Oh by "home grown" I mean locally produced rather than imported.
I was being a bit facetious - but trying to make a point about how awful it is to hear American accents on our TVs and hear our kids adopting Americanisms (nothing personal against Americans, American culture is fine as long as it stays where it belongs - in the US)
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As an American I can say that you have no Idea what you is talking about.
America doesnt have a single dominant culture.
The cultures you see on tv are the ones the Media in this country find most profitable.
The media is to a culture what And1 is to basketball.
You see these people playing ball in an stylish way, the children try to immitate this style.
What you dont see is the actual hard work the people go through to get their skillz to a level that they can afford to show off.
So you have these kids with what appears to be awesome handles and style when really, once you get past that, they no little about the game.
The media in america, much like And1, sells an image(s).
Some idiots buy into it. Most dont.
You only see the ones who do.
Also.
Americans dont sit around on couches and do nothing as one friend enters to tell how dramatic it will be when said friend tells another friend that she is pregnant with friends baby and friend has been divorced by friends lesbian ex-wife while other friend has slept with hundreds of women and stars on Days of Our lives.
Americans dont sit at a dinner and talk about nothing, while doing nothing until their eccentric friend enters and tells of an amazingly dangerous adventure he had and somehow survived and goes off next week to something similar.
Americans dont sit at clubs or restaurants and describe in detail the new flavor of the week all while basking in promiscuity.
Americans dont become plastic surgeons all for the purpose of making money, and hooking up with the hottest sluttiest chicks they can find.
Americans dont stay with a group of americans for 20-30 weeks in a huge loft with cameras and do nothing but pregnant dog and have sex.
Not every teen in america is but ugly with glasses and sudddenly a freaking hotty when she takes them off.
There are a few in America who can relate the ideas above, but for the most part these are just ideas being
sold.STOP BELIEVING EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON TV
