On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:53:05 -0400, Alain wrote:

> Le 2011/04/14 17:28, Jim Henderson a écrit :
>> On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:42:24 -0400, Alain wrote:
>>
>>> In the USA, you are expected to forego your original culture and take
>>> the Great Melting Pot as your culture. It looks, at least seem from
>>> abroad, that it's mostly "Do and be as I am".
>>
>> I don't really see the majority opinion being the 'melting pot', but
>> rather an "adopt our way of doing things or get out".  The melting pot
>> idea is more about integrating other cultures into ours and the US
>> growing that way, and there's an apparently strong movement to move
>> towards less integration of other cultures' ideas into US culture and a
>> strong push towards "you moved here, you're American now, so act like
>> it!" (obvious in statements like 'learn English if you move here' and
>> the recent laws that have been passed banning Sharia law (which I
>> really don't understand the need for, quite stupid and ignorant if you
>> ask me)).
>>
>> Jim
> 
> My statement is more about the *perception* from outside the USA, not as
> it's realy appening.

That's fair - I'm also explaining my perception (which may or may not be 
completely accurate - the US is a big place, after all....)

Jim

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