American/Stevenson Culture

When we had to make an outline this week about American culture, I found it kind of hard. I never really think about American culture even though I'm a part of it every day. It was the same with the Stevenson outline, too. I'm so used to these things that I don't really think about what goes into being an American or a Stevenson student. I never realized how different American culture is from other cultures. Almost everyone in class agreed that American culture was based on success, materialism, and convience, when most other cultures are based on things completly differnet from that. In American, you would never show up somewhere a half hour late without letting the person know. That's an inconvience to them and we consider it rude. Also, Americans value being successful. People like actors, singers, and porfessional athletes are looked up upon because of their accomplishments and are role models for us. Everyone wants that kind of success. Americans always want the biggest, best, and newest thing. Stevenson culture is much the same. Most people here also want the most recent ipod or cell phone. It's just the American culture to desire those things and want to be the best.