Discussion: Is western culture superior? - Page 4

Javan

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Originally posted by Ressti

I guess we'll just forget about how Europe colonized basically the entire world not too long ago and stole resources and valuable goods and even cultural heritage, left nations and continents in disarray and drew borders were there shouldn't have been any, established a world bank that terrorizes the world, start wars to fill corporate pockets and treats people like cattle. Vive Le western "culture".

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T-Swizz

Europeans are SO annoying
Ya'll need to get off your high horse, at the end of he day you're not the most powerful or the most lucrative continent

Tropez

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Originally posted by LoKoPaNdA

Not very often BUT European and Latin American countries are definitely more accepting of other cultures than the US. Not to mention they consume music in English--a language that is foreign for them.

A recent example of how close minded the US can be: the song Ai Se Eu Te Pego by a Brazilian singer was a massive hit all ove rthe world (not only Portugal and Brazil, where Portuguese is spoken) except for the US and Australia

Anyway, popularity of Western culture =/= superiority

You see. That's English. Which is the world language. The majority of the world speaks it as a first or second language. So it's nothing special. You can find an English song being a hit in nearly every market.

But like I said. How often will you hear a non European language song or movie being popular in this case Latin America, Europe or the US?

Besides Psy it's a rarity.

And that song you mentioned was never released in the US. You can't get a song popular with no support or release.

LoKoPaNdA

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Originally posted by Tropez

You see. That's English. Which is the world language. The majority of the world speaks it as a first or second language. So it's nothing special. You can find an English song being a hit in nearly every market.

But like I said. How often will you hear a non European language song or movie being popular in this case Latin America, Europe or the US?

Besides Psy it's a rarity.

And that song you mentioned was never released in the US. You can't get a song popular with no support or release.

It is a rarity indeed but accepting other European languages>>>accepting only English, so my point stands. Also that song was released but peaked at 85

Deuces

Just because something is popular doesn't make it superior. You can't claim one culture is superior to another. That's foolish. Most of you in here are so ****ing stupid. It's quite sad.

Bathomet

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Originally posted by Ressti

I guess we'll just forget about how Europe colonized basically the entire world not too long ago and stole resources and valuable goods and even cultural heritage, left nations and continents in disarray and drew borders were there shouldn't have been any, established a world bank that terrorizes the world, start wars to fill corporate pockets and treats people like cattle. Vive Le western "culture".

It still the culture that is able to provide the highest standard of life to the most people possibly. If it is destrutive why do most of the people want to follow it, even those who were the victims??

Ichinaru19

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Originally posted by TheSoneNavy

You always report everything. You want an award?

Damn you know a lot about me do you want a cookie

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Ichinaru19

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Originally posted by Goosey

Lies

reported for what?!

Kii not you actually getting upset and flustered

Stay mad sis, just like how you get other people mad when you troll in other threads.

Mani.

Probably. That's why majority of people come here for freedom.

OhRly?

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Originally posted by T-Swizz

Europeans are SO annoying
Ya'll need to get off your high horse, at the end of he day you're not the most powerful or the most lucrative continent

Does that matter?
Because Europeans are happy, healthy and stay educated

What can you desire more?

Javan

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Originally posted by Bathomet

It still the culture that is able to provide the highest standard of life to the most people possibly.

Technological advancement provides a higher standard of life*

Priyanka Chopra

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Originally posted by Marvin

Then why do people from all over the world migrate here in hopes of a better life?

Um... people do the same thing in Canada, UK and many other countries in the world. Why do mainstream Americans always think that the US is the only country with immigrants? Have you ever traveled outside the western hemisphere?

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Originally posted by Blue Jeans

K-pop is like a parody of western music

Have you actually heard any K-pop music other than Gangnam Style or Girls' Generation?

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Originally posted by Tropez

You could say that about many countries. How often does Korean music soar the charts in Europe? When was the last time you heard a Bollywood film being popular in Latin America?

There's too many facets to just simplify something to xenophobia.

You'd be surprised. It's actually easier to screen Hindi movies in countries like Peru and Colombia and get non-Hindi/Urdu speakers to watch.

Taste of Honey

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Originally posted by Bathomet

It still the culture that is able to provide the highest standard of life to the most people possibly. If it is destrutive why do most of the people want to follow it, even those who were the victims??

And this is always the Western view point. Many of our cultures got along just fine before Europe decided to come in and dictate everything and insert their system in place. We didn't need "saving", and we didn't need this so called highest "standard of living" when we prospering and sustaining ourselves, and even were very much at peace before they ever came into the picture. We follow this system because THEY made it so, not because we necessarily chose to.

I Am Music

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Originally posted by OhRly?

Does that matter?
Because Europeans are happy, healthy and stay educated

What can you desire more?

How educated are some of them when they make threads like this?