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Culture of USA |
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The culture of USA is European in origin and is diverse and multi-cultural. Its chief early influence was British culture, due its close colonial ties. The English language, legal system and other cultural inheritances of USA are British in origin. Other important influences came from other parts of Europe, especially from countries like Ireland, Germany, Poland, Italy. The native american peoples, specially, those who are residing at the western part are the ancestors of most of the African Americans and young groups of immigrant. The culture of USA also has shared influence on the culture of its neighbors in the New World.
The food culture of USA reflects its multinational culture. The types of food served at home varu greatly and depend upon the region of the country and also on the family's on cultural heritage. Recent immigrants tends to eat food similat to their culture and americanized version of these cultural food such as American Chinese cuisine or Italian-American cuisine.
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German cuisine also have a prodound influence on American cuisine with potatoes and meat being the most iconic ingredients in both cuisine. Dishes such as hamburger, pot roast, baked ham and hot dogs are examples of American dishes derived from germain cuisine.
The most popular culture of USA is the home to the thriving motion picture industry with prominent film studios like Aerner Brothers, Paramount and MGM. American actors are often the most popular and identified celebrities. The USA is also a pioneer of television. Many of the american game show, reality show remain popular in US as well as abroad. Animation forms a very important culture of USA. The created by Walt Disnet and Warner Brothers remains popular. In music, USA has always many distinct genres. Country and western, jazz, rock music, hip hop and gospel music all have USA as its origin.
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