On American Culture

Dear all,

The lesson on 'American culture' enlightened me with several new facts that I did not know before. It was so interesting, especially that Mr. Christopher Wolfe used a lively and attractive manner of explanation.

He started with apologizing to students from Columbia and Chilie, because when they say the american culture this refers only to the culture of U.S.A. while in fact the adjective 'American' means all countries that are in north and south America. For him, this is sometimes offending.

He also said something, although briefly, on the history of America. the early settlers, who were they and what they came for.

Many people refer to the U.S. as the melting pot. For the teacher, it isn't. Rather, it should be called a salad pot. In a salad, even if you mix ingredients, they are still in their natural shape. but melting means that they have become homogenous.

He also presented some statistics to show that U.S.A. is a nation of immigrants who bring with them different languages and values.

Some of the general characteristics of the Americans are the following: Individual freedom, self-reliance, informality, equality of opportunity, value of time and respect for law.