Hey guys,
recently I've been reading an article called Fat-Free and Happy from "Time Magazine". The article talks about the clichés of America and what the country is like in reality.
I thought you might be interested to hear some facts because maybe you want to go to America one day in your life and would like to know what to expect.
Basically, the text talks about, that we Europeans think, America has a complete different culture compared to ours. The author writes about his trip to America, where he was a bit surprised that there are a lot of clichés which are simply not true. For example he talks about that the city Boston is a very elegant and educated place to live.
But the author also mentions, that some of these clichés are true aswell. In addition, the author writes about, that in America, everything is bigger starting at the shopping malls all the way to the glasses of Coca-Cola. The author also points out that Americans are very tolerant according to gays and lesbians, which in my opinion is very important.
In my mind everybody should make their own image of a country and not believe in all the clichés that are out there, even though some of them might be true.
What do you guys think about this issue?
Let me know in the comment section.
Yours,
Kevin
