actually thought it was a miracle since it lost by like 1-2%. Perhaps somebody just cheated.Perhaps your right, "How do you feel about your culture" is the better way of asking. And yes, Canada is multiculturalism, but as living in the only province that the official language is French I don't feel like being a part of Canada even though we're part of the country. Still, I affirm myself as a Canadian. |
| Which is my culture? I own no culture and am associated to no culture. I like different cultures, but none is mine, nor is any culture that of any specific person, nor are we confined to single cultures, even in the most secluded of groups. So no, I do not love my culture, for there is no such thing. |
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Tachii said: ]Quebec and their silly reasons to separate from Canada (I forgot the political word for that movement). Like, how do you expect that would happen when Quebec is like in the middle of Canada? ;( When they voted for separation, I actually thought it was a miracle since it lost by like 1-2%. Perhaps somebody just cheated. Separatism is the word I believe. And yes, I am against this. Kaiserpingvin said: Which is my culture? I own no culture and am associated to no culture. I like different cultures, but none is mine, nor is any culture that of any specific person, nor are we confined to single cultures, even in the most secluded of groups. So no, I do not love my culture, for there is no such thing. I define "My culture" with the culture of your country and origins. |
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Wilio said: I define "My culture" with the culture of your country and origins. Which culture is that? In the case of any country, there are many cultures to speak of, and moreover in this globalised world, you are immersed in many others (just case in point, this site is entirely about something from Japan, and some of us have spent quite some time with it. I've spent far more time with Hollywood and anime/manga than with any kind of Swedish culture. And why would you even define it by where you are from? Which is my country? I can have citizenship in several. |
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| No. I'm neither patriotic or nationalistic. |
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Kaiserpingvin said: Wilio said: I define "My culture" with the culture of your country and origins. Which culture is that? In the case of any country, there are many cultures to speak of, and moreover in this globalised world, you are immersed in many others (just case in point, this site is entirely about something from Japan, and some of us have spent quite some time with it. I've spent far more time with Hollywood and anime/manga than with any kind of Swedish culture. And why would you even define it by where you are from? Which is my country? I can have citizenship in several. I was born here, I was raised here, I live here, I listen to music from here, I watch movies from here, I watch shows from here, I participate to political debates from here, I eat food from here, I have the accent and etc, so it's normal for me to define the culture I live in as a part of my identity. |
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| American culture? Full of corrupt government, sparkling vampires, crappy music, reality shows, stupidity, laziness, and whatnot? No thanks. |
| Don't really like it at all for these reasons: BadLuckTuck said: American culture? Full of corrupt government, sparkling vampires, crappy music, reality shows, stupidity, laziness, and whatnot? It's embarrassing. |
ironflowers said: It sure is when that's all you think American culture is.Don't really like it at all for these reasons: BadLuckTuck said: American culture? Full of corrupt government, sparkling vampires, crappy music, reality shows, stupidity, laziness, and whatnot? It's embarrassing. |
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| I'm a Canadian, and I do say I enjoy my culture (being multiculturist country just makes things more interesting) and my mom is french Canadian and I think she would describe herself similar to you. I also love popular culture. |
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Yup said: It sure is when that's all you think American culture is. I've lived in America all my life so I know there's more to the culture. Those key things just seem to be the highlights of what every other nation sees us as. That I'm not proud of. |
ironflowers said: Then don't add to the stereotypes. Don't just keel over whenever someone says something like that, it's why people think so firmly in all that in the first place.Yup said: It sure is when that's all you think American culture is. I've lived in America all my life so I know there's more to the culture. Those key things just seem to be the highlights of what every other nation sees us as. That I'm not proud of. |
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| I actually like being an American. Sure, there's so much to complain about it (just like any other country, might I add) but I can't imagine living anywhere else. |
| I'm satisfied. |
Wilio said: I was born here, I was raised here, I live here, I listen to music from here, I watch movies from here, I watch shows from here, I participate to political debates from here, I eat food from here, I have the accent and etc, so it's normal for me to define the culture I live in as a part of my identity. Yes, it's quite normal indeed, but I'd stress, it is still misguided. To take myself as an example -because that's all I know. I just got back from watching Top Gear, which is a British show. My car is a Fiat, which is Italian, though I prefer Alfa Romeo, which is also Italian. My favourite food is chocolate, which is Aztec. My favourite writing system is Hangul, which is Korean. I speak mostly Swedish, and then English, and know five more. My favourite movies are Citizen Kane, Il Conformista, M, Burn After Reading, Der Untergang, Snatch, Hot Fuzz, The Treasure of Sierra Madre, Ladri di bicicletta, and Survive Style 5+. That adds up to three American, two Italian, two German, two British and one Japanese. I am a Wittgensteinian with a penchant for including Gödel in everything, and those were Austrian. Kafka, Joyce, Faulkner, Murakami and Bradbury - my favourite authors - also display some breadth of nationality. And then there's anime, which is Japanese. I live in a house built in functionalist style - which might have been a Swedish obsession in the 50s, but still, its roots are diverse (Pugin a Brit, Le Corbusier Swiss, Loos German etc). And as for politics, I am Spanish. And I don't think I am a very extraodrinary example. I might be, but from my interactions with people, they tend to be at least as cosmopolitan as I am. Maybe I am wrong. But think about where the things you like come from, they're likely a lot more diverse than you think. This ignoring the fact that national culture often displays incredible diversity. Say Sweden - we have the modern party-going Basshunter culture, we have the Sami people and their culture, we have the Norse heritage. And as for Canadian culture, there's Quebecois culture, Toronto and the rural areas have different cultures, and so on - and no one belongs, this needs to be stressed - no one belongs to a single culture. Furthermore, to define it by nationality is a bit arbitrary. Why not by age? Well it is done of course, "I am a Romanticist" and what have you. But more specifically, why not "My culture is 1955"? Obviously, it's because we haven't the habit of doing so. And we have as little reason to have that habit as having the habit to go along with nation. There are so many things which divide people. Let not culture be one too. Shit did I write that much? Well, just ignore it. (Always write that at the end of a text, when people already have read it). |
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| My culture? It's all jumbled up. To put it nicely, we're in a cosmopolitan society. The truth is .. We're overly-westernized. (not that it's bad but.. Nowadays, the youths over here are losing touch with our traditions. I'm a Chinese from singapore. &I do know of Chinese Singaporeans who can't speak Chinese. They even that speaking their mother tongue is "Uncool". |
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Kaiserpingvin said: Oh you.Shit did I write that much? Well, just ignore it. (Always write that at the end of a text, when people already have read it). Yup said: A great comment, something that everyone should follow to. Sadly, it's ironic how the general consensus usually treat stereotypes as some sort of unchangeable truth settled in stone. I have a strange feeling that the stereotypes were raised from the culture itself, and not foreign nations to begin with.ironflowers said: Then don't add to the stereotypes. Don't just keel over whenever someone says something like that, it's why people think so firmly in all that in the first place.Yup said: It sure is when that's all you think American culture is. I've lived in America all my life so I know there's more to the culture. Those key things just seem to be the highlights of what every other nation sees us as. That I'm not proud of. |
Tachii said: Kaiserpingvin said: Oh you.Shit did I write that much? Well, just ignore it. (Always write that at the end of a text, when people already have read it). Yup said: ironflowers said: Then don't add to the stereotypes. Don't just keel over whenever someone says something like that, it's why people think so firmly in all that in the first place.Yup said: It sure is when that's all you think American culture is. I've lived in America all my life so I know there's more to the culture. Those key things just seem to be the highlights of what every other nation sees us as. That I'm not proud of. I have a strange feeling that the stereotypes were raised from the culture itself, and not foreign nations to begin with. True. Most stereotypes have some truth behind them. |
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| Well, I may be a cosmopolitan in a sense, but I love the culture of my country as it is. Also, new countries, go away, you are younger than 600 years, you don't even have a culture. |
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| Canada has culture? We basically just rip off the Americans. |
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| There's nothing weird in loving the culture of a country. I'm an Austrophile. Or more specifically Wiennophile. The problem is to think we're members of single, monolithic cultures. Because we aren't. |
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| I live in England and I don't think we have a culture anymore, at least not one to be proud of. Between the ignorant snots and useless chavs maybe there are a few wonderful Brits, but if chav is becoming our new culture, please shoot me now...or just buy me a one way ticket to France! |
| With the Internet we're all just becoming pretty much the same as members of the anonymous culture. |
| I hate American culture I have no traditions or anything and all holidays are commercialized so badly its disgusting. but I have my own holidays and traditions so I'm not a part of the normal American society. Which Im okay with that because I have freedom to do what I want but if people notice my differences they reject me from society so I'm pissed about that. |
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Kaiserpingvin said: My favourite movies are Citizen Kane, Il Conformista, M, Burn After Reading, Der Untergang, Snatch, Hot Fuzz, The Treasure of Sierra Madre, Ladri di bicicletta, and Survive Style 5+. I thought I would hate your list of favorite movies, but that's a very good list. Props for listing "Burn after Reading", which is painfully underrated. Focus- I'm Russian, and our culture rocks. On the intellectual side, there's a high premium on education, outstanding math and physics tradition, and we have dominated the rest of the world in chess since WW2. On the athletic side, we have the greatest hockey teams, outstanding basketball teams and tradition second only to the US, used to dominate the Olympics like no one else, include weight-lifting, boxing, and other manly endeavors, and are even good at tennis and soccer, although we fuck up in the World Cup every time. Most importantly, we have the greatest fighter of modern times, Fedor Emelianenko. Beyond that, the food is awesome, the women are beautiful, and the men aren't sensitive pussies that tell random stranger their life problems. So yeah, great culture. |
| Well. I cannot say i do not like the various cultures im surrounded by. However a vast number of the american populous has lost a lot of respect in itself.. and respect for others. However the people i surround myself with are quite respectful people (well.. most of them). But alas as said before i should not generalize "american culture" since it varies so widely depending on the part of america you are from.. Guess i dont love it, dont hate it. |
Veronin said: A misconception, really.Canada has culture? We basically just rip off the Americans. |
BadLuckTuck said: American culture? Full of corrupt government, sparkling vampires, crappy music, reality shows, stupidity, laziness, and whatnot? No thanks.  |
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| I like some American culture just like I enjoy some Japanese culture. I think each, which is a part of me, has its good and bad sides. |
| I am from the UK. Contrary to what alot people believe, this however means I am English, not British.(Not a bad thing, its just something I noticed when I was in Canada, is all). English culture is pretty much a corruption of things left by everyone that were involved with the land we now inhabit, which is especially noticable in our language, I like to think of us as the scavengers of life. The London of today is a capital of multiple cultures. However, within this mishmash are many things make me proud to be English more than anything else: -Ridiculous levels of sarcasm,cynisism, modesty (almost to the point of putting one's self down) and satire -Comedy -Paradise Lost (Both poem and the band) -Bad politics (see satire) -Churches/ Cathedrals (from an archaeological point of view, they make me stop and stare) -Monty Python - The rising english atheism Obviously this pastes over many of the bad things but hell, what is to be expected of a capatalist nation. |
| Pointlessness is a Virtue... |
| well im from hong kong originally, but moved away when i was 5 years old =/ i love going back there because i just love the feeling of being there~ the food is excellent, the shopping is great and theres just a lot to look at there ^_^ the ppl there r usually indifferent to everything else around them and will only worry about themselves, which is a lot like other big cities i think. family is a very important thing in chinese culture, as well as traditions and celebrations, and these celebrations usually involve food and having dinner with family and friends ^_^ also i love red pocket money XD |
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| Hmm do i have any love for Australian Culture. Hell no we're basically a mini-America, even though most people here won't admit it. We have a shit history and our country sucks America's dick at any oppurtunity. |
| I'm half Japanese, and visit Japan regularly, but I prefer where I live, as a place to live. At least for now. Though we're turning in to a nanny state and it upsets me a lot... people are shirking personal responsibility saying the government should take care of everything. It's really sad. So I'm not proud of my country, I'm not a nationalist, or patriotic in the slightest, but I still, at the moment, prefer my way of life here. |
| I believe you should have written "culture of your country" instead; as Tachii mentioned, the real meaning of "culture" is not simply an ensemble of the characteristics of a country... when you can recognize clearly a feature of your country's culture, it's not your culture anymore, as you can consider it separated from you... |
| I like my culture... Many good metal bands was from Poland like Behemoth or Vader... But in Europe Poland has got a bad reputation... |
| I am east coast Canadian (though I haven't lived there since graduating high school several years ago) I like the culture there now, but growing up I hated it, I found that everyone was way too obsessed with sports and partying and being "laid back" which was so not my personality and I completely didn't fit in haha, but now I appreciate it much more when I go home to visit. |
| Im English, im proud of some things my country does and far from it of other things my nation does as for cultural heritage, I think some of it is good and should be celebrated and some of it has had its day and needs to just go away examples of great english things: Oasis, The Stone Roses, Manchester United, Football, Rugby examples of stupid things: the church of england, the monarchy, radiohead, countless politicians |
| Anime makes me smile! :-) |
| England has a good cultural heritage and is home to many important cultural ideas (Shakespeare, various sports, music), so yes, i like my culture to an extent |
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| krautbrook (sp?) and braunschweiger and beer fuck yeah |
| "When he will, the weary world Of the senses closely curled Like a serpent round his heart Shakes herself and stands apart." - A.C., Equinox I/I |
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