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Originally posted by 06pilot
I hear what yu are sayong, but inthis country, we already know much about European culture. Its taught inthe school system. Unfortunantly, we are not taught very much about african american culture. CAse in point, I knew a black girl that dated nothing but upper class white guys. We were talking about Black history monthm and I was appauled at the lack of knowledge she had about her own people. She told me she was never exposed to those things.
Thas why I came to the conclusion I did. Like I said, my views are steadily changing. And, again, livinginthe south, until lately, the only races I mainly come into contact with are blacks and whites.
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People know a lot about AMERICANIZED European culture. Do Americans who are NOT of Dutch (or other European descent) descent know much about the Festival of St. Nicolas? What about the Festival of St. Lucia? Did you learn much about that in school? How about Eastern Orthodox cultures? Does the typical American know much about that (other than, perhaps, having different days for Christmas and Easter)? You can't group all European cultures into one and say that they are one and the same. You can't even group American culture together and say that they're one and the same. What's "tradition" in say, the northeast, doesn't mean that it is in the west.