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American
American culture encompasses the customs and traditions
of the United States. "Culture encompasses religion, food, what we wear,
how we wear it, our language, marriage, music, what we believe is right or
wrong, how we sit at the table, how we greet visitors, how we behave with loved
ones, and a million other things," said Cristina De Rossi, an
anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College in London.
The United States is the third largest country in
the word with a population of more than 320 million, according to the U.S census bureau Because of this, the United States is one of the most culturally diverse
countries in the world. Nearly every region of the world has influenced
American culture, as it is a country of immigrants, most notably the
English who colonized the country beginning in the early 1600s. U.S. culture
has also been shaped by the cultures of Native Americans, Latin Americans,
Africans and Asians.
Language
There is no official language of the United States, according
to the U.S goverment. While almost every language in the world is spoken in
the United States, Spanish, Chinese, French and German are among the most
frequently spoken non-English languages. Ninety percent of the U.S. population
speaks and understands at least some English, and most official business is
conducted in english.
may basically a very universal language is English, because ultimately the
American people also understand English and make English language support as the
interests of their daily business.
Religion
Nearly every known religion is practiced in the United
States, which was founded on the basis of religious freedom. About 83 percent of Americans identify themselves as
Christians, according to an ABC Poll, while 13 percent
replied that they had no religion at all. Another poll in 2012 reported
similar findings. It also found that Judaism is the second most-identified
religious affiliation, at about 1.7 percent of the population. Only 0.6 percent
of respondents identified as Muslim. because the majority there are many who
embraced Christianity.
American style
/ fashion
Clothing styles vary by social status, region, occupation and
climate. Jeans, sneakers, baseball caps, cowboy hats and boots are some items
of clothing that are closely associated with Americans. with various famous
brands in the United States. In Indonesia, especially in teenagers and
celebrities in Indonesia was deeply influenced by the style of the American, in
fact we are also involved in it. until now we can say that fashion and other
things from the American attached to in each of us, but not all.
The arts
The television broadcasting industry took hold in the United
States in the early 1950s, and American television programs are now shown
around the world. The United States also has a vibrant movie industry, centered
in Hollywood, California, and American movies are popular worldwide. The U.S.
film industry earned $31 billion in revenues in 2013, according to the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
The United State's arts culture extends beyond movies and
television shows, though. New York is home to Broadway, and Americans have a
rich theatrical history. American folk art is an artistic style and is
identified with quilts and other hand-crafted items. American music is very
diverse with many, many styles, including grunge, rhythm and blues, jazz,
gospel, country and western, bluegrass, rock 'n' roll and hip hop. but in the
90’s was the era of phenomenal. In seattle, American has a famous, genius and
phenomenal musician. The called nirvana. Nirvana is a group band from the
seattle, American. The band is very famous in 90’s until now. The personil
nirvana are kurt cobain, krist and dave grohl.
