How much does culture make us like one another?

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answer:I am not sure exactly what you are asking. europe already has a European Union of many of the countries there, and each country still maintains its culture. It may blur more over time as people move around more from country to country. America basically is what you suggest already. We have 50 states, and each one has its own identity, it was more true back at the beginning of the time the US was forming, then it became more of a regional thing I would say, and still is to some extent. The various regions have different cultures somewhat due to who emigrated there, but also the citizenry becomes Americanized over time and there is somewhat of a blurring of customes and cultures, but many people hold onto their national identity or ethnicity of their familes who came here. I think larger countries tend to have more power, so Europe creating a union And uniting their money I think is very positive for them if they can continue to work it through. I think many Americans would be fine with Canada becoming united with the US, and I know Canadians who would be fine with it too, but I have no reall feel for what percentage of Canadians would actually be in favor of it. Mexico is trickier, because it is still a developing nation, and would likely put a big strain on the American economy. We already have NAFTA that opens business borders between the three countries. If each country can keep their own identity and government maybe North America could work out soething, but I just don’t see the US or Canada taking the huge step of opening all the borders with Mexico. As it is there are huge divisions among Americans about immigration from Mexico. I just reread your question…do you mean pop culture? How the media represents each country, which maybe influences our ideas of the people in the other countries?

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