Well, I feel that I have to.. umm.. sort of stand up for the U.S.

Yes, I am a member of the United States, but I feel I should go ahead and give an answer to this question. I live in what we all call the 'South', namely southern Oklahoma. I believe that there is a differnce in 'culture' in the united states itself. The differnce being in the South and the north. Normally when someone hears the word 'south' they think of a place where people marry their cousins, live out in no mans land, and (if you are thinking of Oklahoma) also live in tents with tons of indians. This, is partly true, but mostly false. None of us marry our cousins... thats just too weird to imagen. I don't know anyone who is an indian or who lives in a tent. However, most of my friends do own horses and cattle, and we all are often found saying things such as 'ya'll' and sayings that no one has ever heard of, like 'Do go on!, I do declare, Go hog wild, and go to bed with the chickens,'.

Now, what we all think of the North is.. umm... well, yankies that are all rich and too busy to take in life. They all care only for themselves and tend to.. er.. be rude and have 'sick, gum chewing, accents' (my friend's words). Down here, we all believe that northern people are rude and just... not very likeable. Too busy, too rich, too... unforgiving. But I don't know much about it. I think that most notherners need to sit back and just take a good look at life. Relax.

America as a whole is.. yes, rather rich, and.. we do tend to forget our poor. However, we don't simply think of ourselves. We are at war currently- trying to save people and give them the freedom that we all have. Now, I don't know how well thats all going, but we are trying. And its what we normally do. Our education is getting better- the government provides the money for children to go to public schools. But, we're not all 'rich' or 'poor'. The 'significant number' of us are middle classmen, just barely making it- but surviving.

Now, I don't know how easy all this was to understand, and that the question was just aout the US and not the north and south (but I felt, again, that to answer the question you had to include them), but I did try my best to point out our ups and our downs. ^^

Oh, I almost forgot to say: on the friend thing. NO! All of my friends and I are as close as any one can get. We all give each other hugs and love and would give our lives for another if we had too. The shallowness you think we have, we don't.

yes,,as i ve said,people mention about the government or dream country!!..i wanna to meet the personalities from us different from holywood movies,,cose i m curious about the mind.. us is the locomotive of technology and science now,it s so fine for world,but i don t like their effect on traditional cultures,literatures or musics..because i think that us culture(or shown us-i know) depends on popularity..but i don t wanna to talk so generally,because i ve listened a singer two years ago,named jimmie rodgers-kisses sweeter than wine,and became my favourite..