Originally Posted by aurorablue (Post 1381194)

America is a melting pot of cultures and ethnic groups today

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS (Post 1381554)

Not this again. LOL. America isn't a melting pot. We need to know what these catch phrases mean and use them correctly. ;)

Originally Posted by CutiePie2000 (Post 1381598)

I thought that "melting pot" as a term went out of vogue a while ago.
I thought America was more of a mixed salad (not tossed salad, you dirty children) and that Canada is a cultural "mosaic".

Originally Posted by OTW (Post 1381601)

STEW!!! IT'S A STEW!!!

Originally Posted by OTW (Post 1381568)

Haha! Get your appetites ready, everyone.

Originally Posted by OTW (Post 1381601)

STEW!!! IT'S A STEW!!!

Originally Posted by sigmadiva (Post 1381753)

Okay, so then let us clarify for those who may not know the difference. ;)

Melting pot - when everything gets mixed together and each element looses its unique quality. You really can not differentiate one component from the other.

Stew / salad / mosaic - when each component comes together, but they each retain their own unique quality.

So where does that leave people like Madonna - an Italian-American Catholic from Detroit, who during her early music career incorporated a lot of Soul and R&B sounds into her music, but then moves to England, tries to fake an English accent, and converts to Kabalah (?sp). Now is she a melting pot or a stew?:p

Originally Posted by sigmadiva (Post 1381753)

So where does that leave people like Madonna - an Italian-American Catholic from Detroit, who during her early music career incorporated a lot of Soul and R&B sounds into her music, but then moves to England, tries to fake an English accent, and converts to Kabalah (?sp). Now is she a melting pot or a stew?:p

Originally Posted by ladygreek (Post 1381799)

Neither. She's just confused.

Originally Posted by DSTRen13 (Post 1381783)

... At its most extreme, in a melting pot America, everyone would speak General American English no accents, no one would identify with any cultural heritage other than just "American", everyone would have the same basic value system.

Originally Posted by sigmadiva (Post 1381870)

IMO you've just summarized the conservative Right Wing Republican agenda.

;):p

Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG (Post 1381871)

maybe madonna is Quiche?

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS (Post 1381929)

The govt has flagged this thread and will contacting each of you.

Originally Posted by cutie_cat_4ever (Post 1381178)

This is just my experience hanging out with international students so don't grill me on this :D

It depends on whether the person is brought up in the states or not. For american borns, that generally doesn't happen, so you're right on that. HOWEVER, if they are international student, then it's a different story. In my school, I always see the Japanese and Korean students never get along well. It's a culture thing back in Asia that one group always tends to think they are "cooler" than the other. Especially most of the trends in east asia are either set by Japan or S. Korea nowadays. So it becomes more like a competition between these groups, and I've heard my Japanese friends talked about it. It's more like a pride thing going on. I think that's the kind of racial grudge that Tau is talking about.

But as I said, this generally doesn't apply to american borns. :)