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I don't know how we are in relation to Czechs, but one of things I hear as an American is that we are often too quick to talk about politics. Whereas, in many c
by RK 12y ago
I don't know how we are in relation to Czechs, but one of things I hear as an American is that we are often too quick to talk about politics. Whereas, in many cultures, politics is considered almost taboo to talk about with all but the closest friends and family.
- agilebyte 12y agoHuh, I guess maybe it only applies to British, Canadians and Kiwis? I have a friend who consciously does not want to talk about taboo topics because then she could find out her friends are assholes...
- kjjw 12y agoI tell this to Americans because I don't want to hear their views on politics.
- wavefunction 12y agoYou should talk to more Americans. It's a country of three hundred million people and there is a continuum of political opinion ranging from extreme to extreme. It sounds like you're heavily invested in your perception though.
- kjjw 12y agoI tell this to Americans because I don't want to hear their views on politics. Their whole political spectrum is away from that of what I feel comfortable with. It is a conversation that almost always leads me to feeling the underlying violence that regulates American life and I do not like it, do not want to be exposed to it. Forcing people to smile is a good example of the violence within American culture.