I always ask myself why so many Americans are so very closed minded? But then I’m reminded that Christan culture disagrees with almost everything foreign. Many Americans are still mildly racist and many are very easily offended. This being said is a huge over generalization on my part but its my theory. I think that Americans vary greatly from state to state and thus all have a different tolerance for things strange or different.
It seems to start with younger children and how they are raised, what they are exposed to and how their parents view it. Many people raised on video games, reading, and open choice of religion seem to be more open minded and less easily offended by other cultures and forms of entertainment.
I recently was reminded by a show on the travel channel about being a good traveler and being an American traveler. That being said if most Americans are poor travelers who basically travel to offend the free world, what does that say about how they behave at home? I could only put 1 and 1 together and find that basically these travelers do not study the culture they are walking into, they could care less about offending strangers and their strange ideas. This theory can be applied to almost anything anime and gaming culture included.
If American education was better or maybe children were introduced to different cultures more often we would not fear what we don’t understand and thus are able to better live side by side. I’m not saying we all do this, but I’m an American Traveler who does study culture, who understands, and is very open minded. Being a good traveler means being able to step out of your comfort zone and into their zone of comfort, this is by no means easy. I apply these principles of study and understand to my entire life, I have learned of things I might never of thought of, met people from all around the globe, and tasted things good and bad.
You take the comfort of being a human being on this earth first then go from there.
How this article went from Windows tan to world culture is a bit of a push, but Windows Tan is awesome, and many still many Americans view it as stupid, or weird. I can’t explain everything in one sitting, I’d have to write a huge book and go talk to many specialists about the true details behind it all. And well on a positive note this trailer is awesome. Enjoy
And remember keep and open mind and be a thinker!
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