Not just States, but regions within them and cities too etc. That said, still a lot more homogenised than EU member states, which iirc was how this was raised in the first place

sigma_x

Australia285 Posts

May 03 2013 07:42 GMT

#22

I think it depends on what you mean by regional variation. Of course, the US being a population of 300 million is going to have some cultural variation if only because of the way in which people are concentrated or spread across a large continent. On the other hand, I don't think anyone would doubt that there is less cultural variation in the US than in Europe or in China, if only because of the length of the latter civilisations.

caelym

United States6421 Posts

May 03 2013 07:53 GMT

#23

More than just regional/state culture, the US has a lot of standout and unique neighborhood cultural identities within major metropolitan areas.

LeeDawg

United States1306 Posts

May 03 2013 07:54 GMT

#24

some definitely do, i.e. texas, california, alaska

some are less defined i.e. the dakotas

nohbrows

United States653 Posts

May 03 2013 08:05 GMT

#25

Between regions and states, as well as within cities and major metropolitan areas.

The United States is kind of unique in the fact that it is so large with such a diversity in geography and climates. With the different histories behind each region, it is kind of inevitable that cultural differences arise.

Easy, and rather stereotypical example: There is a reason why it's called Southern Hospitality. It wouldn't have been called that if everyone else in the US practiced it as well.

woody60707

United States1863 Posts

May 03 2013 08:06 GMT

#26

I assumed it was like this in most other countries?

imBLIND

United States2626 Posts

May 03 2013 08:06 GMT

#27

California is a cultural melting pot all in its own. I'm from southern california and I give all my friends from northern california shit for not having awesome beaches, great weather, awesome food, and the fact that they say "hella" way too much.

helvete

Sweden276 Posts

May 03 2013 08:11 GMT

#28

On May 03 2013 17:06 woody60707 wrote:
I assumed it was like this in most other countries?

It is..

woody60707

United States1863 Posts

May 03 2013 08:12 GMT

#29

On May 03 2013 17:11 helvete wrote:

Show nested quote +

It is..

Ok then...

Rassy

Netherlands2308 Posts

May 03 2013 08:17 GMT

#30

Think states definatly have their own unique culture (not the culture imported by several groups of imigrants), though it is less defined then for example in europe, simply because states and citys only have existed for like 200-300 years now.
Not sure if i could name anny but there seems to be difference in culture between north and south, and citys like new york,san fransico and new orleans and regions like texas and new yersey (yersey shore, gah..) seem to have a unique culture of their own as well.
Voted cross state regional culture as main source though not sure what this means lol,think culture is not realy bound by state but more by region/citys and also often goes back to the roots of the immigrants who live there mostly.
I think the melting pot culture can only truly be found in new york.

LuckyMacro

United States1482 Posts

May 03 2013 08:23 GMT

#31

On May 03 2013 17:06 imBLIND wrote:
California is a cultural melting pot all in its own. I'm from southern california and I give all my friends from northern california shit for not having awesome beaches, great weather, awesome food, and the fact that they say "hella" way too much.

You can never have too much hella

Sated

England4983 Posts

May 03 2013 08:43 GMT

#32

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Danglars

United States12133 Posts

May 03 2013 08:44 GMT

#33

It's not divided along state lines, it's way more regional. Cities have their own culture, wide swaths of country have their own culture, some suburbs have their own distinct one apart from the suburbs on the other side of a metro. It just isn't divided along state bounds. Cultural regions are trans-state.

unteqair

United States308 Posts

May 03 2013 08:45 GMT

#34

I've been all over and people don't seem too different. The only differences I've felt are between urban and rural areas; it doesn't seem to be much a state thing. Of course if you really look for things you'll find them. For instance, my Michigan cousins call soda, "pop," but that's not really worthy of being called a cultural difference. Or maybe an area likes to eat often a certain food. Accents are another thing too, but I don't think they're that important. The differences aren't that big to me, but to each his own.

DannyJ

United States5110 Posts

May 03 2013 08:45 GMT

#35

It's not like it's rare to have regional difference within countries...

Asking if people think a country the size, population and diverstiy of the US is "totally homogeneous" seems like a pretty pointless question to me.

Cybren

United States206 Posts

May 03 2013 08:50 GMT

#36

US is part of the larger western culture.

Anglophone is a subset. North America is a subset. US is a subset. Different US regions are subsets.

It's like, you spend your cultural familiarity point on Western culture but there might be a sub-point value level cultural familiarity you can buy off with time-spent studying. That's how I'd model it in GURPS, anyway

TheBB

Switzerland5133 Posts

May 03 2013 08:55 GMT

#37

Of course they do, but I can't bring myself to believe that it's comparable to Europe in any way.

Vasoline73

United States7802 Posts

May 03 2013 09:00 GMT

#38

City/town culture for sure. But I live in Los Angeles so...

nkr

Sweden5451 Posts

May 03 2013 09:24 GMT

#39

I think languages have a huge part in making cultures different. If every state in the US had it's own language and no one else understood wtf you were saying(hi@europe), over time it would lead to a lot more different cultures. To someone from Europe, USA seems very homogeneous.