The citizens from the United States of America (USA), that are known around the world as Americans, are characterized by one stereotype similar to the rude cowboy rather than the humble pilgrim father we watch in movies. But this stuff is not entirely true.
The Americans are a melting pot of people, produced by the immigration, with different races and cultures whose feature is belonging to only one nation and speak the same language, English, however one English with different accents. The topics of the stereotype are the following:
Many people say that Americans are materialistic. Not only they usually judge everything by its economic value, but also it means being rich or owning may be a good American citizen.
That might be true because 46,2 million people, over 314 million inhabitants, are considered poor in USA, above all Latin’s families and Afro-American people. They usually have, on average, one car, air conditioning or two colour TVs, and it doesn’t matter they doesn’t have any savings, they want to get any job to buy more things.
Another topic is that the Americans are uneducated because they don´t read books and they are ignorant about other cultures, places or problems. They are not concerned with anything out their own life in America. This is currently false because the economic world crisis has put on the map little countries such as Greece or Iceland and global problems appear in the domestic American policy. Furthermore, their Scientists and Universities are the most important in the world and the students want to learn there the most advanced knowledge.
Another point consists in the Americans becoming obese, consequently they overeat fast food or unhealthy meals. American style of life, working a lot and eating frequently carbohydrates, sweets and take-away meals, is the main problem of health, because 60 million people are just fat and nutritionists expect to add 23 millions more in next year.
Many other stereotypes tell about the Americans not having moral values, and becoming easily violent, guns keepers, unfaithful and careless parents; children frequently runaway from their homes and the unemployed usually is associated with the homeless. Unfortunately, the number of divorces is increasing over 50%, and it depends on the credit score of the couples. This would go down if you got more incomes and practiced some religion too. We don´t forget that the 85 % Americans state belong to different religions and politicians use this issue in their campaigns.
Other point to take in account is the high grade of democracy, freedom to set out or the strong separation in the powers that ruled the American Govern. In fact, the power can be reached by election including members of minority communities, and could be lost by impeachment or by the second reelection.
Finally, the Americans are considered the world´s policemen, due to their abuse of military supremacy in defense of American interest. It´s true because the world community is incapable to move troops to stop local conflicts so that acting in defense to global geostrategic interest. In contrast, the USA lately rules according to compulsory resolutions by the United Nations.
Finally, If the Poles are quite religious, Spaniards mistreat the cows, Chinese make microchips, Italians set out the mafia, Swedes invented the dynamite, the Americans the matter is like American life style.
In my opinion, the Americans` strengths are their capacity to respect their laws, with one equal political system, open to people and able to clean itself The citizens are apparently respected by their rulers.
On the other hand, the weaknesses are their materialism and fake of moral convictions, specially bankers and financers, not forget the last Nobel Prize in Economy.
It’s absolutely important because the rest of the world tend to reflect the worst of the American society, importing some bad habits as well as the American standard of Life.
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