Name: Nasim Hamid

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Differences Between Americans, Europeans, and Indonesians Culture
Americans American culture includes the traditions and customs of the United States.
“Religion, food, clothing, how to wear it, language, marriage, music, belief in
what is right or wrong, how to greet guests, how to treat our loved ones, and many
other things.”
The United States of America is the third largest country in the world with a
population of more than 325 million. More specifically, a child is born every 8
seconds, and a person dies every 12 seconds according to the United States
Census Bureau.
In addition to Native Americans, immigrants from several countries also
contribute to the total population of this country. Despite recent measures to close
US borders to new immigrants and refugees, each new immigrant comes to
America every 33 seconds, according to the Census Bureau.
This makes the United States one of the most culturally diverse countries in the
world. Almost all regions of the world have influenced the formation of culture in
America, especially the British who colonized this country in the early 1600s, in
addition to the cultures of Native Americans, Latin Americans, Africans, and
Asians.
· Language
The United States has no official language, by virtue of its government. Nearly all
the world's languages are spoken in the United States, but most are
languages other than English, such as Spanish, Chinese, French, and
German. Ninety percent of the United States population speaks and
understands at least some English, and most official businesses use
English. Some states have an official or preferred language. For example,
English and Hawaiian are the official languages in Hawaii.
The Census Bureau estimates that there are more than 300 languages spoken in
America. The Bureau divides the languages into categories: Spanish; other
Indo-European languages, including German, Yidis, Swedish, French,
Italian, Russian, Polish, Hindi, Punjabi, Greek, and some others;
languages of Asian and Pacific Islanders, including Chinese, Korean,
Japanese, Thai, Tamil and others'. “Other languages,” here belongs to the
category of languages that do not fall into the three main categories, such
as Hungarian, Arabic, Jewish, African, and the languages of the official
inhabitants of North, Central, and South America.
· Religion
Nearly all of the well-known religions are adhered to by residents of the United
States, which were founded on religious freedom. About 71% of
Americans are Christian, according to information compiled by the Pew
Research Center, a non-party research group, in 2017. The study also
found that 23% of the population has no religion, and 6% is non-Christian.
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The number of people who do not follow any religion tends to decrease.
According to the Pew Research Center, this category fell from 16% in
2015 to 13% in 2060.
· American style
Dress styles vary based on social status, region, occupation, and weather. Jeans,
sneakers, baseball caps, cowboy hats and boots are some of the types of
clothing that Americans are closely associated with. Ralph Lauren, Calvin
Klein, Michael Kors and Victoria's Secret are some of the famous
American brands.
American fashion is generally influenced by celebrities and the media, and
fashion sales are equivalent to $200 billion a year, according to a 2007
publication by Harvard University. More Americans are buying fashion
and electronics online. According to the Census Bureau, US retail e-
commerce sales for the first quarter of 2007 totaled $98.1 billion.
· American Cuisine
American cuisine was influenced by Europeans and Native Americans in its early
history. Today, there are a number of foods that are known to have
originated in America, such as hamburgers, hot dogs, potato chips,
macaroni and cheese, and meatloaf. The term “Apple pie as if it came
from America” already has the meaning of something originating in
America.
There are also several cooking styles and types of food that are identical to certain
regions. The Southern style of cooking is often called “America's Favorite
Food” and includes foods such as fried chicken, mustard greens, and
cornbread. Tex-Mex, popular in Texas and the Southwest, is a blend of
Spanish and Mexican cooking styles and includes ingredients such as chili
peppers, burritos, and the flavor relies on grated cheese and nuts. Jerky, a
dry meat served as a snack, is also a food made in the United States,
according to NPR.
· Art
The United States is widely recognized worldwide as a leader in mass media
production, including television and film. According to the United States
Department of Commerce, the country accounts for a third of the world's
media and entertainment industry.
The television broadcasting industry began operating in the United States in the
early 1950s, and television programs in America are now broadcast
worldwide. The United States also has a dynamic film industry, centered
in Hollywood, California, and popular American films around the world.
The American film industry grossed $31 billion in 2013, and is forecast to
reach $771 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of
Commerce.
The art culture of the United States extends beyond films and television shows.
New York is home to Broadway, and Americans have a rich theater
history. American folk art is an artistic style and is easily recognizable
with quilts and other handcrafted items. American music is very diverse
with many styles, including rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel, country and
western, bluegrass, rock 'n' roll, and hip hop.
Europeans Europe is the most popular continent to be your tourist destination for tourists
from all over the world. The diversity of tourist attractions, cultures, and different
cuisines from many countries on this continent is a special attraction that enchants
tourists to continue to come and visit European countries and cities every year.
very, historic, beautiful and romantic.
· Cook
What distinguishes Western cuisine from the cuisines of Asian and other
countries. For example, meat is more prominent and important in its
serving size. Western cuisine also emphasizes the importance of sauces as
seasonings, condiments, or accompaniments . Bread from wheat has long
been the most important source of starch
common in this cuisine, along with pasta, dumplings and pastries, although
potatoes have been the main carbohydrate-producing food crop in the diets
of Europeans and their diaspora since European colonization of the
Americas.
· Philosophy
European philosophy is a dominant strand in global philosophy, and is a center of
philosophical research in America and many other areas of the world that
have come under its influence. The Greek schools of philosophy in the
classical era provided the basis for philosophical discourse that continues
today. Christian thought had a profound influence on many areas of
European philosophy (just as European philosophy has had on Christian
thought as well).
· Art
European art covers the history of fine art in Europe. Prehistoric European art
began as cave painting and rock painting, and is characteristic of the period
between the Paleolithic and the Iron Age. Art in Europe is organized into a
number of periods with distinct styles which historically overlap with each other
as the different styles developed. also in different areas. Overall the periods are
Classical, Byzantine, Medieval, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo,
Neoclassical, and Modern, Postmodern.
Indonesian Indonesia's cultural diversity comes from various local cultures that continue to
s grow and develop in their communities. As for the emergence of cultural diversity
as a result of visible and growing influences in society so as to create culture
itself.
As time goes by, cultural development has a role and function to increase the
nationalist spirit. This is because local culture contains social values that need to
be applied by each Indonesian society itself.
· Traditional ceremonies
Traditional ceremonies are a form of customs or habits of traditional communities
which are thought to still have relevant values for the life and needs of the
surrounding community. This is felt as a form of human effort to be in
touch with the spirits or spirits of the ancestors and a form of the ability of
the surrounding community to harmonize themselves with nature and the
wider environment.
Traditional ceremonies are known as one of the ancestral heritage of each region
that has been guarded and preserved from generation to generation.
Although the times are increasingly advanced and sophisticated,
traditional ceremonies are not forgotten by some people, especially people
who are thick with customs. This is because the traditional ceremony is
considered to have a philosophical value and its own strength by some
local people.
In Indonesia itself, many traditional ceremonial traditions are carried out by
people from various regions where in each region of course has its own
traditional ceremony. The following briefly describes the traditional
ceremonies performed by people from various regions in Indonesia.
· Traditional clothes
Traditional clothing is one of the characteristics of certain ethnic groups in
Indonesia. Generally, traditional clothes are worn during the process of
traditional ceremonies, for example, weddings that indeed apply the
customs of the area.
This variety of Indonesian culture persists and the rapid development of modern
clothing or clothing. In fact, some of the current generation, many modify
traditional clothes to look trendy, even though they are worn during
informal events.
Indonesian traditional clothing has become a symbol in each region. Of course,
each province has the characteristics of traditional clothes as a form of
uniqueness of the area. As for the colors and patterns of each traditional
clothing in Indonesia, there are variations, ranging from bright color
combinations to darker ones. Not only that, traditional clothing from each
region in Indonesia also has its own name.
· Traditional House
A traditional house is a building or construction that is intentionally built and
made exactly the same from each generation, without any modifications.
Traditional houses are still maintained, both in terms of usability, social
function, and culture behind the style or design of the building.
Each traditional house owned by 34 provinces in Indonesia certainly has its own
characteristics. The traditional house itself can be used as a residence or
residence for a certain ethnic group and can also be a historic place, and is
used as the implementation of traditional ceremonies.
· Traditional musical instruments
Indonesian traditional musical instruments are musical instruments that have been
passed down from generation to generation and developed in certain areas.
 That way, it is proof that Indonesia has diverse assets.
Indonesia has a variety of distinctive and unique traditional musical instruments
which will not be found in other countries. Amazingly, some of
Indonesia's traditional musical instruments have been known to the
international realm.
· Traditional Dance
Traditional dances are dances that develop and of course are preserved by certain
regions from generation to generation. Traditional dances usually have
characteristics that show local culture and wisdom.
Traditional dances are one of Indonesia's well-known cultural diversity and are
widely shown at important international events. Various provinces in
Indonesia have their own traditional dances, even one province can have
more than one variety of dances. To find out the various names of
traditional dances, you can read 25 Names of Regional Dances and Their
Origins
· Traditional weapons
Traditional weapons are cultural products that are closely related to a particular
regional community. Traditional weapons function to protect themselves
from enemy attacks, then hunting and farming activities. Over time,
traditional weapons became the identity of a nation as a form of cultural
assets of the Indonesian nation.
Each province in Indonesia certainly has traditional weapons that are different
from one another, and have regulatory values that are in line with the
cultural norms that apply.
· Folk songs
Regional songs are a kind of chant sung by the people of a region. It could be
said, the folk anthem resembles the national anthem which is 'regional' in
nature.
Because Indonesia is a country with various ethnic groups as well as cultures, this
makes the folk songs in Indonesia very numerous and of course each
region has its own song. Usually, folk songs use the local language.
· Typical food
As explained earlier, the diversity of races and ethnicities in Indonesia gives birth
to various forms of cultural diversity, one of which is regional specialties.
As an archipelagic country with fertile soil and can grow various types of plants,
Indonesia is rich in spices.
From there, Indonesia was able to create special foods with a taste of spices
inherent in each dish. Thus, Indonesia is able to become one of the
countries with culinary tourism that is appreciated by foreign countries.