Response paper 7: Why Do Americans act Like That?

Comment on:

Why Do Americans act Like That?
A guide to understand the U.S. culture and its values.

Dr. L. Robert Kohls, Director of International Programs at San Francisco State University

I agree with Dr. L. Roberts Kohls that “Americans do not believe in the power of fate”. Everything they have they are certain to have earned through hard work, and maybe therefore seem not to believe in bad luck.

There are a huge variety of different cultural practices since so many people from different cultural backgrounds live together, although tradition is not a very strong aspect of the American culture. For people living in the States it is very important to be individualistic, since their mixed cultural life brings up a loyal attitude towards differences of race, religions, beliefs, dressing etc., so it becomes important to differentiate personally from all others. That is probably why “Americans take credit only for what they accomplish as individuals”. “Time is money” for them and must be “used”: many Americans work long hours.

And when we think that North Americans sometimes are rude, we must admit that they are at least direct, and are going to treat everybody the same way, no matter what religion/race etc. they have.

• Cites: Dr. L. Robert Kohls. Why Do Americans act Like That? San Francisco State University. Recovered on Sunday, June 26 at 7:43 pm from http://www.uku.fi/~paganuzz/xcult/values/Amer_values.htm.